Otto Barić

Otto Barić (Croatian pronunciation: [bǎːritɕ];^[1] 19 June 1933 – 13 December 2020) was an Austrian-born Croatian football player and later manager.^[2][3][4] He was born in Eisenkappel-Vellach, Austria. From 1958 to 1963, he played for Lokomotiva Zagreb. He managed the national team from 2002 to 2004.

Otto Barić

Personal information
Full name	Otto Barić
Date of birth	(1933-06-19)19 June 1933
Place of birth	Eisenkappel, Austria
Date of death	13 December 2020(2020-12-13) (aged 87)
Place of death	Zagreb, Croatia
Youth career
1946–1952	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1958	Metalac Zagreb
1958–1963	Lokomotiva Zagreb
Teams managed
1964–1967	Lokomotiva Zagreb
1967–1969	Opel Rüsselsheim
1969–1970	Germania Wiesbaden
1970–1972	Wacker Innsbruck
1972–1974	LASK Linz
1974–1976	NK Zagreb
1974–1979	Yugoslavia (amateurs)
1976–1979	Dinamo Vinkovci
1980–1982	Sturm Graz
1982–1985	Rapid Vienna
1985–1986	VfB Stuttgart
1986–1988	Rapid Vienna
1988–1989	Sturm Graz
1990–1991	Vorwärts Steyr
1991–1995	Casino Salzburg
1995–1996	Croatia (assistant)
1996–1997	Croatia Zagreb
1997–1998	Fenerbahçe S.K.
1998–1999	LASK Linz
1999–2001	Austria
2002–2004	Croatia
2006–2007	Albania
Honours Representing  Yugoslavia (as manager) Mediterranean Games 1979 Split
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Barić died of COVID-19 on 13 December 2020 in Zagreb, Croatia at the age of 87.^[5]

Managerial statistics

Source:^[6][7]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Lokomotiva Zagreb	1964	1967
Opel Rüsselsheim	1967	1969
Germania Wiesbaden	1969	1970
Wacker Innsbruck	1 January 1971	31 December 1971	66	24	20	22	036.36
LASK Linz	1972	1974	66	24	20	22	036.36
NK Zagreb	1974	1976
Yugoslavia Amateurs	1974	1979	8	6	1	1	075.00
Dinamo Vinkovci	1976	1979
Sturm Graz	1 July 1980	30 June 1982	79	34	18	27	043.04
Rapid Wien	1 July 1982	30 June 1985	137	86	36	15	062.77
Stuttgart	1 July 1985	4 March 1986	28	13	6	9	046.43
Rapid Wien	1 July 1986	11 September 1988	139	85	33	21	061.15
Sturm Graz	1 October 1988	30 June 1989	28	14	6	8	050.00
Vorwärts Steyr	28 July 1990	3 May 1991	33	9	11	13	027.27
Casino Salzburg	11 July 1991	29 August 1995	191	105	48	38	054.97
Croatia Zagreb	6 June 1996	2 June 1997	41	34	5	2	082.93
Fenerbahçe	1997	1998	41	24	9	8	058.54
LASK Linz	29 July 1998	4 December 1998	19	11	2	6	057.89
Austria	13 April 1999	21 November 2001	22	7	6	9	031.82
Croatia	July 2002	July 2004	24	11	8	5	045.83
Albania	16 August 2006	21 November 2007	15	4	5	6	026.67
Totals |			937	491	234	212	052.40

Honours

Wacker Innsbruck

• Austrian Bundesliga: 1970–71, 1971–72^[8]

NK Zagreb

• Yugoslav Second League: 1975–76^[8]

Yugoslavia

• Mediterranean Games: 1979

Rapid Vienna

• Austrian Bundesliga: 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88^[8]
• Austrian Cup: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987^[8]
• Austrian Supercup: 1986, 1987, 1988^[8]
• European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1985^[8]

Casino Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 1993–94, 1994–95^[8]
• Austrian Supercup: 1994, 1995^[8]
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1994^[8]

Croatia Zagreb

• Croatian First League: 1996–97^[8]
• Croatian Cup: 1997^[8]

References

1. "Bartolòmēj". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Bartolòmēj, Bárić
2. (in Polish) Sport.pl: Otto Barić zawieszony na trzy mecze
3. (in Slovak) FutbalPortal.sk: Trenčín rokuje s trénerom Rehhagelom, v hre aj Chorváti a Petržela
4. (in English) Robert Bajruši (14 September 2004). "My son Niko will be the Croatian Zinedane Zidane". Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
5. Mit 87 JahrenTrainerlegende Otto Baric an Corona verstorben (in German)
6. "Otto Baric - Stats - Titles won". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
7. "Croatia - O. Barić". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
8. Grgić, Eva (13 December 2020). "Preminuo je bivši nogometni izbornik Otto Barić, imao je koronavirus" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved 14 December 2020.