Srečko Katanec [SEP] country of citizenship
Srečko Katanec
Srečko Katanec (born 16 July 1963) is a Slovenian football manager and a former player capped for Yugoslavia and Slovenia national teams, currently managing Iraq.
A former midfielder, who was also capable of playing as a defender, Katanec is regarded as one of the greatest Slovenian footballers of all time and represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games, UEFA Euro 1984, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After Slovenian independence, Katanec made five appearances for the newly formed Slovenian national team before retiring from
Ognenovski expressed his disappointment and put himself up for selection for the country of his heritage, Macedonia. Although not available to play for Macedonia (due to not having yet received FIFA clearance) he was called by Srečko Katanec to play for the Republic of Macedonia national football team in the match against Moldova on 11 February 2009, although he did not feature due to issues with his eligibility.
After dashing his hopes for playing for Australia under former coach Pim Verbeek his dreams were finally answered when new Socceroos manager Holger Osieck called