Dalibor Šilić

Dalibor Šilić (born 23 January 1979) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the sporting director of Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.

Dalibor Šilić
Personal information
Full name Dalibor Šilić
Date of birth (1979-01-23) 23 January 1979
Place of birth Konjic, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Široki Brijeg (Sporting Director)
Youth career
Turbina Jablanica
0000–1998 Zrinjski Mostar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Zrinjski Mostar 0 (0)
1999–2001 Brotnjo 33 (12)
2001 Maribor 2 (0)
2002–2003 Željezničar 23 (1)
2003–2013 Široki Brijeg 268 (54)
Total 326 (67)
National team
2001–2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 (0)
Teams managed
2013– Široki Brijeg (Sporting Director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Konjic, SFR Yugoslavia, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šilić started playing football in the youth teams of Turbina Jablanica and Zrinjski Mostar, before getting called up to the first team of Zrinjski in 1998. In 1999, he joined Brotnjo, with whom he won the 1999–2000 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001, Šilić left Brotnjo to join Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, but shortly after left the club. In January 2002, he signed with Željezničar, where he won the Bosnian Premier League in the 2001–02 season and the Bosnian Cup in the 2002–03 season.

Šilić then joined Široki Brijeg in the summer of 2003, where he would eventually go on to play 10 years for the club, making over 260 league appearances and scoring over 50 league goals, winning the league title 2 times and the cup also 2 times. In December 2013, he finished his playing career at Široki Brijeg at the age of 34.

International career

Šilić has also played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team between 2001 and 2006, making 5 appearances, but not scoring any goals.

Post-playing career

After retiring, Šilić right away became the Sporting director of Široki Brijeg on 20 December 2013, a position he has been at ever since.[1]

Honours

Player

Brotnjo

Željezničar

Široki Brijeg

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See also

References
  1. "Dalibor Šilić novi sportski direktor Širokog Brijega" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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