Ivica Križanac

Ivica Krizanac, a 187 cm centre-back from Split, fits a profile I always warm to: the dependable defensive spine that lets the flashier players shine. Croatia breeds footballers with fight stitched into their bones, and you imagine he brought that same gritty, body-on-the-line commitment to the back line. His height made him a natural in aerial duels, the sort of presence that reassures a whole defence. He was never the man chasing the spotlight, but rather the one holding the structure together so others could attack freely. I have an enduring fondness for these understated pillars of a team.

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Name (English)

Ivica Križanac

Name (Japanese)

イヴィツァ・クリジャナツ

Reading

いゔぃつぁ・くりじゃなつ

Born

April 13, 1979 (age 47)

Origin

Split, Croatia

Height

187 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Goat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivica%20Kri%C5%BEanac
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q556693

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.