Alen Horvat

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alen Horvat

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|09|13}}

| birth_place = Rijeka, Croatia

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 1992–1995 |clubs1 = Rijeka |caps1 = 67 |goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1997 |clubs2 = Segesta |caps2 = 10 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1997–2000 |clubs3 = Orijent 1919 |caps3 = 42 |goals3 = 3

| years5 = 2000–2003 |clubs5 = Novalja |caps5 = 41 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2003–2005 |clubs6 = Pomorac |caps6 = 27 |goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1994

| nationalteam1 = Croatia U21

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

|manageryears1 = 2007–2010 |managerclubs1 = Krk

|manageryears2 = 2011–2012 |managerclubs2 = Rijeka

|manageryears3 = 2012–2013 |managerclubs3 = Krk

|manageryears4 = 2013–2014 |managerclubs4 = Pomorac

|manageryears5 = 2014–2015 |managerclubs5 = Bistra

|manageryears6 = 2015–2016 |managerclubs6 = Hrvatski Dragovoljac

|manageryears7 = 2016 |managerclubs7 = Marsonia

|manageryears8 = 2017–2019 |managerclubs8 = Al-Wasl B

|manageryears9 = 2018 |managerclubs9 = Al-Ain

|manageryears10 = 2019–2020 |managerclubs10 = Al-Khaleej

|manageryears11 = 2020–2021 |managerclubs11 = Al-Nassr

|manageryears12 = 2021–2023 |managerclubs12 = Al-Batin

|manageryears13 = 2023–2024 |managerclubs13 = Al-Arabi

|manageryears14 = 2024–Present |managerclubs14 = Al Dhafra

}}

Alen Horvat (born 13 September 1973) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.

During the period in Al-Nassr FC in January 2021, he won Saudi Super Cup and was also named as Coach of the Month in Saudi League.{{Cite web |last=جمعة (القاهرة) |first=محمد |date=2025-07-04 |title=هورفات لـ«عكاظ»: حان وقت عودة النصر لمنصات التتويج.. والهلال أسكت المنتقدين |url=https://www.okaz.com.sa/sport/saudi/2203151 |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=Okaz |language=Arabic}}{{cite web |title=Alen Horvat pobjedom debitirao na klupi Al Nassra, u idućem kolu čega ga dvoboj protiv bivšeg veznjaka Rijeke |url=https://www.novilist.hr/sport/nogomet/alen-horvat-pobjedom-debitirao-na-klupi-al-nassra-u-iducem-kolu-cega-ga-dvoboj-protiv-bivseg-veznjaka-rijeke/?meta_refresh=true |website=novilist.hr |language=hr |date=1 January 2021 }}

Career

Horvat played for the Croatia national team and was one of the youngest captain in history of HNK Rijeka. He played his professional debut for HNK Rijeka when he was eighteen years old. Also when he started his coaching career, he was one of the youngest coaches in HNK Rijeka. {{cite news|url=https://www.mojarijeka.hr/sport/alen-horvat-novi-trener-hnk-rijeke|title=Alen Horvat novi trener HNK Rijeke|publisher=mojarijeka.hr|access-date= 19 September 2019}}

After a successful career in Croatia, Horvat continues his career in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In January 2021 with Al Nassr FC he won the Saudi Super Cup.

On 21 October 2021, Horvat was appointed as manager of Al-Batin.{{cite web |title=الباطن يتعاقد مع المدرب هورفات |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1914227}} The main goal of the season was to stay in the league, which was achieved. The contract ends in February 2023{{cite web |title=هورفات.. خامس ضحايا أندية روشن |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/797069}}

In the 2024/25 season, Horvat was the coach of Al Dhafra SC. He won the championship with the club and promoted the club to the ADNOC Pro League, which is one of the greatest results in the club's history.

Statistics

=Player=

{{cite news|url=https://hrnogomet.com/kup/igrac.php?id=119&stranica=1&lang=en|title=Alen Horvat statistics

|publisher=hrnogomet.com|access-date= 29 October 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/|title=HNK Rijeka

|publisher=nk-rijeka.hr |access-date= 29 October 2018}}

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| Croatia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Croatian Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1992	rowspan="6"\|HNK Rijeka	rowspan="7"\|Prva HNL	4	0	1	0	5	0
1992–93	3	0	0	0	3	0
1993–94	19	0	7	0	26	0
1994–95	19	0	2	0	21	0
1995–96	19	1	4	0	23	1
rowspan="2"\|1996–97	3	0	2	0	5	0
rowspan="1"\|HNK Segesta	5	0	0	0	5	0
colspan=3\|Total !72\|\|1\|\|16\|\|0\|\|88\|\|1

=Manager=

{{cite news|url=https://hrnogomet.com/hnl/trener.php?id=296&lang=en&stranica=1|title=Alen Horvat statistics

|publisher=hrnogomet.com|access-date= 29 October 2018}}

class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
HNK Rijeka \|20 June 2011 \|4 October 2011 {{WDL\|11\|4\|4\|3}}
Pomorac Kostrena \|1 July 2013 \|30 June 2014 {{WDL\|34\|10\|14\|10}}
NK Bistra \|24 February 2015 \|30 June 2015 {{WDL\|14\|2\|6\|6}}
Hrvatski Dragovoljac \|10 September 2015 \|23 December 2015 {{WDL\|14\|3\|5\|6}}
Marsonia \|4 April 2016 \|9 September 2016 {{WDL\|13\|6\|2\|5}}
Al-Ain \|9 February 2019 \|20 May 2019 {{WDL\|15\|6\|7\|2}}
Al-Khaleej \|7 July 2019 \|14 December 2019 {{WDL\|17\|4\|6\|7}}
Al-Nassr \|27 December 2020 \|9 April 2021 {{WDL\|18\|10\|4\|4}}
Al-Batin \|22 October 2021 \|19 February 2023 {{WDL\|41\|8\|9\|24}}
Al-Arabi \|2 July 2023 \|24 January 2024 {{WDL\|19\|8\|4\|7}}
class="sortbottom"
Al Dhafra \|March 2024 \|31 May 2025 {{WDL\|39\|22\|10\|7}}
class="sortbottom" !		Total {{WDLtot\|196\|61\|61\|74}} \|

class="wikitable sortable"

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

Win %

HNK Rijeka

|20 June 2011

|4 October 2011

Pomorac Kostrena

|1 July 2013

|30 June 2014

NK Bistra

|24 February 2015

|30 June 2015

Hrvatski Dragovoljac

|10 September 2015

|23 December 2015

Marsonia

|4 April 2016

|9 September 2016

Al-Ain

|9 February 2019

|20 May 2019

Al-Khaleej

|7 July 2019

|14 December 2019

Al-Nassr

|27 December 2020

|9 April 2021

Al-Batin

|22 October 2021

|19 February 2023

Al-Arabi

|2 July 2023

|24 January 2024

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Al Dhafra

|March 2024

|31 May 2025

class="sortbottom"

Total

Honours

=Manager=

Al Dhafra SC – UAE

Champions and promotion to Pro League

Al-Nassr

Saudi Super Cup: 2020

Individual

Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month: January 2021{{cite web |title=هورفارت أفضل مدرب في يناير .. والحمدان وكاسيو وتاوامبا ينتزعون النجومية |url=https://www.spl.com.sa/ar/node/3658 |access-date=3 November 2021 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129153916/https://www.spl.com.sa/ar/node/3658 |url-status=dead }}