Blaž Slišković
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| Date of birth | 30 May 1959 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mostar, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1976–1981 | Velež | 123 | (25) | ||||||||||||
| 1981–1986 | Hajduk Split | 101 | (21) | ||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Marseille | 29 | (6) | ||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Pescara | 23 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Lens | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Mulhouse | 27 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Rennes | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Pescara | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||
| 1978–1986 | Yugoslavia | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Brotnjo | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Hajduk Split | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | KF Tirana | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Unirea Alba Iulia | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Široki Brijeg | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Al-Ansar | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Qingdao Jonoon F.C. | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Široki Brijeg | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Blaž "Baka" Slišković (born 30 May 1959) is a former Bosnian footballer who was also capped for Yugoslavia in the late 1970s and early 1980s. After retiring from playing Slišković turned to coaching and was most recently in charge of managing Chinese side Qingdao Jonoon F.C. in 2012.
In July 2011, Zinedine Zidane named Slišković as one of his idols while growing up and included him in his "All Time Best 11" of Marseille.
Slišković was born in Mostar to Bosnian Croat parents. He was married to Bosnian Serb handball player, Svetlana Kitić. His father Vladko "Vlado" played for FK Velež Mostar for 15 years.
During his time Slišković was considered one of the most technically gifted players of his generation. In 1985 he was named Yugoslav Footballer of the Year.
In 2011, for the 100th anniversary of Hajduk Split, he was chosen in the "Hajduk Split Best 11 of all-time".
Although most experts expected him to create a great international career, he was only capped 26 times for Yugoslavia. He scored 3 goals in the process. Slišković played three friendly games for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in 1993 as the captain in all three games.
He managed the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team from 2002 until 2006.
In 2004 he won the award "Best Bosnia and Herzegovina Coach" by Dnevni Avaz.
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