Marko Bilić, also spelt as Marco Bilic is a Bosnian- Croatian

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. He is a retired football

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, playing for

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (; English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the country. Founded on 24 October 1946, FK Sara ...

. He also played for

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in the

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Coaching

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 Abahani Limited Dhaka ( bn, ঢাকা আবাহনী লিমিটেড), also referred as Dhaka Abahani or Abahani Limited, is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in the Dhanmondi area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club curr ...

soccer club.

Malaysia

Bilic was employed in Malaysia by several teams in the early 1990s, starting with

Johor FA Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club II (; ms, Kelab Bolasepak Johor Darul Ta'zim II) or simply JDT II is a Malaysian football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor. The club currently plays in the Malaysia Premier League, the second division profess ...

in 1990, then

Perak FA Perak Football Club or Perak F.C. is a professional association football, football club based in Ipoh. Founded in 1921, the club's home ground since then has been Perak Stadium in Ipoh, Perak. The club represents the state of Perak in Malaysian ...

in 1991 and

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in 1992. He also served as technical consultant for

Terengganu FA Terengganu Football Club is a professional football club based in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, that competes in Malaysia Super League, the first division of Malaysian football league system. Nicknamed "The Turtles", the club was founded ...

from 1992 to 1994 specializing in youth development, and also coached the team in the latter half of 1993.

References

* 1938 births Living people People from Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers FK Sarajevo players NK Trešnjevka players NK Zagreb players Cleveland Stokers players Toronto Croatia players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada Yugoslav football managers FK Sarajevo managers Abahani Limited Dhaka managers Perak F.C. managers Croatian football managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh Expatriate football managers in Malaysia Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Croatian expatriate football managers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia {{Croatia-footy-goalkeeper-stub