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	The World Cup from Reuters
		Katanec, who only turns 39 in July and was just 35 when he became national coach in 1998, believes that whatever the pundits may think beforehand, once a match starts, anyone can win it.
		Katanec is also one of a rare breed of men who played his international soccer for two different countries.
		Katanec was hailed as a hero when he led his team to an unexpected yet creditable appearance in Euro 2000.
	www.about.reuters.com /wc/uk/coach/coach_slovenia.htm (573 words)

	Srečko Katanec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Because of this he resigned immediately after the World Cup and on November 2 in the same year he was chosen a coach at Olympiakos Pireaus.
		But under Katanec's command Olympiakos played worse than expected and on February 7, 2003 the club's management took a chance and fired him immediately after his criticism of the relations inside the club.
		In 2004 he was a serious candidate to become a national team coach of Croatia with a support of Croatian Football Federation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Srecko_Katanec (560 words)

	MLSnet.com -- The Official Site of Major League Soccer
		Katanec later said Zahovic insulted him in front of the entire team, accusing him of favoring players from the region around Slovenia's capital of Ljubljana over those from other parts of the tiny Central European country of 1.9 million people.
		Katanec said he was a "professional" and would do his best to lead the team in its remaining World Cup games while Zavrl said that Zahovic would remain with the team, despite the incident.
		Katanec, a former defender with Dinamo Zagreb and Italy's Sampdoria, became Slovenia's coach in 1998 at age 35.
	www.mlsnet.com /content/02/datastore/wc0605katanec.html (387 words)

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		Katanec is happy to admit Slovenia had a little luck in getting to the finals for the first time in its short history.
		Katanec is a hero in Slovenia for creating a team with an indomitable fighting spirit and sense of national pride that has put Slovenia on the sporting map.
		Katanec's defensive trio have remained intact since the last match of Euro 2000, the 0-0 draw with Norway, with him opting for Marinko Galic in the centre, flanked by Zeljko Milanic and Aleksander Knavs.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/printArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/05/07/1019441498596.html (576 words)

	Curiosities
		Srecko Katanec was born on July 16th 1963 in Ljubljana and he is considered one of the greatest heroes of Slovenian football ever.
		Srecko means "lucky" (luck=srecno), and if Katanec can think of himself as a lucky man for leading such an excellent group of players, the truth is that the players are just as lucky to have him as a coach.
		Katanec was the coach who made a revolution in Slovenian football, mostly because of the winner mentality he planted into the players' minds.
	pwp.netcabo.pt /0415933901/mundial/ingcuriosidades.html (1082 words)

	Teams of FIFA World Cup 2002 - Slovenia - by La Cancha-News On World Cup 2002
		Katanec believes in hard work, team spirit and solid defending and is understandably regarded as a hero in Slovenia.
		Such has been Slovenia's rise to prominence under Katanec that by the end of the qualifying campaign, they had risen to 26th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World rankings, an improvement of over 100 places from when the ranking system was introduced in 1993.
		Slovenia's much-admired number 10 is injury-prone and has a questionable attitude, a spat with Katanec leading to his benching for a friendly after EURO 2000.
	www.lacancha.com /Teams_Slovenia.html (232 words)

	Interview: Macedonian coach Srecko Katanec \| News \| Guardian Unlimited Football
		Srecko Katanec certainly deserves better but he accepts that unless he does something remarkable with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, he is stuck with it.
		Four years on, he rationalises the falling out as resembling a failed marriage - suggesting he and Zahovic were very different characters initially bound by common interest but who drifted apart - and he was scarred by the experience.
		He joked that he took the job because he wanted to be the first away manager to win at the new Wembley but as construction problems put paid to that dream, Katanec acknowledged the parallels with his previous international post.
	football.guardian.co.uk /comment/story/0,,1886107,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=5 (623 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Katanec - cool, calm, and collected in the dugout - conspired to pull the team out of their profound nosedive, and set an unlikely course for an incredible success story.
		Srecko Katanec knew all about success as a player but could hardly have imagined then that he would also gain success as the inspirational coach of his native homeland.
		Katanec is one of a rare breed of players who played for two countries.
	www.gohary.com /Slovenia_Coach.htm (348 words)

	JS Online: Slovenia Warns of More Surprises (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Katanec doesn't expect that Slovenia's opponents in Group B will be foolish enough to underestimate his team.
		Katanec was 35 when he took over as Slovenia's coach in 1998.
		Katanec has tried to overcome this lack of experience in the squad as a whole by insisting on a collective organization.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/socc/ap/may02/ap-soc-wcup-sloven052802.asp?format=print (495 words)

	Srecko Katanec - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Srečko Katanec (born July 16, 1963 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian football player and coach.
		Srečko, with Croatian roots, started playing football at the age of 7 at NK Ljubljana.
		Slovenia also managed to qualify to the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea but this time the team played worse, lost all three matches against Spain, Republic of South Africa and Paraguay, but the most disappointing was Katanec's huge argument with team's first star Zlatko Zahovič.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Srecko_Katanec (583 words)

	Soccer-World-Slovenian fairy tale ends in tears.htm in Business Recorder on June 09, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Coach Srecko Katanec is revered in the tiny European country for carving a respectable side out of meagre resources and for matching soccer powers such as Yugoslavia and Romania in qualification.
		Katanec was even ignominiously expelled from the bench and had to watch the second half from the stands.
		Katanec has the same aim of restoring some of the magic in what looks likely to be his last game in charge of Slovenia.
	www.paksearch.com /br2002/Jun/9/Soccer-World-Slovenian%20fairy%20tale%20ends%20in%20tears.htm (575 words)

	BBC SPORT \| WORLD CUP \| Slovenia \| Katanec the miracle-maker
		Srecko Katanec may have spent the majority of his playing days in a Yugoslavian shirt, but he has used his mercurial talent as a coach to steer his nation Slovenia to its first World Cup.
		Katanec has shown he has a talent for getting the best out of the limited players at his disposal.
		Last year, Katanec claimed that his side were "lucky" to edge out their formidable Romanian opponents in the qualifying play-offs for this 2002 World Cup.
	news3.thdo.bbc.co.uk /sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/slovenia/newsid_1794000/1794186.stm (422 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 World Cup - Coach Katanec crucial to Slovenia's chances - Thursday April 25, 2002 06:46 AM
		Katanec grew up in a poor, working class family on the outskirts of the capital Ljubljana.
		Katanec planted some of that never-say-die spirit into the Slovenian national squad, which is largely made up of low-key players from the domestic league or players who regularly warm the bench on humble teams from Belgium to Israel.
		Under the guidance of Katanec for the fourth year, the former soccer minnow now draws its strength from playing as a tight unit, with lots of short neat passes and plenty of running.
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/04/25/slovenia_katanec_ap (518 words)

	ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. Euro 2004, champion's ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		National team coach Srecko Katanec only used three players regularly from the Maribor team in the qualifying campaign and Simeunovic was part of this crew.
		Katanec does not like players with a strict defensive role to get too far forward so Karic patrols midfield but is not used as a man marker.
		Katanec places great emphasis on his players performing disciplined roles in the team formation and Karic is his ideal defender in the middle of the pitch.
	www.wldcup.com /worldcup/2002/news/2002Jun/20020612_13906_slovenia_squad.html (2199 words)

	uefa.com - Football Europe - /footballeurope/news - /footballeurope/news/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		However, Katanec could not have envisaged that his tenure in the Alpha Ethniki would be so short, today's announcement coming after he questioned Olympiakos's ability to win the championship.
		Katanec had angered the club with comments in a press conference on Thursday.
		When Katanec took charge they were in an identical position, albeit with AEK Athens FC at the summit.
	es.uefa.com /footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=53177.html (445 words)

	BBC SPORT \| WORLD CUP \| Slovenia \| Coach adopts underdog tag
		Slovenia coach Srecko Katanec refuses to consider his team as favourites for any of their group games at the World Cup.
		But Katanec prefers to remain realistic about their games at the group stages, saying Paraguay and South Africa will be as difficult to play as favourites Spain.
		One of Katanec's worries has been his team's lack of first team football at club level which might be a problem when facing the likes of Spain.
	newsimg.bbc.co.uk /sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/slovenia/newsid_1926000/1926327.stm (373 words)

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		Slovenia coach Srecko Katanec has said he will quit after the World Cup as a result of a row with star striker Zlatko Zahovic.
		Katanec stormed out of an impromptu press conference after refusing to take questions, shouting that he could not "continue in these circumstances".
		Katanec called a crisis meeting on Monday, but most players refused to support his criticisms of Zahovic's attitude.
	www.theage.com.au /cgi-bin/common/printArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/06/05/1022982720147.html (354 words)

	2002 FIFA World Cup - Teams - Slovenia
		Coach Srecko Katanec usually selects a 3-4-2-1 formation, with a flat-back three, two holding midfielders who routinely drop back, and two playmaking forwards who slot in directly behind the striker.
		Coaching -- Srecko Katanec has the respect and loyalty of his players after leading the tiny nation to qualification in Euro 2000 and to this year's World Cup.
		This lack of regular first-team action means coach Srecko Katanec will be forced to start players who may not be in game shape.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/soccer/teams/slovenia.html (1185 words)

	uefa.com - Magazin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It remains unclear whether Katanec will stand by this decision after the NZS sent Zahovic home but, as things stand, Slovenia will be looking for a new coach by the end of June.
		Should Katanec stick to his guns and go through with his resignation, Slovenian football will be all the poorer for the decision.
		Katanec won championship titles with NK Dinamo Zagreb and FK Partizan in the former Yugoslavia, before moving to VfB Stuttgart in 1988.
	de.uefa.com /magazine/news/Kind=4/newsId=25919.html (648 words)

	BBC SPORT \| WORLD CUP \| Slovenia \| Slovenia ask Katanec to reconsider
		Slovenian FA President Rudi Zavrl is going to try to persuade team coach Srecko Katanec to rethink his decision to resign.
		Katanec, though seems ready to go after a World Cup campaign that ended with three defeats and star player Zlatko Zahovic sent home early.
		Katanec accused the Slovenian press of having created excessive public expectations ahead of the tournament.
	newsrss.bbc.co.uk /sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/slovenia/newsid_2043000/2043153.stm (350 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 World Cup - Coach Katanec crucial to Slovenia's chances - Thursday April 25, 2002 06:46 AM
		Katanec grew up in a poor, working class family on the outskirts of the capital Ljubljana.
		Katanec planted some of that never-say-die spirit into the Slovenian national squad, which is largely made up of low-key players from the domestic league or players who regularly warm the bench on humble teams from Belgium to Israel.
		Under the guidance of Katanec for the fourth year, the former soccer minnow now draws its strength from playing as a tight unit, with lots of short neat passes and plenty of running.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/04/25/slovenia_katanec_ap (518 words)

	BBC SPORT \| EURO2000 \| SQUAD \| Srecko Katanec
		It is no surprise that Katanec was the man to guide Slovenia out of the footballing wilderness.
		In his playing days only briefly did he ply his trade within the region of his birth, for Olimpija Ljubljiana.
		A brief stint in charge of league side Gorica followed between 1997-98 but, after Slovenia had failed to reach the World Cup finals, Katanec stepped up to the national side.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/euro2000/teams/slovenia/squad/701625.stm (155 words)

	The Sports Network - International Soccer (World Cup)
		Katanec, a former Yugoslavian international, has decided to step down after the current campaign despite having steered the tiny nation of just two million people into the World Cup finals for the first time ever.
		Katanec knows that Paraguay could technically still reach the knockout phase at the expense of South Africa, but it has to beat his team by a considerable margin.
		Katanec will have to watch from the stands, having been expelled from the bench during the South Africa game.
	sports.latimes.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=soc-wc/scores/live/PV86044.htm (568 words)

	Soccer News of Saturday, 30 March 2002
		Slovenia coach Srecko Katanec was very pleased with his team's performance in Wednesday's World Cup warm-up match against Croatia in Zagreb, which finished goalless.
		The coach admitted that some of his players, who are not regular first-choices in their respective clubs, still have a lot of work to do to get in shape for South Korea and Japan.
		Katanec also criticised the new ball that will be used at the finals and said players from other country's were also still trying to get used to them.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/soccer/artikel.php?ID=22873 (272 words)

	ARD WM 2002 - Aktuell
		Trotz der Querelen in der slowenischen Mannschaft und dem Ausscheiden bei der WM soll Srecko Katanec weiter Nationalcoach der Slowenen bleiben.
		Der ehemalige Stuttgarter Bundesligaprofi Katanec hatte nach der Auftaktniederlage gegen Spanien (1:3) und den folgenden Handgreiflichkeiten in der Kabine mit Mittelfeldstar Zlatko Zahovic seinen Rückzug angedeutet: "Nach der WM ist Schluss", hatte der 38-jährige Katanec betont.
		Katanec musste die abschließende Vorrundenpartie gegen die Südamerikaner von der Tribüne aus verfolgen, nachdem er in der Begegnung zuvor die Rote Karte gesehen hatte.
	www.ndr.de /wm2002/meldung.phtml?id=80941 (204 words)

	Srecko Katanec - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Srecko Katanec
		Srecko Katanec - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Srecko Katanec.
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		But a lobby of influential coaches and managers strongly opposed him so Srečko decided to quit the candidate procedure and Zlatko Kranjčar was chosen instead of him.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Srecko-Katanec.html (613 words)

	RKI
		Katanec believes in hard work, team spirit, and a solid defense, and is understandably regarded as a hero in Slovenia.
		Successful leadership by head coach Sreckok Katanec is the key factor to the team's rise to prominence.
		Under Katanec, the team had risen to 26th in the FIFA World rankings by the end of the qualifying campaign, an improvement of over 100 places from when the ranking system was introduced in 1993.
	rkiworldcup.kbs.co.kr /rki/team/team_b_04_slovenia.html (351 words)

	uefa.com
		Srecko Katanec, the 39-year-old former Slovenia coach, has been unveiled as the new head coach of Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus FC.
		His appointment confirmed Greek press reports that Katanec was the intended successor of the sacked Panagiotis Lemonis.
		Katanec will watch Olympiakos's match against Proodeftiki FC from the stands tomorrow before taking charge of his first game as coach next weekend in the Athens derby against AEK Athens FC.
	www.uefa.com /news/newsId=40989,printer.htmx (383 words)

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