Stanko Poklepović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 April 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1972 | RNK Split | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1969 | RNK Split | ||
| 1971–1972 | RNK Split | ||
| 1984–1986 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1987–1989 | Budućnost Titograd | ||
| 1989–1990 | Borac Banja Luka | ||
| 1990–1991 | APOEL | ||
| 1991–1993 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1992–1993 | Croatia | ||
| 1994 | Dubrovnik | ||
| 1994–1995 | Iran | ||
| 1995–1997 | Persepolis | ||
| 1997–1998 | Publikum Celje | ||
| 1998–1999 | Osijek | ||
| 1999–2000 | Ferencváros | ||
| 2001–2002 | Sepahan | ||
| 2002–2003 | Osijek | ||
| 2005 | Sepahan | ||
| 2009 | Damash Gilan | ||
| 2010 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2015 | Hajduk Split | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stanko "Špaco" Poklepović (born 19 April 1938) is a Croatian football coach and former football player. He is mostly famous for managing Hajduk Split in four different occasions during his career.
He made his impact in the 1984–85 Yugoslav First League as the manager of Hajduk Split when he took over the Yugoslav powerhouse at the time when a lot of important players left the club and a lot of young players like Asanović, Andrijašević and Španjić joined the club with no experience. Poklepović almost won the league but finished 2nd because of match fixing that was popular with other clubs in the league. Hajduk managed to break the record and scored 2 goals in every match that season.
In the 1985–86 UEFA Cup Poklepović lead Hajduk to the quarter-finals. Poklepović won the first leg match against Waregem 1-0 on Poljud but he was then sacked from Hajduk for under-performing in the league so he didn't manage the second leg game against Waregem which Hajduk lost on penalties after a 0-1 defeat.
In 1991, he returned to Hajduk and managed to win the 1992 Prva HNL which was Stanko's first league trophy in his career. In 1992, he took over the Croatian national football team but after 4 games and only 1 win he left the team.
In 1994, he went to managed the Iranian national football team and Persepolis. He managed to win the 1995–96 Azadegan League and the 1996–97 Azadegan League with Persepolis.
In 1998, he took over Osijek and managed to win the 1998–99 Croatian Cup which is Osijek's first and only trophy till today. He also finished 4th in the 1998–99 Prva HNL and secured a place in European competitions for Osijek. He returned again to Iran in 2005 and 2009 but unsuccessfully.
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