My Take
Ivan Jurić is one of those coaches who quietly earns your respect before you even realize it's happening. Born in Split and forged through a journeyman midfielder career at clubs like Hajduk Split, Sevilla, and Genoa, he soaked up tactical knowledge from the great Marcelo Bielsa and turned it into his own relentlessly intense, high-pressing style. What he pulled off at Hellas Verona — keeping them competitive in Serie A on a shoestring budget — was genuinely impressive, the kind of work that gets overlooked because the trophies aren't there but the football absolutely is. His run at Torino further proved he's a builder, not a passenger. Getting the Atalanta job was well-deserved recognition for a coach who's spent years doing more with less.
Overview
Ivan Jurić (pronounced [ǐʋan jǔːritɕ]; born 25 August 1975) is a Croatian professional football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the manager of Serie A club Atalanta. A midfielder, Jurić made his professional debut at Hajduk Split in 1993. He went on to play for Sevilla, Albacete, Šibenik, Crotone, and Genoa, where he retired in 2010.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ivan Jurić
- Name (Japanese)
- イヴァン・ユリッチ
- Reading
- いゔぁん・ゆりっち
- Born
- August 25, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Split, Croatia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.