Ivica Šurjak
Personal information
Date of birth	March 23, 1953 (1953-03-23) (age 56)
Place of birth	Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1971-1981 1981-1982 1982-1984 1984-1985	Hajduk Split Paris SG Udinese Real Zaragoza	0272 (52) 0033 (11) 0029 0(2) 0022 0(4)
National team
1973-1982	Yugoslavia	0054 (10)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Ivan "Ivica" Šurjak (born March 23, 1953) was a Croatian footballer. He was the driving force behind Hajduk Split as it led the Yugoslav First League and Europe in the old stadium (before Poljud stadium was built). He started his career as a left-back, but with time learned to play total football, the prototype for the footballer who can play every position successfully.

He played 54 games for the Yugoslav national team and pushed aging Yugoslav football legend Dragan Džajić into a secondary role. He continued his career in Paris and Udine but turned down offers by the New York Cosmos and Real Madrid.

He served as sports director at Hajduk Split of the Croatian First League from 1999 to 2003.

In July 1999. Šurjak killed a swimmer while driving a speedboat near the coast of Trogir (Croatia). The swimmer (Miroslav Didak) died a few days after the accident, while in a coma in the intensive care unit of the Firule hospital. Šurjak was not found guilty of any crime.^[1]

[edit] Career by club

• 1970 - 1981 Hajduk
• 1981 - 1982 Paris Saint-Germain
• 1982 - 1984 Udinese
• 1984 - 1985 Real Zaragoza

[edit] Accomplishments

• Champion of Yugoslavia - 1974, 1975 and 1979
• Co-champion of Yugoslavia - 1976 and 1981
• Cup winner of Yugoslavia - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976 and 1977
• Coupe de France - 1982
• 54 caps for Yugoslavia, 10 goals scored between 1973 and 1982

[edit] References

1. ^ url = http://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/19990722/kronika921.htm

v • d • e Yugoslavia squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup 1 Marić • 2 Buljan • 3 Hadžiabdić • 4 Mužinić • 5 Katalinski • 6 Bogićević • 7 Petković • 8 Oblak • 9 Šurjak • 10 Aćimović • 11 Džajić • 12 Jerković • 13 Pavlović • 14 Peruzović • 15 Dojčinovski • 16 Vladić • 17 Popivoda • 18 Karasi • 19 Bajević • 20 V. Petrović • 21 O. Petrović • 22 Mešković • Coach: Miljanić

v • d • e Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 1976 Fourth Place 1 Petrović • 2 Buljan • 3 Hadžiabdić • 4 Mužinić • 5 Katalinski • 6 Šurjak • 7 Popivoda • 8 Oblak • 9 Aćimović • 10 Jerković • 11 Džajić • 12 Marić • 13 Halilhodžić • 14 Šljivo • 15 Vladić • 16 Vukotić • 17 Žungul • 20 Peruzović • Coach: Mladinić

v • d • e 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 • 21 Pašić • 22 Svilar • Coach: Miljanić