Nikola Jurčević

• Full name: Nikola Jurčević
• Nationality: Croatia
• Role: Former professional footballer; later football coach
• Playing position: Forward / Attacking midfielder
• Born: 14 September 1966
• Place of birth: Zagreb, then SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
• International career: Represented Croatia national team

Club career (highlights)

• Dinamo Zagreb (several spells) — one of his principal clubs in Croatia
• Rapid Wien — significant period in Austria
• Other clubs included stints in Austria, Germany and Croatia during his playing career

International caps

• Made appearances for the Croatia national team in the early 1990s (part of the squad during Croatia’s formative post-independence years).

Coaching career (notable)

• After retiring as a player, Jurčević moved into coaching. He has been an assistant and head coach at club and national level.
• Served as an assistant coach for the Croatia national team and worked with clubs and national teams in Europe and beyond.

Legacy

• Recognized in Croatia both for his playing contributions in the 1980s–1990s and for his later work as a coach and assistant at high levels of the game.