Joko panji

Josip "Joško" Španjić, born on 2 March 1966, is a Croatian football manager and former player. He began his playing career with Hajduk Split in 1984 and became a regular under coach Stanko Poklepović. He gained recognition after scoring against Red Star Belgrade in 1985. After joining the military in 1986, he returned to Hajduk in 1987 but was dropped by the new coach Ivan Vutsov. He had a six-month loan spell with NK Neretva before moving abroad to play for Balestier Khalsa FC in Singapore in 1989. Later, he played for FC Kärnten in Austria. Returning home in 1990 for family reasons, Španjić was without a club for six months before rejoining Hajduk under Stanko Poklepović in 1991. During his time at Hajduk, he won three league titles and two cups. He later played for NK Zadarkomerc, becoming the club captain, and helped them achieve their best league finish of sixth place in 1998. After retiring from playing, he moved into coaching. Španjić began his managerial career with minor league clubs before joining Hajduk Split's youth system in 2002 as a coach. He managed the U-16 team to two Croatian championships. In 2009, he briefly became caretaker manager of Hajduk’s first team after Ivica Kalinić resigned. He later worked as an assistant coach under Edoardo Reja and Stanko Poklepović. In 2011, Španjić took over NK Primorac 1929, leading them to qualify for the Croatian Second Football League in his first season but they were relegated the next year. He ...