Nikica Jelavić

Nikica Jelavić is exactly the kind of pure striker I appreciate, the sort whose instinct in front of goal simply cannot be taught. Born in Čapljina and capped by Croatia, he sharpened his scoring touch from Hajduk Split through Belgium and on into English football, where his predatory finishing did the talking. What intrigues me now is his move into management at Lokomotiva. Goalscorers often struggle in the dugout, but the one thing only he can pass on is that elusive sense of where the ball will fall. Watching him try to channel that instinct into younger players is a second act worth following.

Name (English)

Nikica Jelavić

Name (Japanese)

ニキツァ・イェラヴィッチ

Reading

にきつぁ・いぇらゔぃっち

Born

August 27, 1985 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

Čapljina, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AD%E3%83%84%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81

Tags

• Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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