Dražen Brnčić


Dražen Brnčić is a Croatian-born Belgian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Brnčić started his youth career in SR Croatia but left for Belgium after Croatia declared its independence.
He joined a local side ACHE for a year before transferring to Charleroi, where he played regularly in the Belgian First Division and spotted by European teams. He eventually transferred to Serie B side Cremonese, before moving to Lombardy to join Monza. He played 37 Serie B matches for Monza as they were relegated; the next season, he was loaned to Serie B club Vicenza and won promotion to Serie A.
In the 2000–01 season he joined A.C. Milan, but only played one league matches, three Coppa Italia matches and one Champions League match due to injuries.
Before the start of the following season, he was signed by Internazionale as part of the transfer that saw Andrea Pirlo move to Milan. He never played for Inter and spent his two years at the club on loan to Serie B sides Ancona and Venezia.
In June 2003, he was released by Inter and went on trial at Vitesse Arnhem before joining MVV in the Eerste Divisie.
In 2007, he joined Belgian Third Division team Visé, where he played as a defender and scored 4 goals.

Managerial career

In 2012, he became the trainer of RSC Verviers for 4 month to maintain club in third division.
In the 2013–14 season with RSC Vervier, he finished in second place. Because of the club did not receive the division 2 license, the team couldn't play the final round to be promoted in second division.
In the 2014–15 season, he was the trainer of Union St Giloise. He did fantastic work and his team was promoted to the second division.
For the 2015 season, he was the trainer of Patro Maasmechelen. He decided to stop after 4 months because of the fact that the club has no ambition.
Now, he is the trainer of Seraing United. This club has more ambitions and wants to go to the Belgium first division.
Since November 2016 he will take the lead of the fresh reborn RWDM the traditional football club of Molenbeek. The club has a lot of ambition and matches. Under Brnčić leadership the club clinches two titles a row for climbing from level 5 to level 3 of Belgian football, and knocking on the door of Belgian professional football.

Personal life

Brnčić married a Belgian woman and received Belgian nationality.