Zlatko Dalić

Zlatko Dalić
Personal information
Full name Zlatko Dalić
Date of birth 26 October 1966 (1966-10-26) (age 45)
Place of birth Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.79 m[1]
Playing position Midfielder[1]
Club information
Current club Al-Faisaly Harmah (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Hajduk Split 3 (0)
1986–1987 Dinamo Vinkovci
1988–1991 Velež Mostar
1992–1996 Varteks 108 (13)
1996–1998 Hajduk Split 28 (1)
1998 Varteks (loan) 11 (1)
1998–2000 Varteks 36 (3)
Teams managed
2005–2007 Varteks
2006-2011 Croatia national under-21 football team
2007–2008 Rijeka
2008–2009 Dinamo Tirana
2009–2010 Slaven Belupo
2010– Al-Faisaly Harmah
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Zlatko Dalić (born 26 October 1966 in Livno[1]) is Croatian football coach.

Currently he is first coach in Al-Faisaly (Harmah) from Saudi Arabia which competes in Saudi Professional League. He also worked with Dražen Ladić in Croatia national under-21 football team on position of assistant coach.

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Coaching career

NK Varteks Varaždin

After he ended with his playing career back in 2000. he becomes assistant coach in NK Varteks.
From May 2002. until May 2005. he works on the function of sports director in NK Varteks and simultaneously in season 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 he works as assistant coach for Miroslav Blažević in NK Varteks.

In May 2005. he becomes first coach of NK Varteks Varaždin and within the first season he wons the third place in First Croatian Football Division and he competes in the finals of Croatian National Cup.

Croatia national under-21 football team

From 2006. he takes over the function of assistant coach in Croatian national under-21 football team.

NK Rijeka

In the summer of 2007., after the end of his contract with NK Varteks Varaždin he takes the position of the first coach in NK Rijeka. In the season 2007/2008 he won fourth place in First Croatian Football Division.

FC Dinamo Tirana

In the season of 2008/2009 Albanian champion Dinamo Tirana invites him to be a main coach. With Dinamo Tirana he won Albanian Supercup.

NK Slaven Belupo

After Dinamo Tirana he returns to Croatia and in season of 2009/2010 he leads another Croatian football club - NK Slaven Belupo.[2]

Al-Faisaly Harmah

In season of 2010/2011 he becomes the coach of the new competitor in Saudi Professional League - Al-Faisaly (Harmah). At the end of the season 2010/2011 Al-Faisaly (Harmah) had the greatest achievement in club history - they qualified to King Cup in Saudi Professional League[3]

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