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Slaven Bilić

April 24, 2023

Slaven Bilić (pronounced [slǎʋen bǐːlitɕ];[2][3] born 11 September 1968) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently manager of EFL Championship side Watford.

Slaven Bilić
Bilić during a West Ham United press conference in 2015
Personal information
Full name Slaven Bilić[1]
Date of birth (1968-09-11) 11 September 1968 (age 54)[1]
Place of birth Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1977–1988 Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Hajduk Split 109 (13)
1988 → Primorac (loan) 13 (1)
1988–1989 → Šibenik (loan) 33 (7)
1993–1996 Karlsruher SC 66 (5)
1996–1997 West Ham United 48 (2)
1997–1999 Everton 26 (0)
1999–2000 Hajduk Split 9 (0)
Total 294 (28)
International career
1992–1999 Croatia 44 (3)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Hajduk Split
2004–2006 Croatia U21
2006–2012 Croatia
2012–2013 Lokomotiv Moscow
2013–2015 Beşiktaş
2015–2017 West Ham United
2018–2019 Al-Ittihad
2019–2020 West Bromwich Albion
2021–2022 Beijing Guoan
2022–2023 Watford
Honours
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bilić, who played as a defender, began his career in 1988 with his hometown club Hajduk Split, later having successful spells with Karlsruher SC in Germany, and West Ham United and Everton in England before retiring from active football in 2001. At the international level, Bilić served as one of Croatia's most consistent defenders during the tenure of coach Miroslav Blažević, earning 44 caps between 1992 and 1999, and playing in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup, helping the team to the third place at the latter tournament.

Following his playing retirement in 2001 at Hajduk Split, Bilić coached the team in the second half of the 2001–02 season. Between 2004 and 2006, he managed the Croatia national under-21 team before taking over the senior national side. He led the team to the quarter-finals of the 2008 European Championship and left after the next edition four years later. He was praised for his long-standing service to the national side and credited with successfully overseeing the introduction of a series of young players from the under-21 squad to the senior side.[4][5] He left for the Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow in 2012 and then spent two years apiece managing Turkish club Beşiktaş and West Ham United. During the 2018–19 season he was the head coach of Al-Ittihad, and on 13 June 2019 he became the manager of West Bromwich Albion. After this he became manager of Chinese team Beijing Guoan, before becoming manager of Watford in 2022.

Club career

Early life and Hajduk Split

Almost all Hajduk juniors went to the economics school, so Bilić wanted to go as well. There were no classical grammar schools in Split, so he enrolled in information, journalism and documentary studies (INDOK). All throughout high school, Bilić ended up with the highest grades, so he graduated with Matura. His favorite subjects were maths and history. When he was choosing where to enroll in college, he already knew he would be a footballer. After graduating from high school, he completed his law faculty in Split, where his father was the dean.[6]

As a Hajduk player, he was on loan for half a year at NK Primorac from Stobreč, and for one and a half a year in HNK Šibenik, which fought for the first place spot in the Yugoslav Second League.[7] Bilić, as centre half, scored seven goals and played for the national team. Petar Nadoveza called him up for three matches: in Skopje, Niš and Mostar. He scored two goals and was declared man of the match in all three matches.[8]

Bilić became the target of clubs such as Dinamo Zagreb, Red Star Belgrade and Partizan, which all wanted to acquire the young defender. He helped his club win the 1990–91 Yugoslav Cup before the dismantling of the Yugoslav First League. During the first season of the newly founded Croatian First League, Hajduk won the league and Super Cup. One season later, they also secured the Croatian Cup.[9]

West Ham United

In January 1996, Harry Redknapp, manager of Premier League club West Ham United, brought him to the club for a fee of £1.3 million,[10] setting the club's record for highest fee paid for an incoming player. He made his debut on 12 February 1996 in a 0–1 away win against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Bilić's shot was saved by Tottenham goalkeeper Ian Walker only for West Ham's Dani, another debutant, to divert the ball into the Tottenham goal.[11][12]

Bilić scored three goals in his time with West Ham: two in the Premier League, against Liverpool and Sunderland, and one in the League Cup against Barnet, heading-in from a Stan Lazaridis corner, his first for the club.[11][13] He played 13 games in the 1995–96 season and 41 in the 1996–97 season, a season which also saw him voted a runner-up, to Julian Dicks, for the Hammer of the Year award.[11][14]

In March 1997, Everton manager Joe Royle brokered a £4.5 million move, with Bilić claiming he had a debt of loyalty to West Ham to stay with the club until the end of the season to ensure they were not relegated.[15] West Ham finished in 14th place, two points above the relegation places.[16]

Everton

Bilić turned out for Everton in August 1997 after assuring himself of new manager Howard Kendall's full support. He initially brought some class to the Toffees' backline, but his season was marred by bookings that saw him miss several games through suspension.[15]

After his exertions in the 1998 World Cup, Bilić revealed a nagging groin strain that required rest and treatment, which he took back home in Croatia.[15] After missing the first quarter of the season, Bilić was left wondering if he would get back into the Everton side managed by Walter Smith. He did so and showed some good form but could never fully establish himself due to injuries and suspensions.[15]

Everton released Bilić in July 1999.

Hajduk Split

Two days after being released by Everton, Bilić signed up with his home club Hajduk Split, where he briefly played until retiring.[15] He led Hajduk as team captain to their first trophy in five years winning the Croatian Cup.[17]

International career

Bilić made his international debut on 5 July 1992 in a friendly match against Australia, in which they lost 1–0 at Olympic Park Stadium.[18]

Bilić went into the 1998 World Cup with Croatia, where the team was the surprise package of the tournament, falling in the semi-finals to hosts France. Croatia finished in third place after winning the play-off game.[15]

Bilić was involved in controversy during the tournament for the role he played in the dismissal of Laurent Blanc in the semi-final with France. With Croatia behind, a free kick was awarded, which saw Bilić marking the French defender. He held Blanc and to free himself, Blanc pushed Bilić, making contact with his chin and chest. Bilić fell to the ground clutching his forehead. Bilić later admitted that he was acting, and went down only after encouragement from teammate Igor Štimac. Blanc was sent off and missed the World Cup final through suspension.[15] Bilić did not apologize but did say, "I swear if I could change that so Blanc could play in the final, I would."[19]

Managerial career

Early days

As a shareholder in his hometown club, Hajduk Split, he temporarily agreed to manage them until the club found a replacement manager. Having admitted that the adrenaline inspired him, he reportedly received guidance after travelling Europe and visiting Arsène Wenger and Marcello Lippi.[20]

Croatia

Bilić was appointed head coach of the senior national team on 25 July 2006, succeeding Zlatko Kranjčar after the unsuccessful 2006 World Cup. His assistants included former teammates Aljoša Asanović, Robert Prosinečki, Nikola Jurčević and Marjan Mrmić. One of his first actions in charge of the squad was the promotion of three players from the under-21 squad: Eduardo, Luka Modrić and Vedran Ćorluka, who would all eventually enjoy impressive success and make transfers to the Premier League. The team's first official game under Bilić was the 0–2 friendly win in Livorno against Italy, while Bilić's first competitive game was the goalless draw in Moscow against Russia in the opener for their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. Many criticized this result due to Bilić's suspension of Darijo Srna, Ivica Olić and Boško Balaban, who escaped from camp three days before the match and went to the night club Fontana in Zagreb. It is likely that no one would have found out, but there was a gunfight and a police intervention.[21]

Further in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, he led Croatia to a very successful campaign in a group consisting of England, Russia, Israel, Macedonia, Estonia, and Andorra. Bilić managed to lead Croatia to a first-place finish in Group E, most notably masterminding home and away victories against England, who consequently did not qualify and sacked their manager Steve McClaren.[20]

 
Bilić at the presentation of Croatia's new kit, April 2010

At the Euro 2008 tournament itself, where he was the youngest coach, Bilić and the rest of his squad had to participate with a "handicap", as they were without their star striker Eduardo, who sustained a serious injury a few months earlier. Nonetheless, Bilić led his side to an outstanding achievement, as they won all three group stage games of the competition, taking maximum points in the group for the first time in their history, which included an impressive 2–1 victory over eventual finalists Germany. Even his side's second string reserve side was seen to be too strong for their final group opponents Poland, who they beat 1–0 due to an Ivan Klasnić goal.[22] Croatia soon became labelled as favourites for the tournament, but suffered an exit in the quarter-finals against Turkey, and he admitted that the defeat would haunt him and his squad for the rest of their lives.[23]

Croatia opened UEFA Euro 2012 with a 3–1 victory over the Republic of Ireland, with striker Mario Mandžukić scoring twice, and Mandžukić also scored an equaliser in the 1–1 draw against Italy. After a 1–0 defeat to Spain, Croatia exited the tournament in the group stage. However, the team subsequently garnered widespread domestic praise for their performance, and were greeted by a large crowd upon their return. Upon his formal departure, Bilić was also praised for his long-standing service to the national side. Domestic media outlet Jutarnji list labelled him as Croatia's only manager to depart on such positive terms and credited him for his strong revival of the national side during his six-year tenure.[4]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 14 May 2012, it was confirmed that Bilić had signed a coaching contract with the Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow.[24] Upon the confirmation of signing, Lokomotiv chairman Olga Smorodskaya stated that Lokomotiv had tough competition in signing Bilić, as he was targeted by many clubs around Europe who wanted to sign him as their new manager.[25] Bilić took over the team after the Euro 2012 tournament had finished. His assistants included former teammates and former assistants during his tenure as manager in the national team, Aljoša Asanović and Nikola Jurčević. Upon his arrival he made his first big signing for the team, signing his ex-Croatian international player Vedran Ćorluka from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £5.5 million. His first official match as the new Lokomotiv manager came on 20 July 2012 in away match against Mordoviya Saransk, ending in 3–2 win for Lokomotiv. Bilić's first season as a manager ended with the Lokomotiv's worst league result, ninth place, since the establishment of Russian championship in 1992. Bilić accepted responsibility for Lokomotiv's failure and was sacked on 18 June 2013.[26]

Beşiktaş

After leaving Lokomotiv, Bilić entered talks to take over as Beşiktaş manager. The deal was confirmed on 26 June 2013 after an agreement to a three-year contract worth €4.8 million. Bilić signed the contract on 28 June.[27] On 22 September, Bilić was sent-off from the bench by referee Fırat Aydınus during the İstanbul Derby against Galatasaray, after Bilić had complained about the amount of time added by the referee.[28] Beşiktaş president Fikret Orman announced on 21 May 2015 that Bilić would leave the club at the end of the 2014–15 season.[29]

West Ham United

 
Bilić managing West Ham United in March 2016

On 9 June 2015, Bilić was appointed manager of former club West Ham United in the English Premier League on a three-year contract.[30] In his first Premier League game on 9 August, his team beat Arsenal 2–0 at the Emirates Stadium.[31] Three weeks later, he became the first manager to lead West Ham to victory against Liverpool at Anfield since 1963.[32] On 19 September, Bilić led West Ham to a third successive 1–2 away win against Manchester City. It was the first time the Hammers had won three successive Premier League away games since September 2007,[33] and only three other sides had recorded away wins at Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City in the same Premier League season.[34] In Bilić's first season as manager, West Ham finished seventh in the Premier League and towards the end of the season, they beat Manchester United 3–2 in May and significantly lowered United's hope of finishing in top 4 for qualification for the UEFA Championship League place.[35] The team broke several records for the club in the Premier League era, including the highest number of points with 62, the highest number of goals in a season with 65, a positive goal difference for the first time in the Premier League with +14, the fewest games lost in a season with eight and the fewest away defeats with five.[36]

Following Manchester United's win in the 2016 FA Cup Final, West Ham took their UEFA Europa League place and qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[37] For the second season in a row they were eliminated in the qualifying rounds by Romanian side FC Astra Giurgiu.[38] In his second season in charge West Ham finished 11th in the Premier League in a challenging debut season at the London Stadium following the acrimonious departure of star player, Dimitri Payet.[39]

After a run of poor results in the Premier League, culminating in a 4–1 home loss to Liverpool on 4 November 2017, Bilić was sacked. The announcement, made two days after the game, stated that "West Ham United can confirm that Slaven Bilic has today left his position with the club. West Ham United believe a change is now necessary in order for the club to move forward positively and in line with their ambition."[40] He left the team with a record of 1.33 points per Premier League game, which is the best of any previous West Ham manager.[41]

Al-Ittihad

On 27 September 2018, Bilić joined Al-Ittihad of the Saudi Professional League.[42] On 24 February 2019, after five months as manager of Al-Ittihad and after winning only 6 of his 20 matches, Bilić got sacked from the position.[43]

West Bromwich Albion

On 13 June 2019, Bilić was named as head coach of West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract.[44] On 22 July 2020, he led the club to promotion back to the Premier League, finishing as runner-up in the 2019–20 EFL Championship.[45]

On 22 September, Bilić was charged with 'improper conduct' by the FA, after remonstrating with referee Mike Dean during his team's 5–2 defeat to Everton a few days before.[46]

On 16 December, despite a surprise 1–1 draw against Manchester City, Bilić was sacked by the club after a poor start to the season. His fellow coaching staff were also dismissed.[47] At the time, West Brom were 19th in the league, having taken just seven points from 13 games.[48]

Beijing Guoan

On 6 January 2021, Bilić was named as head coach of Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan on a two-year contract.[49]

On 8 January 2022, Bilić parted ways with Beijing Guoan.[50]

Watford

On 26 September 2022, Bilić became manager of Watford on an 18-month contract.[51] In his first game in charge, on 2 October, Watford won 4–0 away to Stoke City.[52]

On 7 March 2023, Bilić was sacked with the club sitting in ninth position, four points below the play-offs places. In a statement the club noted the Hornets had won just once in the last eight Championship games.[53]

Coaching style

Bilić has said in a post tournament interview that he and his players compiled and studied many games of their opponents to become very well prepared for tough matches.[54]

Known to be a big fan of music, Bilić relates his teams motivation to such, often encouraging them to listen to inspiring music before and after games.[55]

Personal life

"If you know to share what you own, you live happily and with honor. I am a true socialist. I know I can't save the world on my own; but if there is a struggle against unjustness, I always prefer to be on the frontline, and that is my attitude toward life."

–Bilić speaking of himself.[56]

Along with his native Croatian, Bilić is fluent in German, Italian and English, while he also holds a degree in law.[57] As a big fan of rock music, he plays rhythm guitar with his favoured red Gibson Explorer and is a member of Rawbau, a Croatian rock band.[58] In 2008, the band recorded a song for Croatia's performance at Euro 2008 called "Vatreno ludilo" (Fiery Madness).[59]

He stutters.[60]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Primorac (loan) 1988–89[61] Croatian Republican League 13 1 0 0 – – 13 1
Šibenik (loan) 1988–89[61] Yugoslav Second League 33 7 2 0 – – 35 7
Hajduk Split 1988–89[62] Yugoslav First League 3 2 0 0 – – 3 2
1989–90[63] 27 3 6 1 – – 33 4
1990–91[64] 32 2 7 0 – 1 0 40 2
1991–92[65] Prva HNL 20 1 2 0 – 1 0 23 1
1992–93[66] 27 5 7 3 1 0 – 35 8
Total 109 13 22 4 1 0 2 0 134 17
Karlsruher SC 1993–94[67] Bundesliga 26 2 8 3 – 9 1 38 4
1994–95[68] 28 3 4 0 – – 32 3
1995–96[69] 12 0 2 1 – 6 2 20 1
Total 66 5 14 4 0 0 15 3 95 12
West Ham United 1995–96[70] Premier League 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
1996–97[71] 35 2 1 0 5 1 – 41 3
Total 48 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 54 3
Everton 1997–98[70] Premier League 22 2 0 0 3 0 – 25 2
1998–99[70] 4 0 1 0 0 0 – 5 0
Total 26 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 30 2
Hajduk Split 1999–2000[72] Prva HNL 9 0 4 0 – 0 0 13 0
2000–01[73] – – – 2 0 2 0
Total 9 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
Total 304 30 44 8 9 1 18 3 375 42
  1. ^ Includes Yugoslav Cup, Croatian Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup

International

Source:[74][75]

Croatia
Year Apps Goals
1992 4 0
1993 0 0
1994 6 0
1995 6 0
1996 11 1
1997 7 2
1998 9 0
1999 1 0
Total 44 3
Results list Croatia's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 1996 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy
26
   Bosnia and Herzegovina
1–0
4–1
 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6 September 1997 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia
31
1–1
3–2
3 29 October 1997
34
   Ukraine
1–0
2–0
 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial

As of 4 March 2023[76][better source needed]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Hajduk Split 5 December 2001 4 May 2002 17 11 4 2 064.71
Croatia U21 1 July 2004 30 June 2006 19 8 4 7 042.11
Croatia 25 July 2006 14 May 2012 65 42 15 8 064.62
Lokomotiv Moscow 14 May 2012 18 June 2013 32 13 7 12 040.63
Beşiktaş 28 June 2013 21 May 2015 92 48 22 22 052.17
West Ham United 9 June 2015 4 November 2017 111 42 30 39 037.84
Al-Ittihad 5 October 2018 24 February 2019 20 6 5 9 030.00
West Bromwich Albion 13 June 2019 16 December 2020 65 26 22 17 040.00
Beijing Guoan 6 January 2021 8 January 2022 29 9 8 12 031.03[failed verification]
Watford 26 September 2022 7 March 2023 26 10 7 9 038.46
Total 476 215 124 137 045.17

Honours

Player

Hajduk Split[77]

Croatia

Manager

West Bromwich Albion

Individual

Orders

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slaven, bilić, pronounced, slǎʋen, bǐːlitɕ, born, september, 1968, croatian, professional, football, manager, former, player, most, recently, manager, championship, side, watford, bilić, during, west, united, press, conference, 2015personal, informationfull, n. Slaven Bilic pronounced slǎʋen bǐːlitɕ 2 3 born 11 September 1968 is a Croatian professional football manager and former player He was most recently manager of EFL Championship side Watford Slaven BilicBilic during a West Ham United press conference in 2015Personal informationFull nameSlaven Bilic 1 Date of birth 1968 09 11 11 September 1968 age 54 1 Place of birthSplit SR Croatia Yugoslavia 1 Height1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 1 Position s DefenderYouth career1977 1988Hajduk SplitSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1988 1993Hajduk Split109 13 1988 Primorac loan 13 1 1988 1989 Sibenik loan 33 7 1993 1996Karlsruher SC66 5 1996 1997West Ham United48 2 1997 1999Everton26 0 1999 2000Hajduk Split9 0 Total294 28 International career1992 1999Croatia44 3 Managerial career2001 2002Hajduk Split2004 2006Croatia U212006 2012Croatia2012 2013Lokomotiv Moscow2013 2015Besiktas2015 2017West Ham United2018 2019Al Ittihad2019 2020West Bromwich Albion2021 2022Beijing Guoan2022 2023WatfordHonours Men s footballRepresenting CroatiaFIFA World Cup1998 France Club domestic league appearances and goalsBilic who played as a defender began his career in 1988 with his hometown club Hajduk Split later having successful spells with Karlsruher SC in Germany and West Ham United and Everton in England before retiring from active football in 2001 At the international level Bilic served as one of Croatia s most consistent defenders during the tenure of coach Miroslav Blazevic earning 44 caps between 1992 and 1999 and playing in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup helping the team to the third place at the latter tournament Following his playing retirement in 2001 at Hajduk Split Bilic coached the team in the second half of the 2001 02 season Between 2004 and 2006 he managed the Croatia national under 21 team before taking over the senior national side He led the team to the quarter finals of the 2008 European Championship and left after the next edition four years later He was praised for his long standing service to the national side and credited with successfully overseeing the introduction of a series of young players from the under 21 squad to the senior side 4 5 He left for the Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow in 2012 and then spent two years apiece managing Turkish club Besiktas and West Ham United During the 2018 19 season he was the head coach of Al Ittihad and on 13 June 2019 he became the manager of West Bromwich Albion After this he became manager of Chinese team Beijing Guoan before becoming manager of Watford in 2022 Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Early life and Hajduk Split 1 2 West Ham United 1 3 Everton 1 4 Hajduk Split 2 International career 3 Managerial career 3 1 Early days 3 2 Croatia 3 3 Lokomotiv Moscow 3 4 Besiktas 3 5 West Ham United 3 6 Al Ittihad 3 7 West Bromwich Albion 3 8 Beijing Guoan 3 9 Watford 4 Coaching style 5 Personal life 6 Career statistics 6 1 Club 6 2 International 6 3 Managerial 7 Honours 7 1 Player 7 2 Manager 7 3 Individual 7 4 Orders 8 References 9 External linksClub career EditEarly life and Hajduk Split Edit Almost all Hajduk juniors went to the economics school so Bilic wanted to go as well There were no classical grammar schools in Split so he enrolled in information journalism and documentary studies INDOK All throughout high school Bilic ended up with the highest grades so he graduated with Matura His favorite subjects were maths and history When he was choosing where to enroll in college he already knew he would be a footballer After graduating from high school he completed his law faculty in Split where his father was the dean 6 As a Hajduk player he was on loan for half a year at NK Primorac from Stobrec and for one and a half a year in HNK Sibenik which fought for the first place spot in the Yugoslav Second League 7 Bilic as centre half scored seven goals and played for the national team Petar Nadoveza called him up for three matches in Skopje Nis and Mostar He scored two goals and was declared man of the match in all three matches 8 Bilic became the target of clubs such as Dinamo Zagreb Red Star Belgrade and Partizan which all wanted to acquire the young defender He helped his club win the 1990 91 Yugoslav Cup before the dismantling of the Yugoslav First League During the first season of the newly founded Croatian First League Hajduk won the league and Super Cup One season later they also secured the Croatian Cup 9 West Ham United Edit In January 1996 Harry Redknapp manager of Premier League club West Ham United brought him to the club for a fee of 1 3 million 10 setting the club s record for highest fee paid for an incoming player He made his debut on 12 February 1996 in a 0 1 away win against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur Bilic s shot was saved by Tottenham goalkeeper Ian Walker only for West Ham s Dani another debutant to divert the ball into the Tottenham goal 11 12 Bilic scored three goals in his time with West Ham two in the Premier League against Liverpool and Sunderland and one in the League Cup against Barnet heading in from a Stan Lazaridis corner his first for the club 11 13 He played 13 games in the 1995 96 season and 41 in the 1996 97 season a season which also saw him voted a runner up to Julian Dicks for the Hammer of the Year award 11 14 In March 1997 Everton manager Joe Royle brokered a 4 5 million move with Bilic claiming he had a debt of loyalty to West Ham to stay with the club until the end of the season to ensure they were not relegated 15 West Ham finished in 14th place two points above the relegation places 16 Everton Edit Bilic turned out for Everton in August 1997 after assuring himself of new manager Howard Kendall s full support He initially brought some class to the Toffees backline but his season was marred by bookings that saw him miss several games through suspension 15 After his exertions in the 1998 World Cup Bilic revealed a nagging groin strain that required rest and treatment which he took back home in Croatia 15 After missing the first quarter of the season Bilic was left wondering if he would get back into the Everton side managed by Walter Smith He did so and showed some good form but could never fully establish himself due to injuries and suspensions 15 Everton released Bilic in July 1999 Hajduk Split Edit Two days after being released by Everton Bilic signed up with his home club Hajduk Split where he briefly played until retiring 15 He led Hajduk as team captain to their first trophy in five years winning the Croatian Cup 17 International career EditBilic made his international debut on 5 July 1992 in a friendly match against Australia in which they lost 1 0 at Olympic Park Stadium 18 Bilic went into the 1998 World Cup with Croatia where the team was the surprise package of the tournament falling in the semi finals to hosts France Croatia finished in third place after winning the play off game 15 Bilic was involved in controversy during the tournament for the role he played in the dismissal of Laurent Blanc in the semi final with France With Croatia behind a free kick was awarded which saw Bilic marking the French defender He held Blanc and to free himself Blanc pushed Bilic making contact with his chin and chest Bilic fell to the ground clutching his forehead Bilic later admitted that he was acting and went down only after encouragement from teammate Igor Stimac Blanc was sent off and missed the World Cup final through suspension 15 Bilic did not apologize but did say I swear if I could change that so Blanc could play in the final I would 19 Managerial career EditEarly days Edit As a shareholder in his hometown club Hajduk Split he temporarily agreed to manage them until the club found a replacement manager Having admitted that the adrenaline inspired him he reportedly received guidance after travelling Europe and visiting Arsene Wenger and Marcello Lippi 20 Croatia Edit Bilic was appointed head coach of the senior national team on 25 July 2006 succeeding Zlatko Kranjcar after the unsuccessful 2006 World Cup His assistants included former teammates Aljosa Asanovic Robert Prosinecki Nikola Jurcevic and Marjan Mrmic One of his first actions in charge of the squad was the promotion of three players from the under 21 squad Eduardo Luka Modric and Vedran Corluka who would all eventually enjoy impressive success and make transfers to the Premier League The team s first official game under Bilic was the 0 2 friendly win in Livorno against Italy while Bilic s first competitive game was the goalless draw in Moscow against Russia in the opener for their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign Many criticized this result due to Bilic s suspension of Darijo Srna Ivica Olic and Bosko Balaban who escaped from camp three days before the match and went to the night club Fontana in Zagreb It is likely that no one would have found out but there was a gunfight and a police intervention 21 Further in the Euro 2008 qualifiers he led Croatia to a very successful campaign in a group consisting of England Russia Israel Macedonia Estonia and Andorra Bilic managed to lead Croatia to a first place finish in Group E most notably masterminding home and away victories against England who consequently did not qualify and sacked their manager Steve McClaren 20 Bilic at the presentation of Croatia s new kit April 2010 At the Euro 2008 tournament itself where he was the youngest coach Bilic and the rest of his squad had to participate with a handicap as they were without their star striker Eduardo who sustained a serious injury a few months earlier Nonetheless Bilic led his side to an outstanding achievement as they won all three group stage games of the competition taking maximum points in the group for the first time in their history which included an impressive 2 1 victory over eventual finalists Germany Even his side s second string reserve side was seen to be too strong for their final group opponents Poland who they beat 1 0 due to an Ivan Klasnic goal 22 Croatia soon became labelled as favourites for the tournament but suffered an exit in the quarter finals against Turkey and he admitted that the defeat would haunt him and his squad for the rest of their lives 23 Croatia opened UEFA Euro 2012 with a 3 1 victory over the Republic of Ireland with striker Mario Mandzukic scoring twice and Mandzukic also scored an equaliser in the 1 1 draw against Italy After a 1 0 defeat to Spain Croatia exited the tournament in the group stage However the team subsequently garnered widespread domestic praise for their performance and were greeted by a large crowd upon their return Upon his formal departure Bilic was also praised for his long standing service to the national side Domestic media outlet Jutarnji list labelled him as Croatia s only manager to depart on such positive terms and credited him for his strong revival of the national side during his six year tenure 4 Lokomotiv Moscow Edit On 14 May 2012 it was confirmed that Bilic had signed a coaching contract with the Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow 24 Upon the confirmation of signing Lokomotiv chairman Olga Smorodskaya stated that Lokomotiv had tough competition in signing Bilic as he was targeted by many clubs around Europe who wanted to sign him as their new manager 25 Bilic took over the team after the Euro 2012 tournament had finished His assistants included former teammates and former assistants during his tenure as manager in the national team Aljosa Asanovic and Nikola Jurcevic Upon his arrival he made his first big signing for the team signing his ex Croatian international player Vedran Corluka from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of 5 5 million His first official match as the new Lokomotiv manager came on 20 July 2012 in away match against Mordoviya Saransk ending in 3 2 win for Lokomotiv Bilic s first season as a manager ended with the Lokomotiv s worst league result ninth place since the establishment of Russian championship in 1992 Bilic accepted responsibility for Lokomotiv s failure and was sacked on 18 June 2013 26 Besiktas Edit After leaving Lokomotiv Bilic entered talks to take over as Besiktas manager The deal was confirmed on 26 June 2013 after an agreement to a three year contract worth 4 8 million Bilic signed the contract on 28 June 27 On 22 September Bilic was sent off from the bench by referee Firat Aydinus during the Istanbul Derby against Galatasaray after Bilic had complained about the amount of time added by the referee 28 Besiktas president Fikret Orman announced on 21 May 2015 that Bilic would leave the club at the end of the 2014 15 season 29 West Ham United Edit Bilic managing West Ham United in March 2016 On 9 June 2015 Bilic was appointed manager of former club West Ham United in the English Premier League on a three year contract 30 In his first Premier League game on 9 August his team beat Arsenal 2 0 at the Emirates Stadium 31 Three weeks later he became the first manager to lead West Ham to victory against Liverpool at Anfield since 1963 32 On 19 September Bilic led West Ham to a third successive 1 2 away win against Manchester City It was the first time the Hammers had won three successive Premier League away games since September 2007 33 and only three other sides had recorded away wins at Arsenal Liverpool and Manchester City in the same Premier League season 34 In Bilic s first season as manager West Ham finished seventh in the Premier League and towards the end of the season they beat Manchester United 3 2 in May and significantly lowered United s hope of finishing in top 4 for qualification for the UEFA Championship League place 35 The team broke several records for the club in the Premier League era including the highest number of points with 62 the highest number of goals in a season with 65 a positive goal difference for the first time in the Premier League with 14 the fewest games lost in a season with eight and the fewest away defeats with five 36 Following Manchester United s win in the 2016 FA Cup Final West Ham took their UEFA Europa League place and qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2016 17 UEFA Europa League 37 For the second season in a row they were eliminated in the qualifying rounds by Romanian side FC Astra Giurgiu 38 In his second season in charge West Ham finished 11th in the Premier League in a challenging debut season at the London Stadium following the acrimonious departure of star player Dimitri Payet 39 After a run of poor results in the Premier League culminating in a 4 1 home loss to Liverpool on 4 November 2017 Bilic was sacked The announcement made two days after the game stated that West Ham United can confirm that Slaven Bilic has today left his position with the club West Ham United believe a change is now necessary in order for the club to move forward positively and in line with their ambition 40 He left the team with a record of 1 33 points per Premier League game which is the best of any previous West Ham manager 41 Al Ittihad Edit On 27 September 2018 Bilic joined Al Ittihad of the Saudi Professional League 42 On 24 February 2019 after five months as manager of Al Ittihad and after winning only 6 of his 20 matches Bilic got sacked from the position 43 West Bromwich Albion Edit On 13 June 2019 Bilic was named as head coach of West Bromwich Albion on a two year contract 44 On 22 July 2020 he led the club to promotion back to the Premier League finishing as runner up in the 2019 20 EFL Championship 45 On 22 September Bilic was charged with improper conduct by the FA after remonstrating with referee Mike Dean during his team s 5 2 defeat to Everton a few days before 46 On 16 December despite a surprise 1 1 draw against Manchester City Bilic was sacked by the club after a poor start to the season His fellow coaching staff were also dismissed 47 At the time West Brom were 19th in the league having taken just seven points from 13 games 48 Beijing Guoan Edit On 6 January 2021 Bilic was named as head coach of Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan on a two year contract 49 On 8 January 2022 Bilic parted ways with Beijing Guoan 50 Watford Edit On 26 September 2022 Bilic became manager of Watford on an 18 month contract 51 In his first game in charge on 2 October Watford won 4 0 away to Stoke City 52 On 7 March 2023 Bilic was sacked with the club sitting in ninth position four points below the play offs places In a statement the club noted the Hornets had won just once in the last eight Championship games 53 Coaching style EditBilic has said in a post tournament interview that he and his players compiled and studied many games of their opponents to become very well prepared for tough matches 54 Known to be a big fan of music Bilic relates his teams motivation to such often encouraging them to listen to inspiring music before and after games 55 Personal life Edit If you know to share what you own you live happily and with honor I am a true socialist I know I can t save the world on my own but if there is a struggle against unjustness I always prefer to be on the frontline and that is my attitude toward life Bilic speaking of himself 56 Along with his native Croatian Bilic is fluent in German Italian and English while he also holds a degree in law 57 As a big fan of rock music he plays rhythm guitar with his favoured red Gibson Explorer and is a member of Rawbau a Croatian rock band 58 In 2008 the band recorded a song for Croatia s performance at Euro 2008 called Vatreno ludilo Fiery Madness 59 He stutters 60 Career statistics EditClub Edit Club Season League National cup a League cup b Continental TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsPrimorac loan 1988 89 61 Croatian Republican League 13 1 0 0 13 1Sibenik loan 1988 89 61 Yugoslav Second League 33 7 2 0 35 7Hajduk Split 1988 89 62 Yugoslav First League 3 2 0 0 3 21989 90 63 27 3 6 1 33 41990 91 64 32 2 7 0 1 0 40 21991 92 65 Prva HNL 20 1 2 0 1 0 23 11992 93 66 27 5 7 3 1 0 35 8Total 109 13 22 4 1 0 2 0 134 17Karlsruher SC 1993 94 67 Bundesliga 26 2 8 3 9 1 38 41994 95 68 28 3 4 0 32 31995 96 69 12 0 2 1 6 2 20 1Total 66 5 14 4 0 0 15 3 95 12West Ham United 1995 96 70 Premier League 13 0 0 0 13 01996 97 71 35 2 1 0 5 1 41 3Total 48 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 54 3Everton 1997 98 70 Premier League 22 2 0 0 3 0 25 21998 99 70 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0Total 26 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 30 2Hajduk Split 1999 2000 72 Prva HNL 9 0 4 0 0 0 13 02000 01 73 2 0 2 0Total 9 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 15 0Total 304 30 44 8 9 1 18 3 375 42 Includes Yugoslav Cup Croatian Cup DFB Pokal FA Cup Includes Football League Cup International Edit Source 74 75 CroatiaYear Apps Goals1992 4 01993 0 01994 6 01995 6 01996 11 11997 7 21998 9 01999 1 0Total 44 3Results list Croatia s goal tally first No Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition1 8 October 1996 Stadio Renato Dall Ara Bologna Italy 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 4 1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification2 6 September 1997 Stadion Maksimir Zagreb Croatia 31 1 1 3 23 29 October 1997 34 Ukraine 1 0 2 0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualificationManagerial Edit As of 4 March 2023 76 better source needed Managerial record by team and tenure Team From To RecordP W D L Win Hajduk Split 5 December 2001 4 May 2002 17 11 4 2 0 64 71Croatia U21 1 July 2004 30 June 2006 19 8 4 7 0 42 11Croatia 25 July 2006 14 May 2012 65 42 15 8 0 64 62Lokomotiv Moscow 14 May 2012 18 June 2013 32 13 7 12 0 40 63Besiktas 28 June 2013 21 May 2015 92 48 22 22 0 52 17West Ham United 9 June 2015 4 November 2017 111 42 30 39 0 37 84Al Ittihad 5 October 2018 24 February 2019 20 6 5 9 0 30 00West Bromwich Albion 13 June 2019 16 December 2020 65 26 22 17 0 40 00Beijing Guoan 6 January 2021 8 January 2022 29 9 8 12 0 31 03 failed verification Watford 26 September 2022 7 March 2023 26 10 7 9 0 38 46Total 476 215 124 137 0 45 17Honours EditPlayer Edit Hajduk Split 77 Croatian First League 1992 Yugoslav Cup 1990 91 Croatian Cup 1992 93 1999 2000 Croatian Super Cup 1992Croatia FIFA World Cup third place 1998 78 Manager Edit West Bromwich Albion EFL Championship runner up 2019 20 45 Individual Edit Prva HNL Player of the Year 1992 79 Best Croatian footballer of 1997 by Novi list 80 Best Croatian footballer of 1997 by Sportske novosti Ivica Jobo Kurtini Award 1997 81 Franjo Bucar State Award for Sport 1998 as player 2007 as manager 82 Media Servis person of the year 2007 83 Vatrena krila heart of the supporters Award 2014 84 Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month January 2019 85 Orders Edit Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bucar 1995 86 Order of the Croatian Trefoil 1998 87 References Edit a b c d Bilic Slaven Bilic Manager BDFutbol Retrieved 21 December 2017 Slaveni Hrvatski jezicni portal in Croatian Retrieved 17 March 2018 Slaven bijȇl Hrvatski jezicni portal in Croatian Retrieved 17 March 2018 Bilic a b Ponosni smo sto smo imali bas ovakvog Slavena Bilica Jutarnji list 20 June 2012 Retrieved 21 June 2012 Rupnik Borna 10 May 2012 Slaven Bilic objavio popis za pripreme i potvrdio odlazak na kraju Europskog prvenstva Sportnet hr in Croatian Retrieved 11 May 2012 S cetiri godine prestao je govoriti ali mana je postala njegova pobjeda Jutarnji list in Croatian 24 April 2008 Retrieved 9 June 2017 Tuzan trenutak za proslavu 80 godina kluba HNL nije isti bez Sibenika Index hr in Croatian 19 December 2012 Petar Nadoveza Bilic je jos kao klinac tocno znao sto zeli Vecernji list in Croatian 12 February 2016 Retrieved 9 June 2017 1991 2000 in Croatian HNK Hajduk Split 12 February 2016 Retrieved 9 June 2017 The Internet Soccer Database soccerbase com Retrieved 18 February 2007 a b c Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Slaven Bilic www westhamstats info Retrieved 24 March 2015 Moore Glenn 13 February 1996 Football Dani buoys West Ham on debut The Independent Retrieved 24 March 2015 Bilic gets on his bike to save Hammers www freelibrary com Retrieved 24 March 2015 Green is Hammer of the Year www whufc com Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 24 March 2015 a b c d e f g Club Connector Slaven Bilic www evertonfc com Retrieved 24 March 2015 Premier League 1996 97 www westhamstas info Retrieved 24 March 2015 KUP JE NAS Slobodna Dalmacija in Croatian 17 July 2000 Retrieved 9 June 2017 Slaven Bilic International matches www 11v11 com 9 June 2017 Retrieved 9 June 2017 Wallace Sam Wallace 11 October 2006 Croatian rocker who wants to roll over Rooney The Independent London Independent News amp Media Retrieved 15 January 2016 a b Jackson Jamie 1 June 2008 Fire in Bilic burns bright London Guardian Retrieved 26 January 2010 Srna Balaban i Olic zbog odlaska na narodnjake suspendirani za Moskvu Jutarnji list in Croatian 3 September 2006 Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 23 September 2012 Jackson Jamie 18 June 2008 Klasnic caps a remarkable comeback The Hindu Archived from the original on 24 June 2008 Retrieved 26 January 2010 Football 2010 21 June 2008 This will haunt us for the rest of our lives weeps devastated lionheart Bilic Independent ie Retrieved 26 January 2010 Slaven Bilich novyj glavnyj trener Lokomotiva in Russian FC Lokomotiv Moscow 14 May 2012 Archived from the original on 15 May 2013 Retrieved 14 May 2012 Predsjednica Lokomotiva Za Bilica smo se borili s klubovima iz Premiershipa Index hr in Croatian 14 May 2012 Retrieved 26 February 2013 AFP 20 June 2013 Football Bilic sacked after one season in Russia globalpost com Retrieved 25 June 2013 Mihaela Bradovski 25 June 2013 Turski mediji Slaven Bilic je novi trener Besiktasa Sportnet hr in Croatian Retrieved 25 June 2013 Bilic tribune gonderildi Bilic sent off from the bench fotomac com tr in Turkish 22 September 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2013 Sarigul Emre Slaven Bilic to leave Besiktas at end of season amid West Ham speculation The Guardian Retrieved 22 May 2015 Slaven Bilic West Ham appoint former defender as manager bbc com 9 June 2015 Retrieved 9 June 2015 Osborne Chris 9 August 2015 Arsenal 0 2 West Ham BBC Sport Retrieved 2 September 2015 Dawkes Phil 29 August 2015 Liverpool 0 3 West Ham BBC Sport Retrieved 2 September 2015 Man City 1 2 West Ham Slaven Bilic hails great night BBC Sport 19 September 2015 Retrieved 20 September 2015 Jurejko Jonathan 19 August 2015 Man City 1 2 West Ham BBC Sport Retrieved 20 September 2015 Wilkinson Jack 11 May 2016 West Ham 3 2 Manchester United Hammers win thriller on last Boleyn Ground outing Sky Sports Retrieved 23 July 2020 Stat s a Fact 2015 16 Season www whufc com 16 May 2016 Archived from the original on 21 May 2016 Retrieved 22 May 2016 Hammers qualify for UEFA Europa League www whufc com 21 May 2016 Retrieved 9 November 2017 Slaven Bilic fumes as West Ham crash out of Europa League Sky Sports 26 August 2016 Retrieved 6 November 2017 West Ham 2016 17 Premier League season review Retrieved 6 November 2017 David Moyes a hot favourite to replace the sacked Slaven Bilic as West Ham manager Sporting Life 6 November 2017 Retrieved 6 November 2017 Slaven Bilic West Ham sack manager with David Moyes likely to replace him BBC Sport 6 November 2017 Retrieved 7 November 2017 Slaven Bilic named new coach of Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia Sky Sports 27 September 2018 Retrieved 28 September 2018 Slaven Bilic nakon samo pet mjeseci dobio otkaz na klupi saudijskog Al Ittihada Klix ba 24 February 2019 Retrieved 24 February 2019 Slaven Bilic West Bromwich Albion name ex West Ham manager as head coach BBC Sport 13 June 2019 Retrieved 14 June 2019 a b What a season what a league Slaven Bilic savours West Brom s promotion The Guardian 22 July 2020 Retrieved 23 July 2020 FA charges Bilic with improper conduct BBC Sport Retrieved 22 September 2020 Club statement Slaven Bilic West Bromwich Albion F C 16 December 2020 Retrieved 16 December 2020 Struggling West Brom sack manager Bilic via www bbc co uk Bilic appointed Beijing Guoan manager BBC Sport 6 January 2021 国安官方 球队与主教练比利奇解约 Dongqiudi in Chinese 8 January 2022 Retrieved 8 January 2022 Watford appoint Bilic after sacking Edwards BBC Sport 26 September 2022 Retrieved 26 September 2022 Stoke City v Watford BBC Sport 2 October 2022 Retrieved 2 October 2022 Club Statement Bilic Departs www watfordfc com 7 March 2023 Retrieved 7 March 2023 Slaven Bilic Encouraging my players is my way of doing things The Independent London 14 June 2008 Retrieved 26 January 2010 Hall Matthew 23 March 2008 Coach Bilic rocks Croatian team with pastime revelation www smh com au Retrieved 26 January 2010 Paylasmayi Bilirseniz Onurunuzla Yasayabilirsiniz www bjk com tr in Turkish 1 August 2013 UEFA EURO 2008 Slaven Bilic Profile Archived from the original on 23 May 2008 Slaven Bilic amp Rawbau www imeem com Retrieved 20 May 2008 Vatreno ludilo Slaven Bilic amp Rawbau Navijacka Himna marijanusbanus 6 May 2008 Archived from the original on 22 December 2021 Retrieved 23 September 2012 Slaven Bilic Jos uvijek mucam samo se dobro kontroliram gloria hr in Croatian 2 February 2011 Retrieved 1 April 2023 a b 1988 89 hajduk hr in 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February 2017 Bilicu godisnja nagrada Cirine suze izazvale ovacije na dodjeli nagrade Franjo Bucar Index hr in Croatian 28 September 2016 Godisnje nagrade Media Servisa Sanader politicar godine a Bilic osoba godine www ipazin net in Croatian 27 December 2007 Tolic Josip 1 March 2015 Ivanu Perisicu Vatrena krila Iznimna cast i dodatan motiv 24sata in Croatian Retrieved 13 July 2017 Bilic Tavares win SPL January Awards Retrieved 7 February 2019 ODLUKU KOJOM SE ODLIKUJU REDOM DANICE HRVATSKE S LIKOM FRANJE BUCARA in Croatian hrvatska poslovniforum hr PREDSJEDNIK TUDJMAN ODLIKOVAO HRVATSKU NOGOMETNU REPREZENTACIJU in Croatian hrt hr Archived from the original on 8 November 2016 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Slaven Bilic Wikiquote has quotations related to Slaven Bilic Slaven Bilic FIFA competition record archived Slaven Bilic at National Football Teams com Slaven Bilic at ToffeeWeb com Slaven Bilic at Soccerbase Slaven Bilic management career statistics at 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