Roy Ferenčina
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Roy Ferenčina is a Croatia
n football
manager and former player, currently the manager of Slaven Belupo
in the Prva HNL. He also holds United States
citizenship.
Ferenčina spent his entire career playing for Croatian clubs and he had spells at Dinamo Zagreb, Trešnjevka
, Inter Zaprešić
, Marsonia
and Hrvatski Dragovoljac
before coming to Slaven Belupo
in 1997. Ferenčina is mainly remembered for his time at Slaven, where he spent the last 8 years of his playing career, appearing in a total of 172 matches and scoring 11 goals for the club. Ferenčina retired from football in February 2005 after a fallout with Slaven manager Branko Karačić
during the club's winter break friendly game at the Andrija Anković Memorial Tournament
.
In the 2006–07 season Ferenčina worked at Slaven Belupo as assistant manager to Elvis Scoria
. In January 2008 he was appointed manager of NK Lokomotiva
youth team. He then served as assistant manager at Lokomotiva for three months in early 2009, before being appointed as the club's manager in April 2009, replacing Željko Pakasin. Led by Ferenčina, the club gained promotion to Prva HNL first time in their history at the end of the 2008–09 season, and then went on to finish 8th in the 2009–10 Prva HNL
.
His brother Damir was also a footballer.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
manager and former player, currently the manager of Slaven Belupo
NK Slaven Belupo
NK Slaven Belupo, often referred to simply as Slaven and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of the country...
in the Prva HNL. He also holds United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
citizenship.
Ferenčina spent his entire career playing for Croatian clubs and he had spells at Dinamo Zagreb, Trešnjevka
NK Trešnjevka
NK Trešnjevka is a Croatian football club based in the city of Zagreb. Formed in 1926 under the name Panonija and since 1929 has the name Trešnjevka. Trešnjevka was promoted to the Yugoslavia top flight in 1963 and played European that same season. However the club never had high results in its...
, Inter Zaprešić
NK Inter Zaprešic
NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb originally founded in 1929. They play in the Prva HNL after they were promoted from Druga HNL at the end of the 2006–07 season...
, Marsonia
NK Marsonia
NK Marsonia is a Croatian football club based in the town of Slavonski Brod which currently plays in Treća HNL, Croatia's third level league.NK Marsonia was founded in 1909...
and Hrvatski Dragovoljac
NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac
NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac is a Croatian football club based in the Novi Zagreb neighbourhood of the country's capital city of Zagreb. The team's fans are known as the "Black Warriors"...
before coming to Slaven Belupo
NK Slaven Belupo
NK Slaven Belupo, often referred to simply as Slaven and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of the country...
in 1997. Ferenčina is mainly remembered for his time at Slaven, where he spent the last 8 years of his playing career, appearing in a total of 172 matches and scoring 11 goals for the club. Ferenčina retired from football in February 2005 after a fallout with Slaven manager Branko Karačić
Branko Karacic
Branko Karačić is a Croatian retired footballer and football manager.Karačić turned professional in 1981 and spent the following six years with NK Osijek, where he appeared in a total of 300 matches for the club...
during the club's winter break friendly game at the Andrija Anković Memorial Tournament
Andrija Ankovic Memorial Tournament
The Andrija Anković Memorial Tournament is a Herzegovinian Croat football tournament organized by GOŠK Gabela. Teams invited to the tournament usually include both Croat and non-Croat clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatian clubs. It is held during the two league's winter break.It is named...
.
In the 2006–07 season Ferenčina worked at Slaven Belupo as assistant manager to Elvis Scoria
Elvis Scoria
Elvis Scoria is a Croatian former football player and as of December 2010, the manager of HNK Rijeka in the Croatian First League....
. In January 2008 he was appointed manager of NK Lokomotiva
NK Lokomotiva
NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as...
youth team. He then served as assistant manager at Lokomotiva for three months in early 2009, before being appointed as the club's manager in April 2009, replacing Željko Pakasin. Led by Ferenčina, the club gained promotion to Prva HNL first time in their history at the end of the 2008–09 season, and then went on to finish 8th in the 2009–10 Prva HNL
2009–10 Prva HNL
The 2009–10 Prva HNL season was the nineteenth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 24 July 2009 and ended on 13 May 2010...
.
His brother Damir was also a footballer.
External links
- Roy Ferenčina profile at Trasfermarkt.de
- Roy Ferenčina Prva HNL stats