Dalibor Zebić (born 4 February 1972) is a Croatian professional

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and former player.

Club career

Zebić began his playing career in the fourth-tier club Poljičanin from Srinjine, and eventually moved to Primorac Stobreč where he spent two years. After a short spell at

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, he joined Zadarkomerc in 1996. Following their relegation from

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in 1999, he joined

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. After Zadar returned to the top flight in the 2001–02 season, Zebić returned and played there until 2005 when he was forced to retire due to injury.

Managerial career

After his retirement, Zebić was appointed an assistant manager at Zadar. In April 2006, he took over the first team after Predrag Jurić was sacked. The team finished at the 7th place in the south division group of

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. The following season in the united Druga HNL, Zadar finished second and enter the promotion play-off. They won promotion after defeating

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5–2 on aggregate. In September 2008, Zebić resigned after a disappointing start in the season and winning only one point from nine matches. After Ivica Datković terminated his contract in December 2008, Zebić again returned to Zadar and managed to avoid relegation. In the 2009–10 season, Zadar finished in the 12th place, one point clear of relegation zone. In the following two seasons, Zadar finished in the 10th place. In September 2012, Zebić resigned after a 5–1 home defeat to

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, leaving the team in the 11th place without a win in nine matches. In November 2014, Zebić was named as chairman of Zadar after the club was converted to sports

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. The following month, Zebić resigned from position.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zebic, Dalibor 1972 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers NK Primorac 1929 players NK Zagreb players NK Zadar players NK Osijek players Croatian Football League players Croatian football managers NK Zadar managers