Club Career
Kodro's professional debut occurred in 1985 at the age of 18, with hometown club Velež Mostar. He appeared in only 14 Yugoslav First League games in his first two years combined, but eventually became a starter, scoring 31 goals in his last two full seasons combined, and helping the club two the 1986 Yugoslav Cup - he did not play in the final against NK Dinamo Zagreb however - and three consecutive top-three finishes.
When the Yugoslav Wars began, Kodro migrated to Spain - after scoring five goals in only five games in the last edition of the Yugoslavian championship - where he spent the vast majority of his remaining career. He first played with Real Sociedad of San Sebastián, always netting in double digits for the Basque, including 23 in 1993–94 and a career-best 25 in the following year, finishing second in the Pichichi Trophy race to Real Madrid's Iván Zamorano.
In the 1995 off-season, Kodro was purchased by FC Barcelona, starting throughout most of the season but only managing nine La Liga goals for the Catalans, including two in El Clásico against Real Madrid (3–0 home win). After Barça came out empty in silverware, manager Johan Cruyff - who insisted in his signing - was sacked and the player also left Camp Nou, joining CD Tenerife where he played three seasons, notably contributing with two goals in six games in the Canary Islands side's UEFA Cup semifinal run; in 1998–99, for the only time in his career, he failed to find the net and his team suffered top flight relegation.
32-year old Kodro returned to the Basque region and joined Deportivo Alavés in the 1999–2000 season. He retired from football the following year after one year in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.
In 2006, Kodro started his coaching career, being assistant to José Mari Bakero at former team Real Sociedad. In the 2008 summer, he was appointed manager of the club's youth sides, and remained in the post for two years, when he was promoted to B team duties, with the club in Segunda División B.
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