Alen_Horvat
Alen Horvat
Croatian footballer and manager
Alen Horvat (born 13 September 1973) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1973-09-13) 13 September 1973 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Rijeka | 67 | (1) |
| 1997 | Segesta | 10 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Orijent 1919 | 42 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Novalja | 41 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Pomorac | 27 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Croatia U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Krk | ||
| 2011–2012 | Rijeka | ||
| 2012–2013 | Krk | ||
| 2013–2014 | Pomorac | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bistra | ||
| 2015–2016 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||
| 2016 | Marsonia | ||
| 2017–2019 | Al-Wasl B | ||
| 2018 | Al-Ain | ||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Khaleej | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Nassr | ||
| 2021–2023 | Al-Batin | ||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Arabi | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During the period in Al-Nassr FC in January 2021, he won Saudi Super Cup and was also named as Coach of the Month in Saudi League.[1]
Horvat played for the Croatia national team and was one of the youngest captain in history of HNK Rijeka. He played his professional debut for HNK Rijeka when he was eighteen years old. Also when he started his coaching career, he was one of the youngest coaches in HNK Rijeka. [2] After a successful career in Croatia, Horvat continues his career in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In January 2021 with Al Nassr FC he won the Saudi Super Cup.
On 21 October 2021, Horvat was appointed as manager of Al-Batin.[3] The main goal of the season was to stay in the league, which was achieved. The contract ends in February 2023[4]
On 2 July 2023, Horvat was appointed as manager of Saudi First Division side Al-Arabi.[5] He was sacked on 24 January 2024 following a 1–1 draw against Jeddah.[6]
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Player
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Total | |||||
| 1992 | HNK Rijeka | Prva HNL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 1996–97 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| HNK Segesta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 88 | 1 | ||
Manager
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| HNK Rijeka | 20 June 2011 | 4 October 2011 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 036.36 |
| Pomorac Kostrena | 1 July 2013 | 30 June 2014 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 029.41 |
| NK Bistra | 24 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 014.29 |
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 10 September 2015 | 23 December 2015 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 021.43 |
| Marsonia | 4 April 2016 | 9 September 2016 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 046.15 |
| Al-Ain | 9 February 2019 | 20 May 2019 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 040.00 |
| Al-Khaleej | 7 July 2019 | 14 December 2019 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 023.53 |
| Al-Nassr | 27 December 2020 | 9 April 2021 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 055.56 |
| Al-Batin | 22 October 2021 | 19 February 2023 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 019.51 |
| Al-Arabi | 2 July 2023 | 24 January 2024 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 042.11 |
| Total | 196 | 61 | 61 | 74 | 031.12 | ||
Manager
Al-Nassr
Individual
- "Alen Horvat pobjedom debitirao na klupi Al Nassra, u idućem kolu čega ga dvoboj protiv bivšeg veznjaka Rijeke". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 1 January 2021.
- "Alen Horvat novi trener HNK Rijeke". mojarijeka.hr. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "Alen Horvat statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- "Alen Horvat statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- "هورفارت أفضل مدرب في يناير .. والحمدان وكاسيو وتاوامبا ينتزعون النجومية". Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- Alen Horvat at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
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