- Miloš Hrstić
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Miloš Hrstić Personal information Date of birth 20 November 1955 Place of birth Vojnić, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Defender Youth career 1968–1974 NK Rijeka Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1975–1984 NK Rijeka 618 (18) 1985–1986 Deportivo La Coruna 90 1987–1988 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 32 Total 740 (18) National team 1974–1978 Yugoslavia U21 36 1979–1982 Yugoslavia 10 Teams managed 1988–1989 Orijent 1989–1990 Rijeka (youth) 1991–1993 Pazinka 1993–1994 Grobničan 1994–1995 Dhofar 1995–1997 East Riffa Club 1998 Sichuan Guancheng 1999 Al-Ittihad Kalba 2000 Sichuan Guancheng 2001–2002 Henan Construction 2003 Chongqing Lifan 2004 East Riffa Club 2005 FC Hunan Shocking 2006 FC Hunan Shocking 2006–2007 Busaiteen Club 2008 Grobničan 2010-2011 Hunan Xiangtao FC HonoursMen's Football Competitor for 
YugoslaviaMediterranean Games Gold 1979 Split Team Competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Miloš Hrstić (born 20 November 1955 in Rijeka) is a former Croatian footballer.
During his club career he played for NK Rijeka, Deportivo de La Coruña and Olimpija Ljubljana. He earned 10 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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Playing career
NK Rijeka
Milos Hrstic started his senior career in HNK Rijeka, where he passed all the young selections and was a member of all Yugoslavia youth team selections, from U15 to U21. First coach that put him in the team was Dragutin Spasojevic, who was head of staff when Rijeka won their two National cups in 1978 and 1979. From 1978. to 1984. Rijeka was the best Croatian club in the Yugoslav First League. In 1979. he had a debut for Yugoslavia, in friendly match against Argentina (4-1 win)
In the European competitions from 1978. to 1984. Rijeka was indefeated on her own stadium Kantrida. Wrexham F.C. 3–0, K.S.K. Beveren 0–0, K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot 2–1, FC Lokomotíva Košice 3–0, Juventus F.C. 0–0, Real Valladolid 4–1, Real Madrid C.F. 3-1. The only two team who managed to get a draw where Juventus F.C. and K.S.K. Beveren. In 1984. with coach Josip Skoblar, Olympique de Marseille best player of all times, they lost the Championship title in the last match against FK Crvena Zvezda, later winner of the UEFA Champions League.
Yugoslavia National football team
Made his debut in 1979. in the game against Argentina in Belgrade which was Dragan Dzajic's official retirement match. After that he played in the qualifiers for the 1982 Fifa World Cup in Spain and on the same World cup where he played the first match against Northern Ireland.
Coaching career
He started in the youth teams of Rijeka, coaching after that Croatian clubs Orijent, Pazinka, Grobničan. In 1994 he went in Oman as coach of their best and most trophied club, Dhofar. With them he won the silver medal in the Gulf Club Champions Cup and then was called by Bahrein club East Riffa Club where he stayed two years. In 1998 he was signed by then called Sichuan Quanxing FC, Sichuan Guancheng, biggest club in Sichuan province and achieved best results in club history, 3rd place in Chinese Super League. He was the first Croatian coach ever in China, where he is called Milou Xi or 007 (famous movie character James Bond). He changed lots of clubs in China, in FC Hunan Shocking, now called Changsha Ginde F.C. he settled the bases of their team, introduced youngsters and nowadays they have the carriers of the clubs successes in Chinese Super League. His name and successes in China contributed that after 5 years away he again signed with Hunan Xiangtao FC, a new club founded in 2007. Every year they made a step ahead, winning the championship of China League Three and China League Two. They want now to make another step and win promotion to the Chinese Super League, and they hired Mr. Milos as head coach who can put the foundations of the squad, introduce young players and at the same time make a good result.
Awards and achievements
NK Rijeka
- Player with most trophies and awards in FC Rijeka’s history
- Player with most appearances in European competitions
- Most capped NK Rijeka player ever in Yugoslavia National team
Player of the year:
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
Yugoslavia National Cup Winners
- 1978
- 1979
Balkans Club Championship Winners
- 1978
Yugoslavia
Education
- Certificate Head Football Coach - Department for coach education, Institute of Kinesiology of the University of Zagreb
- Certificate UEFA PRO Licensed Coach - Croatian Football Federation
External links
- Miloš Hrstić – FIFA competition record
Yugoslavia squad – 1980 Summer Olympics Fourth Place 1 Pantelić • 2 Cukrov • 3 Gudelj • 4 Hrstić • 5 Jovin • 6 Klinčarski • 7 Krstičević • 8 Šećerbegović • 9 Matijević • 10 Miročević • 11 Pešić • 12 Ivković • 13 Primorac • 14 Repčić • 15 Šestić • 16 Zlatko Vujović • 17 Zoran Vujović • Coach: Toplak
Yugoslavia squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup 1 Pantelić • 2 Jerolimov • 3 Gudelj • 4 Zajec • 5 Stojković • 6 Krmpotić • 7 Petrović • 8 Šljivo • 9 Zoran Vujović • 10 Živković • 11 Zlatko Vujović • 12 Pudar • 13 Sušić • 14 Jovanović • 15 Hrstić • 16 Šestić • 17 Jerković • 18 Deverić • 19 Halilhodžić • 20 Šurjak (c) • 21 Pašić • 22 Svilar • Coach: MiljanićCategories:- 1955 births
- Living people
- Croatian footballers
- Yugoslav footballers
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- HNK Rijeka players
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- People from Rijeka
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