Blaž Slišković
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| Date of birth | 30 May 1959 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mostar, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1976–1981 | Velež | 123 | (25) | ||||||||||||
| 1981–1986 | Hajduk Split | 101 | (21) | ||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Marseille | 29 | (6) | ||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Pescara | 23 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Lens | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Mulhouse | 27 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Rennes | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Pescara | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||
| 1978–1986 | Yugoslavia | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||||||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | Brotnjo | ||||||||||||||
| 2000-2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Hajduk Split | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | KF Tirana | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Unirea Alba Iulia | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Široki Brijeg | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Al-Ansar | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Qingdao Jonoon F.C. | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Široki Brijeg | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||||||||||||||
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Blaž "Baka" Slišković (born 30 May 1959) is a former Bosnian footballer who was also capped for Yugoslavia in the late 1970s and early 1980s. After retiring from playing Slišković turned to coaching and was most recently in charge of managing Chinese side Qingdao Jonoon F.C. in 2012.
In July 2011, Zinedine Zidane named Slišković as one of his idols while growing up and included him in his "All Time Best 11" of Marseille.
Personal life
Slišković was born in Mostar to Bosnian Croat parents. He was married to Bosnian Serb handball player, Svetlana Kitić. His father Vladko "Vlado" played for FK Velež Mostar for 15 years.[1]
Club career
During his time Slišković was considered one of the most technically gifted players of his generation. In 1985 he was named Yugoslav Footballer of the Year.
In 2011, for the 100th anniversary of Hajduk Split, he was chosen in the "Hajduk Split Best 11 of all-time".[2]
International career
Although most experts expected him to create a great international career, he was only capped 26 times for Yugoslavia. He scored 3 goals in the process. Slišković played three friendly games for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in 1993 as the captain in all three games.[3][4]
Coaching career
He managed the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team from 2002 until 2006.[5]
In 2004 he won the award "Best Bosnia and Herzegovina Coach" by Dnevni Avaz.
In October 2004, he replaced Ivan Katalinić and won the Croatian Championship with Hajduk Split for the 2004–05 season.
By summer 2008, he was appointed coach of Albanian football club, KF Tirana in where he won the League title of that season, the only foreign coach to achieve such a triumph in Albania.
In March 2010 Unirea Alba Iulia hired Slišković until the end of the season; he replaced Adrian Falub.[6]
In April 2011 he took the head coaching position at NK Široki Brijeg and reached 4th position and qualified for UEFA League.
On 19 January 2012, Chinese Super League side Qingdao Jonoon F.C. announced that they have signed a contract with Slišković to replace South Korean Chang Woe-Ryong.[7] On 19 May he menaged again Siroki Brijeg.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ↑ "IZBOR SLOBODNE DALMACIJE Jedanaest veličanstvenih hajduka; I Grgur Ninski - hajdukovac! (FOTOGALERIJA) > Slobodna Dalmacija > Hajduk". Slobodnadalmacija.hr. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Sušić, Slišković, Škoro i drugi počeli stvaranje reprezentacije". Sarajevo-x.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Čudesni Mostarac koji je bio idol Zinedineu Zidaneu" (in Bosnian). sport.ba. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Blaz Sliskovic - A Talented Coach With One Job Too Many". Soccerphile.com. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ "Ziarul Unirwa - Unirea are antrenor nou - bosniacul Blaz Sliskovic". Ziarulunirea.ro. 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ↑ 青岛中能足球俱乐部主教练公告 (Chinese)