Mauro Ravnić

Mauro Ravnić

Personal information
Date of birth	29 November 1959 (1959-11-29) (age 51)
Place of birth	Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977–1988	Rijeka	155	(0)
1988–1992	Valladolid	96	(0)
1992–1994	Lleida	75	(0)
National team
1986–1987	Yugoslavia	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mauro Ravnić (born 29 November 1959 in Rijeka, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Ravnić started playing with hometown club NK Rijeka, making his professional debuts at the age of 18, and eventually appearing in nearly 200 official games. In 1988, at nearly 29, he moved abroad, signing with La Liga side Real Valladolid, at the same time as compatriot Janko Janković - his teammate at Rijeka - and was an essential offensive element in his first year, as the Castile and León club finished sixth and reached the final of the domestic cup.

In the following years, Ravnić alternated between the bench and the posts, notably competing with Colombian René Higuita in the 1991–92 season, which ended in relegation. Aged 32, he signed with UE Lleida in division two, helping it return to the top level after a 43-year absence, whilst winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy (only 20 goals conceded in all 38 matches).

After the Catalans were immediately relegated back, Ravnić chose to retire, later working with Valladolid as a goalkeeper coach, and returning to Lleida as a youth coordinator. His first head coaching experience would arrive in the following decade, with amateurs AE Prat and FC Benavent.

In 2010, Ravnić was appointed head coach at newly-formed FC Ascó, who competed in the Spanish fourth division.

International career

During roughly one year, Ravnić gained six caps for the Yugoslavian national team. His debut came on 29 October 1986, in a 4–0 win against Turkey for the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifiers.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Serbian)
• Mauro Ravnić at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Ravnic, Mauro
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	29 November 1959
Place of birth	Rijeka, Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death