Ivica Kalinić (born 26 March 1956) is a Croatian former professional football manager and player. He is currently the sporting director of the club NK Prugovo.

Ivica Kalinić
Personal information
Full name Ivica Kalinić
Date of birth (1956-03-26) 26 March 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Split, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Solin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 Hajduk Split 11 (1)
1980–1981 Maribor 29 (3)
1981–1985 Osijek 125 (6)
1985 Hajduk Split 11 (1)
1986–1989 Tirol Innsbruck 32 (4)
1989–1990 Grazer AK 7 (0)
Total 215 (15)
Managerial career
1990–1993 Hajduk Split (youth)
1993–1995 Hajduk Split (assistant)
1995–1996 Istra
1995 United Arab Emirates (assistant)
1998–1999 Hajduk Split (assistant)
1999–2000 Hajduk Split (youth)
2000–2001 Posušje
2001 Hajduk Split (youth)
2001 Solin
2002 Imotski
2003 Metalurh Zaporizhya (assistant)
2003 Uskok
2004 Imotski
2004–2006 Mosor
2006–2007 Široki Brijeg
2007–2009 Šibenik
2009 Hajduk Split
2010–2012 Hajduk Split (director of football)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He has played for Hajduk Split, Maribor, Osijek, Tirol Innsbruck and Grazer AK in his club career.[1]

Kalinić has managed Istra Pula, Posušje, Solin, Imotski, Uskok, Mosor,[2] Široki Brijeg, Šibenik and Hajduk Split in his managerial career.[3]

Managerial career

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Kalinić worked as an assistant to Ivan Katalinić at Hajduk Split and to Tomislav Ivić in the United Arab Emirates[4] and he successfully managed Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg for one season, winning the 2006−07 Bosnian Cup. After that, he became the new manager of Croatian First Football League club Šibenik,[5] finishing in the 6th place in the 2008–09 Croatian First Football League season.

Hajduk Split

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After Široki Brijeg and Šibenik, Kalinić landed the job as Hajduk Split manager after Ante Miše resigned, because of a defeat against Zadar in August 2009.

Kalinić managed only one game for Hajduk and that was the third round of the UEFA Europa League against Žilina on home ground. After Hajduk conceded a goal in the 76th minute of the game, they were losing 1–2 on aggregate. In the late minutes of the game, Kalinić suffered heart problems and was taken to the hospital. He was clinically dead for 20 seconds and reanimated twice.

After recovering, he retired from managing and became sporting director at Hajduk where he remained until his full retirement in 2012.[6]

Honours

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Player

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Hajduk Split
Maribor

Manager

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Široki Brijeg

References

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  1. ^ "Biografija - Ivica Kalinić".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Ivica Kalinić novi je trener Hajduka".
  4. ^ Biografija - Ivica Kalinić - SportNet (in Croatian)
  5. ^ Ivica Kalinić novi trener Šibenika! - Jutarnji (in Croatian)
  6. ^ "Bivši trener Hajduka Ivica Kalinić: Nesta san, ulazija u svitlost, nekom dolinom punom cvića..." (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija.hr. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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