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Miroslav Žitnjak

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Miroslav Žitnjak
Personal information
Full name Miroslav Žitnjak
Date of birth (1967-09-15) 15 September 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Đakovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Jedinstvo Đakovo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 Osijek 102 (0)
1992–1994 Zagreb 50 (0)
1994–1996 Osijek 61 (0)
1995–1999 União Leiria 93 (3)
1999–2000 Osijek 0 (0)
International career
1988–1990 Yugoslavia U21
1992 Croatia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Osijek
2013 Osijek (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miroslav Žitnjak (born 15 September 1967) is a Croatian retired goalkeeper.[1] He has worked at the Osijek football academy since 2004.[2]

Club career

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After playing with NK Osijek in the Yugoslav First League, he moved to NK Zagreb in 1992 and played in the Prva HNL with them and afterwards again Osijek until the winter break of the 1995–96 season when he moved abroad, signing with Portuguese Primeira Liga side U.D. Leiria which he represented until 2000.[3]

International career

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He represented Yugoslav U-21 team until 1990, and afterwards played one match for the Croatia national team in July 1992 against Australia.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tempo (1 August 1990). "Prva liga 90/91" (in Serbo-Croatian).
  2. ^ MIROSLAV ŽITNJAK VODITELJ ŠKOLE NOGOMETA - NK Osijek (in Croatian)
  3. ^ Miroslav Žitnjak at ForadeJogo.net
  4. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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