27 Facts About Robert Jarni

Robert Jarni was born on 26 October 1968 and is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a left winger or wingback.

Robert Jarni was a regular in the Croatia national football team between 1990 and 2002, winning a total of 80 international caps for Croatia and being the national team's record cap holder until June 2006, when his record was beaten by Dario Simic.

Robert Jarni participated in three FIFA World Cups, in 1990 with Yugoslavia and in 1998 and 2002 with Croatia, making a total of eleven appearances in the competition.

Robert Jarni stayed with Hajduk until 1991, when he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Italian side Bari.

Robert Jarni spent just one season with Juventus, and went on to move to Spanish side Real Betis in 1995.

Robert Jarni had a fairly successful spell with the Seville club, appearing in 98 Primera Division matches for the club over the following three seasons, scoring a total of 19 goals in the league.

At Real Madrid, Robert Jarni struggled to get his place in the starting line-up and often found himself receiving little playing time as a substitute, although he did manage to finish the season with a total of 27 Primera Division appearances on his tally.

Robert Jarni only appeared in five matches for Panathinaikos in the Greek league, although he made three appearances for the club in the UEFA Champions League in February and March 2002.

Robert Jarni's contract was not renewed at the end of the season, and he subsequently retired from professional football as a player, aged 33.

Robert Jarni was part of the Yugoslav squad that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile, alongside his future Croatia team-mates Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban, Robert Prosinecki and Igor Stimac.

Robert Jarni won seven international caps with the team in 1990 and 1991, scoring one goal.

Robert Jarni quickly established himself as a regular with the team and was part of the Croatian squad for the country's first appearance in the finals of a major tournament, at the UEFA Euro 1996 in England.

Two years later, Robert Jarni was named in the Croatian squad for the country's first World Cup appearance, at the 1998 finals in France, and was an important member of the team that went on to win the bronze medals at the tournament.

Robert Jarni continued to play regularly for Croatia until 2002, when he retired from football as a player.

Robert Jarni's final international was a June 2002 World Cup finals match against Ecuador.

Robert Jarni appeared in all of their three group matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals in Japan, where Croatia were eliminated following the group stage.

Robert Jarni started his managerial career in professional football as assistant manager to Sergije Kresic at Hajduk Split in late August 2007.

Robert Jarni went on to sign a one-year contract with the club after the match.

Robert Jarni was eventually replaced by Goran Vucevic on 20 May 2008, ten days after the club's final league game of the season.

Robert Jarni resigned from the managerial post on 19 September 2010, after recording two draws and four defeats in six league matches in charge of the club.

On 24 November 2014, Robert Jarni was announced as the new manager of Hungarian side Pecs.

When Robert Jarni took over the club, it was in second last position in the league table, and he successfully finished the season in eleventh place.

The relegation saw owner Dezso Matyi leaving the club after eight years, when he sold his share to the city of Pecs and this forced Robert Jarni to quit the club, ending his stint with Pecs.

From June 2017 to 2019, Robert Jarni was the head coach of the Croatia U19 national football team.

From August 2019, Robert Jarni was appointed as the head coach of Indian club NorthEast United, a club based in Guwahati, Assam.

Robert Jarni won two international caps and scored two goals for the Croatia national futsal team in November 2003 during their qualifying campaign for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Robert Jarni made several appearances as a pundit on Croatian commercial TV station RTL Televizija during their live broadcasts of various international football matches, mostly the away matches of the Croatia national team that were regularly broadcast by the station between 2004 and 2007.