Srečko Katanec (pronounced [ˈsretʃkɔ kaˈtanɛts] ⓘ; born 16 July 1963) is a Slovenian retired football manager and player.

A former midfielder, who was also capable of playing as a defender, Katanec is regarded as one of the greatest Slovenian footballers of all time, having represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, UEFA Euro 1984 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

[1] During his club career, Katanec won a Yugoslav League championship with FK Partizan and was a runner-up of the 1988–89 UEFA Cup with VfB Stuttgart.

[2] As manager of Slovenia, Katanec led the country to its first major tournament in history after qualifying for the 2000 European Championship and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

In 1991, Sampdoria won the Scudetto as Serie A champions, while the next year, the club reached the 1992 European Cup final, losing to Barcelona.

[13] Under Katanec's command, Olympiacos played worse than expected, and on 7 February 2003 the club terminated his contract with immediate effect due to poor performances and a bad atmosphere in the team.

[16] Following a mixed set of results in the qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including a 1–0 win against Scotland and a 4–0 loss to the Netherlands, Katanec resigned from the position on 6 April 2009.

[27] With Uzbekistan, he reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, where the team was eliminated on penalties by eventual champions Qatar.

[28] Katanec resigned as Uzbekistan head coach in January 2025 due to health problems, and announced his retirement from football.