Igor Bišćan (; born 4 May 1978) is a Croatian professional

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and former

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who is the currently head coach of

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club Al-Ahli. In his playing career, he was a versatile player and could play almost every position in the defence or midfield, but featured mostly as a

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, or as a

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in his latter years. Bišćan played for his hometown club

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, English club

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, with whom he won a Champions League winners medal, Greek club Panathinaikos, and represented the Croatia national team internationally, debuting in

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qualifying match against

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on 13 June 1999.

Club career

Early career

At the start of his career, Bišćan began to amass an impressive level of playing experience, representing Croatia at youth football level and then captaining his club,

, in the

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and the

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. He was part of what is considered the most successful era of Dinamo in the

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, winning two consecutive league titles in

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and

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and participating in two consecutive group stages of Champions League ( Group A, 1998–99 and Group D, 1999–2000). During his four seasons in Croatia, Bišćan scored 11 goals in 84 appearances in domestic leagues, which brought attention of foreign clubs to the promising midfielder.

Liverpool

On 8 December 2000, Bišćan contract was bought-out by

for £5.5 million at the behest of its manager,

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, having been sought by

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and

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. His debut came in a

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match against Ipswich Town, which Liverpool lost 1–0, with Bišćan coming off the bench to replace Christian Ziege in 71st minute. One week later, he played full 90 minutes against

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, with Liverpool breaking 3,240 minutes of United's undefeated run at their home ground by defeating them 1–0. He made an impressive start to his Liverpool career, briefly displacing Dietmar Hamann from the starting 11 as the defensive midfielder. He made 21 appearances by the end of the 2000–01 season, 15 of which he started and six of which he came off the substitutes' bench in. He scored his first goal for Liverpool on 14 January 2001, converting in the 18th minute of the 2000–01 League Cup match against Crystal Palace in a 5–0 victory. Unfortunately for Bišćan, he was cup–tied and therefore ineligible to play for Liverpool in their

-winning season. Although Bišćan was originally signed as a

, Gérard Houllier felt he was more useful as centre back and often played Bišćan out of his natural position, sometimes even as a winger or full back. Bišćan fell out of favour after his first year at Liverpool, making only 23 appearances in the next two seasons. During this time, he made few starts and spent a total of 37 matches on the bench without being used as a substitute. A major injury crisis of the team in 2003–04 season gave Bišćan a comeback chance, and by the start of the new Premier League season, he had returned into the starting 11, featuring regularly as a centre-back in the absences of Stéphane Henchoz and Jamie Carragher. By the end of the season, Bišćan featured in 39 matches, 30 of which he played the entire 90 minutes. He was sent-off in 36th minute of Liverpool's

second leg match against

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, which turned things around for Liverpool as they were eliminated from the competition, after which he struggled to regain his place. In the 2004–05 season, Bišćan returned to a central midfield role and played a vital part in Liverpool's run to the finals of the

and was notable particularly for his marauding runs from midfield during matches against

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, Juventus and Chelsea. He was an unused substitute against Milan in the final. His last official match for ''the Reds'' was on 15 May 2005 in a

clash against

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. During his last season Bišćan scored two more goals (against

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and

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) and made a total of 35 appearances. Although Bišćan failed to live up to expectations, he is fondly remembered by Liverpool fans after his impressive final year at the club. As a Liverpool player, he also made a cameo appearance in the film '' Goal!'', scoring a header in the final match of the film when Liverpool were playing

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Panathinaikos

Following the termination of his contract with ''the Reds'', on 15 June 2005, Bišćan signed for major Greek club Panathinaikos. During his two years in

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, he made 36 appearances and scored 3 goals. Bišćan had a major decline in his game, disappointing both fans and the club owners. On 1 June 2007, Bišćan's contract expired and the club showed no interest in renewing his contract, making him a free agent again.

Return to Dinamo Zagreb

Bišćan spent the next six months resting from football and mostly avoiding the high public interest shown in him. During this time, he was regularly approached by Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamić, who was interested in bringing Bišćan back to his home club. After months of negotiations, Bišćan finally signed contract on 3 December 2007. Although he was criticized for his lacking performances by the fans, Bišćan rose to become the captain of the club after the departure of

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. Following his return, Dinamo played for two consecutive seasons in UEFA Cup group stages, also winning two domestic league titles and two Croatian Cup titles. On 19 April 2011, it was announced by unconfirmed reports that Bišćan has been scheduled for an operation on a joint that could spell the end of his career. Luckily, Bišćan opted to continue playing football and end his career at Dinamo. In April 2012, he terminated his contract with the club.

International career

Bišćan's debut appearance for the Croatia national team came on a

qualifying match against

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on 5 June 1999. He scored his first and only international goal against

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on 16 June 1999. He also collected yellow cards on three occasions. Eleven out of fifteen Croatia's matches Bišćan featured in finished in a draw. His last official match was against

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on 1 September 2001. After leaving the national team camp in 2003, Bišćan was suspended by

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and refused to play for the national team ever since. He also represented Croatia at under-21 level and was capped in the Croatia B team on one occasion.

Managerial career

Bišćan started his managerial career as an assistant coach at second-tier

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club Rudeš in 2016. Soon he was named head coach of the club, winning the 2016–17 Druga HNL title. One month later, Bišćan signed with

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club Olimpija Ljubljana to be their head coach. In his inaugural season at Olimpija, he won the

title and the Slovenian Cup, but in June 2018 club president, Milan Mandarić, unexpectedly sacked him.

Rijeka

On 9 October 2018, Bišćan was named head coach of first-tier

club

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. Immediately after coming to the club, Bišćan faced criticism by the club's supporters, Armada, because of his former acts as a player of

. He debuted at Rijeka bench in a 2–1 away win against Inter Zaprešić on 10 October. After a slew of good results, Bišćan ended the 2018–19 season in the second place in the

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, and won the Croatian Cup defeating Dinamo 3–1 in the

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. On 13 July 2019, he lost the

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game 1–0 to Dinamo. In August the same year, Bišćan led the team to two victories in the

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of the

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over Scottish side

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. He later failed to take the club to the

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, losing to Gent 3–2 on aggregate in the

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. Bišćan resigned from his position as Rijeka head coach on 22 September 2019, after a 3–0 win against Istra 1961.

Croatia U21

After Croatia U21 lost a Euro 2021 qualifier 2–1 against

, head coach Nenad Gračan resigned on 11 September 2019 and was succeeded by Bišćan on 1 October. Bišćan made his debut in a friendly 4–1 victory over

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on 11 October. On 14 October, Croatia broke the record for their biggest victory in history, beating

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7–0 in Serravalle. On 18 November, Croatia compromised their qualification for the Euro 2021 after losing another qualifier, this time 2–1 against the

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. In August 2020, Bišćan tested positive for

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and was forced to lead the team to a 5–0 victory over

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from isolation. However, after drawing 0–0 with the Czech Republic four days later, on 7 September, Croatia were forced to win all their remaining games to have a chance to qualify directly. On 8 October, Croatia once again broke the record for their biggest victory in history, beating San Marino 10–0 in

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. On 12 November, Croatia failed to win their crucial qualifier against Scotland away, drawing 2–2. However, thanks to a high 7–0 win over

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and Scotland losing to Greece away on 17 November, Croatia secured the second place in their qualifying group. Subsequently, they qualified for the tournament as one of five best ranked second-placed teams. Upon qualification, Bišćan received widespread national praise for his approach and utilization of the qualities of the national team, which had turned into a synonym for failure in Croatian football throughout the years. Bišćan named his 23-man squad for the group stage of the tournament on 9 March 2021. However, during the month, several important players were ruled out, mostly due to injuries, such as Josip Brekalo, Boško Šutalo,

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, Luka Sučić and Borna Sosa. After the opening match, the 1–0 loss to

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on 25 March, Bišćan was criticized for his ''

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'' tactics that were deemed uncharacteristic for Croatian football, which is best known for its

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s. Three days later, Bišćan led Croatia to their first ever victory at the European Under-21 Championships, beating

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3–2. However, despite losing 2–1 to

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in the final

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game on 31 March, Croatia qualified for the

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for the first time in their history due to a better goal difference. In the quarter-final against reigning champions

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on 31 May, Croatia lost 2–1 after

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Dinamo Zagreb

On 6 April 2023, a day after

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unexpectedly eliminated Dinamo Zagreb in the

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of the national cup, Dinamo parted ways with head coach

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and appointed Bišćan as the new head coach. He was sacked on 21 August of the same year after Dinamo were eliminated by

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in the

of the

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season.

Al-Shabab

On 18 October 2023, Bišćan was appointed as manager of

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club Al-Shabab. He was sacked on 27 December 2023 after a 1–0 defeat to

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Al-Alhli

On 7 June 2024, Bišćan was appointed as manager of

club Al-Ahli SC (Doha). He was named coach of the month twice in a row (August and September).

Personal life

In 2007, Bišćan married his wife, Marija, whom he started dating three years earlier. The couple have four daughters: Nina Marija, Bruna, Lena, and Borna.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bišćan goal.''

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Samobor * Croatian Second League: 1995–96 (West) Dinamo Zagreb * Croatian First League: 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2008–09,

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, 2011–12 * Croatian Cup: 1997–98, 2007–08, 2008–09,

* Croatian Super Cup:

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Liverpool *

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: 2000–01, 2002–03; runner-up 2004-05 *

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: 2004–05 *

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Manager

Rudeš *Croatian Second League: 2016–17 Olimpija Ljubljana *

: 2017–18 * Slovenian Cup: 2017–18 Rijeka *Croatian Cup: 2018–19 Dinamo Zagreb * Croatian Football League: 2022–23 *Croatian Super Cup:

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References

External links

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