Career
Katalinski"s career began in a small club FK Igman based in Ilidža, a suburb of Sarajevo. He was spotted there in 1964 by FK Željezničar coaches who offered a move to their club"s youth system. He accepted the offer immediately and one year later made his first team debut.
He played for FK Željezničar until 1975.
He made more than 250 league appearances and, although he was a defender, he scored 48 league goals. In total, he played more than 350 games in Željezničar"s shirt, scoring more than 100 goals.
Katalinski decided to go abroad in 1975. Subsequently, he signed a contract with French side Office of Government Commerce Nice.
He had played 150 games for the club before he decided to end his career in 1978, because of an injury.
As a youngster, Katalinski started playing for junior team of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and later for Yugoslav junior national team (12 caps) and Under-21 national team (18 caps). In 1972, he made his debut for Yugoslav national team He collected 41 caps and scored 10 goals.
He scored the only goal of the game that secured a place on 1974 and instantly became a hero of the nation.
Katalinski worked as a youth coordinator for Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was an educated football coach and he also graduated in physical education.
He worked as a coach in several clubs and he was a vicepresident of his favourite FK Željezničar. In memory of Josip Katalinski Football association of Bosnia and Herzegovina from June 2012 organizes a tournament Josip Katalinski-Škija for U-17 teams.