Marko Bilić, also spelt as Marco Bilic is a Bosnian-Croatian football manager. He is a retired football goalkeeper, playing for FK Sarajevo.[1][2] He also played for Cleveland Stokers in the 1968 North American Soccer League season.

Marko Bilić
Personal information
Full name Marko Bilić
Date of birth (1938-09-19) September 19, 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth Jablanica, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960-1963 Sarajevo 45 (0)
Trešnjevka
NK Zagreb
1968 Cleveland Stokers 1 (0)
Toronto Croatia
Managerial career
1985 Sarajevo
–1989 Abahani KC
1990 Johor FA
1991 Perak FA
1992 Malacca FA
1993 Terengganu FA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 29, 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 29, 2013

Coaching

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Bilic has worked as coach or his former club Sarajevo, firstly as a youth coach and then as head coach, guiding the team to the Yugoslavian championship in 1985. He also coached in Bangladesh for Abahani Krira Chakra soccer club.

Malaysia

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Bilic was employed in Malaysia by several teams in the early 1990s, starting with Johor FA in 1990, then Perak FA in 1991 and Malacca FA in 1992.[3][4][5] He also served as technical consultant for Terengganu FA from 1992 to 1994 specializing in youth development, and also coached the team in the latter half of 1993.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Marko Bilić posjetio klupske prostorije". fksarajevo.ba. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ "ALMANAH MALOG FUDBALA - NOVO SARAJEVO". fis-gol83-91.com.ba. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ Chin, Dan Guen (1990-03-27). "Johore Got Their Man". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  4. ^ Chin, Dan Guen (1991-08-28). "Bilic cheers Johor, but not tonight". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  5. ^ Chin, Dan Guen (1992-01-19). "Bilic goes to Malacca". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  6. ^ Chin, Dan Guen (1993-09-01). "Trouble-shooting time for Bilic". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  7. ^ "Level Field: Thank you, Bilic (The Malay Mail)". 30 October 2001.

Hatfield, Thomas (2014). The History of Soccer in Greater Cleveland From 1906 until 1981. Outskirts Press. p. 409. ISBN 9781478700173.