Ivan Gudelj [SEP] position played on team / speciality
Ivan Gudelj
Ivan Gudelj (born 21 April 1960) is a Croatian former football midfielder who represented Yugoslavia.
Club career.
Zmijavci-bred Gudelj started his player career in a club from the neighbouring village of Runovići — NK Mračaj. There he was coached by Marinko Boban, the father of future football star Zvonimir Boban. Few years later, Gudelj went to play for Hajduk Split, for which he played in period 1976-1986. He quickly marked himself out as a dependable and elegant defensive midfielder, earning
, he managed to win the Yugoslav championship in 1979. He played a huge part in that winning season by playing 33 times and becoming a first team regular. Despite having world class teammates such as Zlatko Vujović and Ivan Gudelj he still managed to hold his regular team status. He played in the 1979–80 European Cup where Hajduk reached the quarter-finals. He made a total of 206 appearances and 36 goals for Hajduk. Krstičević is also remembered for scoring the last goal for Hajduk on their old stadium Stari plac in 1979