COACH
Branko Ivanković
1954 - Today

Branko Ivanković
Branko Ivanković (Croatian pronunciation: [brâːŋko ǐʋaːŋkoʋitɕ]; born 28 February 1954) is a Croatian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the head coach of the China national football team. After a 12-year playing career at Varteks, Ivanković started his coaching career at the same club in 1991. Prior to his appointment as the manager of Oman, Ivanković's most high-profile managerial positions were at the most successful Croatian and Iranian clubs respectively, Dinamo Zagreb and Persepolis as well as one of the most successful Chinese clubs Shandong Luneng. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Branko Ivanković is the 107th most popular coach (up from 130th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Croatian Coach.
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Among COACHES
Among coaches, Branko Ivanković ranks 107 out of 471. Before him are Avram Grant, Sebastião Lazaroni, Georges Leekens, Javier Aguirre, Dušan Bajević, and Lars Lagerbäck. After him are Mazinho, Şenol Güneş, Guy Thys, Lucien Favre, Huub Stevens, and Holger Osieck.
Most Popular Coaches in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAvram Grant
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 101
Sebastião Lazaroni
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 102
Georges Leekens
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 103
Javier Aguirre
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 104
Dušan Bajević
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 105
Lars Lagerbäck
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 106
Branko Ivanković
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 107
Mazinho
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 108
Şenol Güneş
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 109
Guy Thys
1922 - 2003
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 110
Lucien Favre
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 111
Huub Stevens
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 112
Holger Osieck
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Branko Ivanković ranks 143. Before him are Uli Jon Roth, Annie Sprinkle, Francisco Guterres, Steven Pinker, Robert W. McElroy, and Herbert Hainer. After him are Cindy Breakspeare, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Brad Little, Paul Gallagher, Catherine Samba-Panza, and Jerry Seinfeld.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsUli Jon Roth
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 137
Annie Sprinkle
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 138
Francisco Guterres
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 139
Steven Pinker
PSYCHOLOGIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 140
Robert W. McElroy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 141
Herbert Hainer
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 142
Branko Ivanković
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 143
Cindy Breakspeare
COMPANION
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 144
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
ECONOMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 145
Brad Little
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 146
Paul Gallagher
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 147
Catherine Samba-Panza
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 148
Jerry Seinfeld
COMEDIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 149
In Croatia
Among people born in Croatia, Branko Ivanković ranks 124 out of 700. Before him are Mile Budak (1889), Vatroslav Jagić (1838), Demetrius of Pharos (-300), Trpimir I of Croatia (850), Goran Ivanišević (1971), and Lovro von Matačić (1899). After him are Slaven Bilić (1968), Igor Tudor (1978), István Horthy (1904), David Frankfurter (1909), Josip Belušić (1847), and Branimir of Croatia (850).
Others born in Croatia
Go to all RankingsMile Budak
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 118
Vatroslav Jagić
LINGUIST
1838 - 1923
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 119
Demetrius of Pharos
POLITICIAN
300 BC - 214 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 120
Trpimir I of Croatia
POLITICIAN
850 - 864
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 121
Goran Ivanišević
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 122
Lovro von Matačić
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 123
Branko Ivanković
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 124
Slaven Bilić
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 125
Igor Tudor
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 126
István Horthy
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 127
David Frankfurter
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1909 - 1982
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 128
Josip Belušić
INVENTOR
1847 - 1905
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 129
Branimir of Croatia
NOBLEMAN
850 - 892
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 130
Among COACHES In Croatia
Among coaches born in Croatia, Branko Ivanković ranks 3. Before him are Tomislav Ivić (1933), and Siniša Mihajlović (1969). After him are Zlatko Kranjčar (1956), Ante Čačić (1953), Andrej Panadić (1969), Tomislav Ivković (1960), Mirko Novosel (1938), Igor Štimac (1967), Borislav Cvetković (1962), Dragan Skočić (1968), and Petar Šegrt (1966).
Tomislav Ivić
1933 - 2011
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1
Siniša Mihajlović
1969 - 2022
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 2
Branko Ivanković
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 3
Zlatko Kranjčar
1956 - 2021
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 4
Ante Čačić
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 5
Andrej Panadić
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 6
Tomislav Ivković
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 7
Mirko Novosel
1938 - 2023
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 8
Igor Štimac
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 9
Borislav Cvetković
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 10
Dragan Skočić
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 11
Petar Šegrt
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 12