Nenad Baćina
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 29, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kuala Lumpur City F.C. (Assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Primorac | ||
| 1996–1999 | Mladost 127 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Belišće | ||
| 2000–2005 | SAFFC | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2008 | NK Spinut Soccer Clinic Split (Youth development coach) | ||
| 2008 | PDRM FC (Head coach advisor) | ||
| 2009 | Woodlands Wellington FC | ||
| 2010–2011 | NK Sloga Mravince (Head coach of Football Academy) | ||
| 2012 | Hougang United FC | ||
| 2013 | Tampines Rovers Football Club | ||
| 2014 | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2015 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | ||
| 2016 | Penang FA | ||
| 2017–2019 | Malaysia U19 (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2020 | PSM Makassar (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2021– | Kuala Lumpur City F.C. (Assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nenad Baćina (born July 29, 1971) is a former Croatian footballer and football manager, who is an assistant manager of Kuala Lumpur City F.C.
Club career
Baćina was born in 1971 in Split, Croatia. As a professional football player he played with several Croatian First League clubs, NK Primorac, NK Mladost 127, NK Belišće, between 1989 and 1999.
Between 2000 and 2005 he played at the Singaporean S-League club Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC), and he won two S-League Championships in 2000 and 2002. For three seasons he was the team captain.
During his professional football playing career he graduated at the University of Split as a professor of Physical Education and Sport Science.
Manager career
In 2005, he started his coaching career as the youth development coach at the NK Spinut Soccer Clinic in Croatia.
Three years later, 2008, he joined Malaysian Super League club PDRM FC as the Head Coach Advisor and Technical Consultant during Malaysian Cup competition. PDRM FC reached the Malaysia Cup quarterfinals.
In 2009, Baćina was appointed as the head coach of Woodlands Wellington FC in Singapore professional S-League.[1]
From February 2010 till June 2011 he was the senior team head coach assistant and head coach of Football Academy at NK Sloga in Croatia.
In December 2011 he was appointed the head coach of FC Hougang United in the Singapore professional S-League.[2][3] [4]
In December 2012 he was appointed as the head coach of Tampines Rovers Football Club, defending champion of the Singapore S-League. he was relieved from his job in May 2013 after perceived failure in the AFC Cup, although the club were leading the S.League at the time of his dismissal.[5]
Bacina was named as assistant manager of Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. in March 2014, assisting his compatriot Bojan Hodak.[6] May 2015 Bacina is appointed as the manager of Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. Nenad Baćina holds a UEFA PRO Coaching License.
In 2016, Baćina was appointed as the team manager and head coach of Penang FA.
In August 2017 Baćina was appointed as the assistant manager of Malaysia national under-19 football team.
In February 2020 he was appointed as the assistant manager of PSM Makassar, again assisting his compatriot Bojan Hodak.
In April 2021 Baćina returns to Malaysia Super League as assistant manager of Kuala Lumpur F.C.
References
- ^ "Woodlands hold Tampines to 2-2 draw in S.League". Today. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Bacina, Nenad. "head coach". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Bacina, Nenad. "head coach". Hougang United Football clun. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25.
- ^ Bacina, Nenad. "head coach". [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Bacina excited about new role at JDT II | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
9.http://www.foxsportsasia.com/editorial/news/detail/item886958/2012-S-League-Team-of-the-Season/
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Split, Croatia
- Croatian footballers
- NK Primorac 1929 players
- HNK Suhopolje players
- NK Belišće players
- Croatian football managers
- Tampines Rovers FC head coaches
- Singapore Premier League head coaches
- Hougang United FC head coaches
- Woodlands Wellington FC head coaches
- Croatian expatriates in Malaysia
- Croatian expatriates in Singapore
- Warriors FC players
- Singapore Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in Singapore
- Expatriate football managers in Malaysia
- Expatriate football managers in Singapore
- Association football defenders