| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergije Jurić Krešić | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-11-29)29 November 1946 (age 78) | ||
| Place of birth | Split,PR Croatia,Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1964 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1967 | Hajduk Split | 3 | (1) |
| 1965–1967 | →RNK Split (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1967–1968 | Cleveland Stokers | 13 | (4) |
| 1969–1970 | Beveren | 2 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | FK Bor | 30 | (8) |
| 1972–1975 | OFK Belgrade | 69 | (7) |
| 1975–1978 | Burgos | 70 | (6) |
| 1978 | Houston Hurricane | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1987–1988 | Real Burgos | ||
| 1989–1993 | Atlético Marbella | ||
| 1993–1994 | Real Betis | ||
| 1994–1997 | Mérida | ||
| 1997–1999 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1999–2001 | Las Palmas | ||
| 2001–2002 | Mallorca | ||
| 2003–2004 | Recreativo de Huelva | ||
| 2004–2005 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 2006 | Real Murcia | ||
| 2007 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2008–2009 | Numancia | ||
| 2009–2010 | Las Palmas | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sergije Krešić (born 29 November 1946) is a Croatian retiredfootball manager and former player. Krešić coached a number of lower level sides in Spain, where he is known by the nameSergio Kresic.
He joined Hajduk Split youth team in 1960, becoming a senior in 1965.[1] That same year he played with a neighbouring clubRNK Split and a year later returned to Hajduk and became the youth squad coach. After finishing his high-school studies in 1968 he moved toUnited States where he played indoor football withCleveland Stokers. Afterwards he returned to Europe to play with Belgian clubKSK Beveren. In 1970, he moved back to Yugoslavia and plays first until 1972 withYugoslav First League clubFK Bor, and afterwards between 1972 and 1975 withOFK Beograd. In 1975, he signed with SpanishLa Liga sideBurgos CF and stayed until 1978. His good attitude and quality exhibitions resulted in him becoming team captain in his last season there, an achievement hard to accomplish in those days for a foreigner. His last season as player was spent back in the States with Houston in 1978.[2]
Krešić started his coaching career in 1983 as an assistant manager toPetar Nadoveza inHajduk Split. In 1984 Nadoveza was replaced byStanko Poklepović, and when Poklepović was sacked in 1986 Krešić took over but did not stay there too long.
After 20 years of coaching inSpain he returned to Hajduk but after a few months he left the club. Krešić is no longer currently coachingCD Numancia, being appointed in July 2008, on 17 February 2009 was let go with Numancia in the Relegation zone of the primera liga.[3] On 17 June 2009UD Las Palmas have signed the coach until June 2010. In August 2012 he was appointed sporting director atHNK Hajduk Split. After 9 months working as sporting director he was sacked by Hajduk chairman Marin Brbić in April 2013.
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Hajduk Split | 1986 | 1986 | ||||||
| Real Burgos | August 1987 | October 1988 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 026.1 | |
| Atlético Marbella | December 1989 | February 1992 | ||||||
| Atlético Marbella | September 1992 | March 1993 | ||||||
| Betis | September 1993 | February 1994 | ||||||
| Mérida | September 1994 | February 1997 | ||||||
| Valladolid | October 1997 | June 1999 | ||||||
| Las Palmas | August 1999 | June 2001 | ||||||
| Mallorca | October 2001 | April 2002 | ||||||
| Recreativo Huelva | November 2003 | June 2004 | ||||||
| Valladolid | August 2004 | March 2005 | ||||||
| Murcia | January 2006 | June 2006 | ||||||
| Hajduk Split | 20 September 2007 | 5 December 2007 | ||||||
| Numancia | August 2008 | February 2009 | ||||||
| Las Palmas | August 2009 | April 2010 | ||||||
| Total | 829 | 542 | 172 | 115 | 065.4 | — | ||
