Slaven Bilic
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Born
1968 (57 years old)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR YugoslaviaPosition
Manager
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Coaching
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White
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1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
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Croatia
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Slaven Bilić (born 11 September 1968) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Croatian national team. His career as a footballer was primarily with Hajduk Split during the 1980s and 1990s where he played as a defender. He played in the Premier League with both West Ham United and Everton during the late 1990s. He represented the Croatia national football team from 1992 to 1999, helping Croatia secure its first World Cup medal, finishing third with bronze in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Following his retirement from football in 2001, he embarked on his management career by returning to Hajduk Split until 2002. He was called up to coach Croatia's under-21 team for two years before taking over the senior team from 2006 to 2012. He led the team to the quarter-finals of the 2008 UEFA European Championship and left after the next edition four years later. His tenure was noted for the successful integration of emerging second "Golden Generation" players into the senior team. He went on to manage eight clubs across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East – notably West Ham United – during the 2010s and 2020s.
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 Croatian Prva Liga |  Hajduk Split | 1992 |
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Former Youth Teams
| Hajduk Split | 1977-1988 | Youth | - | - |
Former Senior Teams
 Šibenik | 1988-1989 | Loan | 33 app | 7 gls | |
| Hajduk Split | 1988-1993 | Permanent | 109 app | 13 gls | |
 Croatia | 1992-1999 | International | - | - | |
 Karlsruhe | 1993-1996 | Permanent | 66 app | 5 gls | |
 West Ham | 1996-1997 | Permanent | 48 app | 2 gls | |
 Everton | 1997-1999 | Permanent | 26 app | 0 gls | |
| Hajduk Split | 1999-2000 | Permanent | 9 app | 0 gls |
Former Club Staff
| Hajduk Split | 2001-2002 | Manager | - | - | |
| Croatia | 2006-2012 | Manager | - | - | |
 Lok. Moscow | 2012-2013 | Manager | - | - | |
 Besiktas | 2013-2015 | Manager | - | - | |
| West Ham | 2015-2017 | Manager | - | - | |
 Al Ittihad | 2018-2019 | Manager | - | - | |
 West Brom | 2019-2020 | Manager | - | - | |
 Beijing Guoan | 2021-2022 | Manager | - | - | |
 Watford | 2022- | Manager | - | - | |
 Al Fateh FC | 2023-2024 | Manager | - | - |
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