Ismet Štilić (born 31 July 1960) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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Playing career

Štilić began his 14-year professional career with hometown club Sloboda Tuzla, making his debut with the first team in 1981. He also played one season for Rudar Prijedor and two for

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before making a move to Željezničar. After four years at Željezničar, Štilić moved abroad, where he remained until his retirement. He started with Portuguese club União, appearing in only 17 games in one 1/2

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seasons combined, then scoring 10 goals with Leça as the club got promoted from the

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. He returned to the Second Division in 1994, appearing for Dragões Sandinenses, after which he retired at the age of 35.

Managerial career

Štilić began working as a

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with former club Željezničar, first with the youth sides then as an assistant to Jiří Plíšek. In late October 2004, Plíšek was sacked and Štilić was appointed as his replacement, going on to act as caretaker for several matches, and eventually returning to the youth team. On 29 October 2018, Štilić was once again named the assistant manager at Željezničar. He left Željezničar on 31 December 2018.Amar Osim zvanično imenovan za novog trenera Željezničara
at klix.ba, 31 December 2018

Personal life

Štilić's son, Semir, is also a professional

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and a

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who currently plays for Željezničar. He also played at Polish club

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for several seasons, as well as the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

References

External links

Yugoslavia stats at Zerodic
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stilic, Ismet 1960 births Living people Footballers from Tuzla Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers FK Sloboda Tuzla players FK Rudar Prijedor players RFK Novi Sad 1921 players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players C.F. União players Leça F.C. players S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players Yugoslav First League players Primeira Liga players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers FK Željezničar Sarajevo managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers