Jelicic recalled Cice: He worked ego and I threw my jersey. I was an indirect culprit for his dismissal
It has been four years since we were left by one of the greatest Croatian football legends. A beloved coach, a teammate, a friend, a father and a Dinamo icon Zlatko Cico Kranjcar In 2021, he closed his eyes forever, left a void that would never be able to be fulfilled, but also a handful of beautiful memories.
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Some have recalled and Josko Jelicicwho shared a story on Facebook from the time Cico was his coach. We convey his revelation in its entirety.
– To this day, 4 years ago, our dear Cico Kranjcar left. This is the text I wrote for a book about him – Jelicic wrote, adding:
– year 1982. Poljud. Hajduk – Dinamo 1: 2. The first row in the packed north, which trembles under the weight of a record visit, an 11-year-old boy from Solin absorbs two largest Croatian clubs. Zlatko, Grandma, Gudelj, Zeko, Mlinka, Cerin, but the eye is glued to the blue nine of the strong « kserica ». I was trying to find out what his leg was stronger, a sense of play, technique and energy was seen by everyone. Quaresmina's « external » is known, I admire Modric's, but I have never seen the impact from the corner on the right to the right, nor did I meet a physicist who can explain it to me. Even the owner of that patent, years later, couldn't help me. His name is Zlatko Kranjcar, my dear coach, I hope a friend, Cico.
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We Solinjani, Split, Dalmatians, however fucked up, and always counter, and never admit, we carry, more or less, the Zagreb complex. Personally, she always intrigued me, and went to a thing, the definition of the Zagreb Lord and the right, true purger, because our mentality is vaccinated from the elemental culture of the treatment, which would be told – « We are » we are. » Arriving in Dinamo, I meet with an undeniable coaching size, and even greater authority, immortal Cir Blazevic. I have not experienced awe that the locker room generated towards that military leader before, and even later. He also tried to articulate that « attila » and show that Zagreb level and class, but as much as he loved him, he can from Travnik, Travnik from him – never. Also, the highest level professionals respect their coaches, more or less, but the respect that the coaches of the big player oeuvre in every locker room cannot be compared to the one without a more tangible playing career, however good quality and successful. After Cira, thirteen years after Poljud '82, our locker room under the southern panel enters the gentleman I am writing about this reading, a man that I always felt great emotion and respect, Purger Cico. Our relationship was full of ups and downs, as in every love, they say. Mutual respect, appreciation of personality, toy value, but also education and through my character and ego on his part.
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We enjoyed training, when he dressed the « rustle », to evaporate everything it takes from the previous night – is a gentle coach? – and played with us in a shorter space, with certain training requirements. Fake, tunnel, external, left, right, as well as in '82. His positive spirit, infectious laughter, empathy for everything and everyone, felt on the field, locker room and beyond. A laugh that was screaming when a flying Croatian-Australian fortress, otherwise one of my best teammates in my career Mark Viduka, scored a goal in training games on four goals, because he could not immediately absorb the demands, and still reject Hitrec today. Likewise, Mark and our Cico concerned are part of our first conflict. Specifically, I was a penalty kick contractor, more or less, successful. In the match against Segesta, in the second part, at a 3-0 lead, a penalty kick was awarded for us. Taking the ball, I notice that Cico gestures from the bench to make Mark – who has already scored two goals – he takes a penalty kick, and enrolls a hat -trick. « Is that so coach »? I exclaim. I leave the ball, head towards the locker room and take off at the entrance to the tunnel and throw my jersey, leave the field. From this perspective, it is clear that my vanity and ego exploded, because Mark needed a hat-trick to make confidence, as well as any attacker. I use the opportunity to apologize to every Dinamo fan who remembers it.
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The way Cico approached and resolved this serious conflict helped me in terms of everyday internal struggle with my ego and youthful immaturity, and also showed his greatness, to the Lord, a sense of human and toy mistake, which connected us even more. This episode helped me as a young, up -to -date, sufficient, class Solin footballer, start to know the definition of Zagreb class and fineness, whose walking monument was our Cico. Our roads, toys and coaching, brought us together again in Maksimir, sung in '98. years. We returned under the southern stand, I from Seville, he from a tour of the HNL. I was a toy and human mature, international experienced, in my best playing years. We were at summer preparations on Bjelolasica, right during the World Cup in France. I felt his support, we worked bloody and creating the foundation for the attack on the Champions League, for the first time in history. I remember that after a busy week, I would allow me to go to sea, my family and summer at its peak. These are the details that make the difference between the coaches, as the Spaniards say, the true coach, with their approach and understanding the players, put them in a « debt » attitude towards « mystery », so they are ready to give everything for him.
Also, Cico loved « players » because since football, there are football players and players. Despite the respected, « professional » pisses and eyes that were always around Maksimir 128 (honor of exceptions), who, on the basis of their « objective » analysis, decisively rejected the possibility that three noble midfielders – yellow, Mujčin and I – we can prove the opposite in the Champions League matches. Even before that in the round against Celtic. That was one of my best seasons in my life, even though we didn't wait for her end with our Cic. One of the indirect culprits, I am, logically. Namely, with the Euphoria of the Champions League, we played a famous Cup match in Dugo Selo. A lot of ink was spilled about this historical blade, which absolutely is, however, and in the highest percentage the lack of creativity and knowledge of journalistic connoisseurs. We have neither underestimated nor tanned, nor « drilled » our Cicek, because he rarely commanded a better and favorite man under the southern stand than him.
On a mole in Dugo Selo, we led 2-0 at halftime, were concentrated and good. In the second part, we were trying out, and the native striker, I remember the name of the Car, scored Eurogol. In this unpleasant recall of that blade, from which not all the world's greatest clubs are vaccinated, I have to laugh. Namely, our Zuj Mladinic, who sought a foreign engagement after a knee surgery, was followed by Skaut Karlsruhe, « Ray Charles », and Zuki was in charge of the Emperor, who – as the legendary Count, Tomica Zidak, still played only to drink beer after the match. The Emperor scored two pieces of buzzing, and Chechi Bogdan, Sport Director of Karlsruhe, bought our buzz we all adored. As the legendary Goca Juric said, football is the biggest fraud in the world.
Of course, I am an indirect culprit for Cici's dismissal, because I missed a penalty kick in the referee, at a score of 3: 2 for the host. Otherwise, regardless of our usual judicial extension, the criminal blow on Rukavina was evident, I remember very well. Eh, that you saw the turn of your heads and the « fight » of Dinamo players who would perform that penalty against Dugo Selo! In any case, I took responsibility, kicked, and the goalkeeper, who otherwise worked in a neighboring kiosk, defended and entered the legend. Even today, I feel almost physical pain because of this, as well as the fact that shortly after, after a defeat in Porto 0: 3, Cico was dismissed. After my career, Cico and I were in regular contact, our conversations, either as a guest in my shows, either through calls in the early morning or late hours of the sea, in the company of his brother, a more cheerful mood, always caused special emotions and love for what Cico represented, and is. I am proud to have been part of his coaching and human oeuvre, I will always carry gratitude and respect for that true Zagreb gentleman, and Purger.
May you have an easy Croatian country that you loved so, dear Cico – says Josko Jelicic's emotional post.
