Ilia Katic ( July 20, 1947 ) - Former Yugoslav footballer , striker . Football player of the year in Switzerland in 1975 and 1976 (foreign players).
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| Born | July 20, 1945 ( 74) Belgrade , Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Yugoslavia /  Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
In 1964-1967, the striker played for Slavonia in the second division. In 1967, the footballer moved to Belgrade Partizan. In the 1968/1969 season, Ilya played 31 matches and scored 10 goals in the Yugoslav championship, the club took 3rd place in the championship. In the 1969/1970 season, Ilia Katic played 30 matches and scored 10 goals in the first division, Partizan took second place in the championship. In the 1969/1970 fairs cup, the striker played two matches in the 1/32 finals against the Hungarian football club Uypest Doga (2-1.0-2). In the 1970/1971 season, the striker scored 2 goals in 17 matches, Partizan took 5th place in the champion e. The striker played two matches in the 1970/1971 fairs cup. Partizan left the tournament in the first round, losing Dynamo from Dresden (0-0.0-6). In the 1971/1972 season, the striker scored 3 goals in championship, Partizan took 5th place in the championship. In the 1972/1973 season, the footballer played 32 matches and scored 3 goals in the championship, Partizan took 4th place in the championship. In 1973, Ilya moved to the Swiss Zurich. In the 1973 season / 1974 striker scored 16 goals in 26 appearances and helped the club win chempionat.V Cup Winners' Cup 1973/1974 "Zurich" beat the Belgian "Anderlecht" (2-3,1-0), seam sky "Malmo" (0-0,1-1) and only 1/4 finals lost to the Portuguese "Sporting" (0-3,1-1) .Iliya Katich has played 6 matches and scored 2 gola.V Championship Switzerland 1974 / The 75 striker became the top scorer, scoring 23 goals in 26 matches, and became the champion again. In the 1974/75 Champions Cup, Ilya Katic played 2 matches and scored 2 goals, Zurich lost to the English Leeds United (1-4,2- 1). In the National League A, 1975/76 scored 11 goals in 23 matches and won the Swiss championship for the third time in a row. In the Swiss Cup Zurich, thanks to Katic's goal, defeated Servette in the tournament finals with a score of 1-0. Champions League 1975/76 striker played 2 matches and scored 1 goal, Zurich lost to Hungarian FC Uypest Doge (0-4.5-1). In 1976, the striker moved to the Spanish Burgos. The first match in the Example is a football player played on September 5, 1976 against Espanyol (1-2). The first goals for the club Ilya Katic scored on October 24 in the match against Malaga. The game ended with the score 3-0, the striker scored for 7 and 79 minutes. Burgos took 14th place in the championship of Spain. In the 1979/1980 season, Ilia Katic was a playing coach of FC La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Yugoslav national team
In December 1968, the striker played in two friendlies against Brazil (2-3) and Argentina (1-1). In 1969, the football player played one match in the 1970 World Cup qualifier against Spain (1-2).
Achievements
- Champion of Switzerland: 1973/74 , 1974/75 , 1975/76
- Swiss Cup: 1975/76
- Swiss top scorer: 1974/75 (23 goals)
- Soccer Player of the Year in Switzerland (foreign players): 1975, 1976