Ivan Golac

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ivan Golac
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 15, 1950(1950-06-15)
Age	74
Birthplace	Koprivnica
Country	Serbia
Birth City	Koprivnica
Horoscope	Gemini

Ivan Golac Biography

Ivan Golac is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on June 15, 1950 in Koprivnica, Koprivnica, Serbia. Ivan Golac (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Голац , pronounced [ǐvan gô:lats] ; born 15 June 1950) is a former professional footballer and manager.

He immediately became the established right-back, rarely missing a game over the next four seasons. The Dell crowd soon warmed to his “swashbuckling, surging style along the touchline” and he was voted the “Saints” Player of the Year in 1981 although, according to manager Lawrie McMenemy he had a tendency to “go missing” in away matches.

Following the end of his playing days, Golac turned to coaching, where his laid-back, positive style led to further successes. Returning to Partizan, he became assistant to manager Momčilo Vukotić in 1989 and helped the club to Yugoslav Cup success that year.

He still had a home in Hampshire, and returned to Britain in search of work. After being unsuccessfully shortlisted for the manager’s job at old adversaries Celtic, he had a brief spell in charge of Torquay United during

1992. Then, in July 1993, he was announced as the surprise choice to succeed legendary Dundee United manager Jim McLean.

The year of 1978 would prove to be a watershed in Golac’s career. He had reached the age of 28, when Yugoslavia’s Communist authorities would allow players to move abroad; it was also the year in which English football’s restrictions on foreign players were lifted.

Ivan Golac Net Worth

Ivan Golac is one of the richest Association Football Player from Serbia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ivan Golac 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Golac was born in Koprivnica in PR Croatia then part of FPR Yugoslavia, to father Ivan who was a soldier in President Tito’s guard. He moved to Belgrade where he joined the youth section of FK Partizan aged 12 and eventually graduated to the first team. He made over 350 appearances for the club and won League championship medals in 1976 and 1978. During this era, he also made his debut for the national team, but that match against Algeria in 1976 proved to be his only one at international level.

Golac was transferred to Southampton in August 1978 for a fee of £50,000, initially on a non-contract basis until problems obtaining a work permit were resolved, before signing a permanent contract in September. He made his Football League debut for them on 22 August 1978 against Bolton Wanderers, and he went on to play 144 League games in his first spell with the club.

The relationship turned sour in 1982 when a contract dispute between player and club led to Golac going out on loan to AFC Bournemouth in November 1982 and Manchester City in March 1983, before his contract with Southampton was terminated. After a brief spell back in Yugoslavia with minor level club FK Belasica he returned to Southampton in March 1984, helping the Saints finish as runners-up to Liverpool in the Football League. The following season, he lost his place to Mark Dennis and after another period on loan, this time at Portsmouth, Golac retired in 1986, having played 197 games for Southampton, scoring four goals.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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“There was fire on the park – The Dell was always in flames and a lot of the opponents from London, Manchester and Liverpool just couldn’t stand the heat.”

Facts & Trivia

Ivan Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Serbia. Ivan Golac celebrates birthday on June 15 of every year.