Ivica Kalinić (born 26 March 1956) is a Croatian former professional

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. He is currently the sporting director of the club NK Prugovo. He has played for

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, Tirol Innsbruck and

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in his club career. Kalinić has managed Istra Pula,

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in his managerial career.

Managerial career

Kalinić worked as an assistant to

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at Hajduk Split and to

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in the United Arab Emirates and he successfully managed

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club

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for one season, winning the 2006−07 Bosnian Cup. After that, he became the new manager of

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club

, finishing in the 6th place in the 2008–09 Croatian First Football League season.

Hajduk Split

After Široki Brijeg and Šibenik, Kalinić landed the job as

manager after

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resigned, because of a defeat against

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in August 2009. Kalinić managed only one game for Hajduk and that was the third round of the

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against

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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.

Honours

Player

;Hajduk Split *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

: 1976–77 ;Maribor * Slovenian Republic Cup: 1980–81

Manager

;Široki Brijeg *

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: 2006−07

References

External links

Ivica Kalinić
at eurosport.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalinic, Ivica 1956 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers HNK Hajduk Split players NK Maribor players NK Osijek players FC Swarovski Tirol players Grazer AK players Yugoslav First League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria Croatian football managers NK Istra managers HŠK Posušje managers NK Solin managers NK Imotski managers NK Mosor managers NK Široki Brijeg managers HNK Šibenik managers HNK Hajduk Split managers Croatian Football League managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine HNK Hajduk Split non-playing staff