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Ivan Henjak
Ivan Henjak (/hɛndʒæk/) (born 9 March 1963) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. A New South Wales Country representative half back, Henjak played his club football in the NSWRL premiership, with the St. George Dragons, Canberra Raiders, and Western Suburbs Magpies, and later in England with Hull FC.
He later became head coach for the Brisbane Broncos of the National Rugby League, the second ever, having taken over from Wayne Bennett in 2009. Henjak is also the uncle of Australia international rugby union player, Matt Henjak, while Henjak's son played front row for Australian Schoolboys. [citation needed]
In 1987 Henjak, while playing for Canberra, was involved in a publicised dispute over an agreement he made to negotiate playing for Newcastle, despite having signed a contract to stay with the Raiders. That year he played at halfback in the Raiders' first grand final, which they lost to Manly.
In 1990, he moved to the Western Suburbs Magpies, being appointed captain. A former student at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, he had supported the Magpies, later saying, "I followed Tommy. I was a Wests boy." He played 22 games that season, mostly at halfback with Jason Taylor playing five-eighth. With the arrival of new coach Warren Ryan in 1991, he was limited to 11 appearances, sometimes from the bench.
Henjak then moved to St. George for 1992 when they lost the grand final against the Brisbane Broncos, but he did not play that day. This was followed by a final season playing football in England in 1993.
Ivan Henjak played stand-off (replaced by substitute Keith Mumby) in Bradford Northern's 20–14 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1989 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989.
Henjak became the Brisbane Broncos' reserve grade coach in 1994. He was later promoted to assistant coach under Wayne Bennett. Henjak was vocal about the alcohol culture of young players and their clubs after his nephew Matt Henjak and teammate Haig Sare were involved a drunken pub brawl which left Sare with a broken jaw.
Henjak was interviewed for the position of head coach at the Broncos in 2009 following Bennett's departure and was selected to take over the coaching reins for the 2009 season after Wayne Bennett left to head up St. George Illawarra Dragons.
Ivan Henjak
Ivan Henjak (/hɛndʒæk/) (born 9 March 1963) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. A New South Wales Country representative half back, Henjak played his club football in the NSWRL premiership, with the St. George Dragons, Canberra Raiders, and Western Suburbs Magpies, and later in England with Hull FC.
He later became head coach for the Brisbane Broncos of the National Rugby League, the second ever, having taken over from Wayne Bennett in 2009. Henjak is also the uncle of Australia international rugby union player, Matt Henjak, while Henjak's son played front row for Australian Schoolboys. [citation needed]
In 1987 Henjak, while playing for Canberra, was involved in a publicised dispute over an agreement he made to negotiate playing for Newcastle, despite having signed a contract to stay with the Raiders. That year he played at halfback in the Raiders' first grand final, which they lost to Manly.
In 1990, he moved to the Western Suburbs Magpies, being appointed captain. A former student at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, he had supported the Magpies, later saying, "I followed Tommy. I was a Wests boy." He played 22 games that season, mostly at halfback with Jason Taylor playing five-eighth. With the arrival of new coach Warren Ryan in 1991, he was limited to 11 appearances, sometimes from the bench.
Henjak then moved to St. George for 1992 when they lost the grand final against the Brisbane Broncos, but he did not play that day. This was followed by a final season playing football in England in 1993.
Ivan Henjak played stand-off (replaced by substitute Keith Mumby) in Bradford Northern's 20–14 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1989 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989.
Henjak became the Brisbane Broncos' reserve grade coach in 1994. He was later promoted to assistant coach under Wayne Bennett. Henjak was vocal about the alcohol culture of young players and their clubs after his nephew Matt Henjak and teammate Haig Sare were involved a drunken pub brawl which left Sare with a broken jaw.
Henjak was interviewed for the position of head coach at the Broncos in 2009 following Bennett's departure and was selected to take over the coaching reins for the 2009 season after Wayne Bennett left to head up St. George Illawarra Dragons.
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