Born on August 25, 1975, Ivan Juric is a former player who played for several top clubs and later on managed some well-known clubs as well. The former Croatian professional footballer is the current manager of Southampton in the English Premier League. The former Genoa player, started his managerial career with an Italian club, Mantova in 2014. Since then he has managed several clubs like Crotone, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Torino, and Roma, and he recently signed an 18-month contract with Southampton.
Ivan Juric Bio
| Full Name | Ivan Juric |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | August 25, 1975 |
| Age | 49 |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Place of Birth | Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Current Team (s) | Southampton |
| Weight | 83 KG |
| Relationship Status | Unknown |
Ivan Juric’s Playing Career
Ivan Juric started his football career at Croatian football team club known as Hajduk Split football club. During 1993–97, he was also able to prove himself as a more general and skillful playmaker, who is strong technically as well. After a good spell, he was later seen playing for Spanish club, Sevilla FC in 1997 and spent over 4 years. With few bad performances, he was loaned to Albacete in 2000 for a short stint.
After playing for Spanish club for 4 years, he moved back to his home country, Croatia and joined Sibenik where he featured in two games only. He then moved to Italian club, Crotone in 2001, where he spent majority of his playing career. Having played more than 150 games in 5 years, Ivan once again moved to a different club and this time Genoa was the club where he spent his last years as a professional football.
| Clubs | Appearances | Assists | Goals |
| Crotone | 127 | 3 | 21 |
| Genoa | 125 | 1 | 16 |
| Sevilla | 69 | 6 | 2 |
| Hajduk Split | 5 | – | – |
| Albacete | 4 | – | – |
Ivan Juric’s International Career
Juric had a short but a very interesting international experience playing for Croatia. His first match for the team was on the friendly match on the 11th of February 2009 against Romania. He managed to accumulate five national team appearances in the year through World Cup qualification matches and friendly games. However, he did not get a chance to score for the national team but inclusion was a merit of his ability as a footballer. He last played for his country in September 2009 in a World Cup qualifier match against Belarus.
Ivan Juric’s Coaching Career
Early Career
Juric retired from playing football and moved to coaching as soon as he could, it seems. He first started as the youth coach of Genoa during the 2010–11 season. He kicked off his managerial career when in 2011 he passed his UEFA A coaching license. In that same year, he was hired by Inter Milan under the then coach, Gian Piero Gasperini as a first team coach. Nevertheless, the project’s time frame was relatively short, so Juric was able to gain experience. He signed a two year contract and began his first head coaching position at Mantova in 2014. Mantova was more a learning process for him as a head coach, and he proved that he could be a good one.
Breakthrough with Crotone
Juric had an achievement during his tenure with Crotone FC. Since 2015, he serves as head coach, in the season 2015-2016, the team earned promotion to Serie A for the first time. His mastery of the two functions of tactics and motivation led to popularity, and he became one of the popular managers in Italian soccer leagues.
Genoa
This brought him much success especially at the Crotone where he was appointed Genoa’s head coach in 2016. His time at Genoa was also filled with incident and victories over giants such as A.C Milan and Juventus of Turin. However, issues with inconsistency and poor results results in many folks being fired and then re-hired. However, the above challenges can best be said to have been addressed by Juric in the following way.
Hellas Verona
Before that, in 2019, Juric became a head coach of Hellas Verona, a team that plays in Serie A after being promoted in the previous season. He managed to get Verona enjoying good results even with a small assumed budget and therefore he was very successful. His time at Verona established Juric as a manager with the capacity to get the best out of limited resource while building a strong team.
Torino and Roma
Juric was in charge of Torino between 2021 and 2024; Torino has been finishing in the middle of the table during this period. He resigned in June 2024 because he wanted a change of challenge as did the company. He then moved to Roma in the same year but failed to perform a better output. This period ended in November 2024 due to low performance results.
Southampton
Juric became a Southampton manager on 21st December of 2024. To bring change in the team he entered into an 18 months contract. This transfer make a new step in Juric’s career and gives him a chance to prove himself on one of the most popular football leagues in the world.
Ivan Juric’s Tactics and Style of Play
Ivan Juric is regarded as innovative and tactically versatile manger currently in the world. Juric also learned a lot from his former boss, Gian Piero Gasperini and he commonly uses such tactics as 3-4-2-1 or 3-5-2, the focus is made on the defense and the subsequent attack. His teams are familiar with the tactical approach that focuses on the opponents’ pressing, and using fast occasions of counterattacks.
Juric maintains a tactical organization and flexibility as a foundation of the group’s hotel business. He focuses on team work and make players understand their role in the team. His insistence on fitness and work rate makes his teams able to challenge even better placed teams in the competition. This approach has made him to be associated with a manager who works best under pressure.
Ivan Juric’s Family
Ivan Juric is a very private person and there is very little information about his wife or children. Though, he has gone to social media to express his love for music especially death metal. Namely, during the interviews Juric revealed his favourite bands such as Napalm Death, Obituary and Metallica. He regularly watches live concerts, which gives him a different appearance than other football managers.
Ivan Juric’s Net Worth & Salary
Ivan Juric’s income has been amassed over the years he has been a manager, and he enjoys a comfortable lifestyle. While at Torino, he was said to be earning € 2 million per annum. Though the terms of the deal with Southampton have not been disclosed the contract is assumed to include an attractive wage package, which befits the standard of the English Premier League.
Juric’s estimated net worth for 2024 is about $1,670,000. This figure includes his salaries while playing and managing the team, his probable endorsements and bonuses. Juric has been financially wise just like his performance in and out of the pitch, hence his worth in the football fraternity.