Blaž Slišković

Blaž "Baka" Slišković
Personal information
Date of birth 30 May 1959 (1959-05-30) (age 52)
Place of birth Mostar, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Club information
Current club Al-Ansar (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 Velež Mostar 123 (25)
1981–1986 Hajduk Split 101 (23)
1986–1987 Marseille 29 (6)
1987–1989 Pescara 23 (8)
1989–1990 Lens 15 (1)
1990–1991 Mulhouse 27 (8)
1991–1992 Stade Rennais 22 (0)
1992–1994 Pescara 18 (2)
1994–1996 Hrvatski dragovoljac 5 (0)
1996–1998 Zrinjski Mostar
National team
1978–1986 Yugoslavia 26 (3)
1993 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
Teams managed
Hrvatski dragovoljac
Posušje
Brotnjo
2002-2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2004-2005 Hajduk Split
2005-2007 Zrinjski Mostar
2008–2009 Tirana
2010 Unirea Alba Iulia
2011 NK Široki Brijeg
2011– Al-Ansar (Saudi Arabia)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Blaž "Baka" Slišković (born 30 May 1959 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian Croat football player and currently the manager of Al-Ansar.

Slišković was nicknamed "Balkan Maradona." In July 2011, Zinedine Zidane named Slišković as one of his idols while growing up.[1][2][3][4] and put him "All time BEST 11" of Marseille

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Personal life

He was married to Bosnian Serb handball player, Svetlana Kitić.

Career

During his time Slišković was considered one of the most technically gifted players of his generation.

In 2011, for the 100th anniversary of Hajduk Split, he was chosen in the "Hajduk Split Best 11 of all-time".[5]

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 two friendly games for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in 1993 as the captain in both games.[6]

Coaching career

He managed the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team from 2002 until 2006.[7]

In 2004 he won the award "Best Bosnia-Herzegovina coach" and ˇ"Bosnia-Herzegovina man of the year" by Dnevni Avaz and Max.

In October 2004, he replaced Ivan Katalinić and won the Croatian Championship with Hajduk Split for the 2004-2005 season.

In March 2010 Unirea Alba Iulia hired Slišković until the end of the season; he replaced Adrian Falub.[8]

In April 2011 he took the head coaching position at NK Široki Brijeg and reached 4th position and qualified for UEFA League. He is currently team manager of Al-Ansar.

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