Biography
Who is Zlatko Dalić?
Playing career
Zlatko started his youth football at Troglav 1918 Livno. He joined Hajduk Split in 1983 to begin his senior career. He played as a defensive midfielder for this club until 1986. While there, he won the 1983–84 Yugoslav Cup.
Zlatko Dalić also played for Varteks. He had stints with Velež Mostar and Budućnost Titograd. He ended his time as a professional player in 2000.
Coaching in Croatia and Albania
After retiring, Zlatko became an assistant coach at Varteks. He served as the sports director there from May 2002 to May 2005. In May 2005, he was named manager of Varteks. He led them to third place in the Croatian First League.
As manager of Varteks, he reached the Croatian Cup final. Varteks lost the first leg 0–4 in Rijeka. They won the second leg 5–1 in Varaždin but did not win the trophy.
Success in the Middle East
In the 2010–11 season, he coached Al-Faisaly. He helped the club qualify for the King's Cup. Al Riyadh newspapers named him Coach of the Year for that season. He then joined Al-Hilal on May 3, 2012, to lead the B team.
He became the Al-Hilal first team manager on January 30. He won the Saudi Crown Prince Cup with the squad. Zlatko Dalić then moved to Al-Ain in March 2014. He won the UAE President's Cup and the 2014–15 UAE Pro-League title.
Croatia national team and UAE
The Croatian Football Federation appointed Zlatko as head coach on October 7, 2017. Zlatko Dalić led the team to a silver medal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, he guided Croatia to a third place finish.
Croatia beat Nigeria 2–0, Argentina 3–0, and Iceland 2–1 in the group stage. They defeated Denmark and Russia in penalty shoot-outs. They beat England 2–1 in the semi-finals. They eventually lost the final to France 4–2.
Birthday and age
Zlatko Dalić was born on October 26, 1966, which makes Zlatko 60 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Zlatko shares the date with 53 other famous people.
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