Ivica Cvitkušić (born 8 September 1961) is šića Croatian retired footballer, who played in Croatian, Slovenian and Swedish clubs.

Club career

Cvitkušić was born in Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he played in his youth. After a brief stint in NK Dinamo Zagreb, he spent several seasons in NK Dinamo Vinkovci, where he would later marry and make a permanent home. Later on, he played for Bosnian FK Rudar Ljubija and Swedish Djurgårdens IF and Vasalunds IF.

Ivica Cvitkušić

He played 15 Allsvenskan matches and made one goal for Djurgårdens IF in the 1992 Allsvenskan. He scored in the Tvillingderbyt match against AIK on 11 May 1992. Upon return from Sweden, he continued his career in Slovenia, and became the national champion with ND Gorica in 1995. He returned to Croatia and played as a captain for HNK Vukovar '91, where he ended his playing career.

Ivica Cvitkušić

Post-playing career

After retirement from playing, he continued career as a coach. He took over NK Zvijezda Gradačac from his birth town, and during the next eight years as a coach and sports director he helped promote it from the third to the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Afterwards, he worked in several lower-ranking clubs in Slavonia, including "Frankopan" from Rokovci and "Šokadija" from Babina Greda.

Ivica Cvitkušić

Personal life

Cvitkušić lives in Vinkovci with his wife and three children.

References

1961 births

Living people

People from Gradačac

Sportspeople from Tuzla Canton

Footballers from Vinkovci

Men's association football defenders

Yugoslav men's footballers

Croatian men's footballers

GNK Dinamo Zagreb players

HNK Cibalia players

FK Rudar Prijedor players

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players

Vasalunds IF players

ND Gorica players

HNK Vukovar '91 players

Yugoslav First League players

Allsvenskan players

Superettan players

Slovenian PrvaLiga players

Croatian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden

Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia