Dalibor Šilić (born 23 January 1979) is a Bosnian retired professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, present day

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, Šilić started playing

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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

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club

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, but shortly after left the club. In January 2002, he signed with Željezničar, where he won the

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in the 2001–02 season and the Bosnian Cup in the 2002–03 season. Šilić then joined

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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 made his debut for

in a June 2001 Merdeka Tournament match against

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and has earned a total of 9 caps (2 unofficial), scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2006 European Championship qualification match against

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Post-playing career

After retiring, Šilić right away became the Sporting director of

on 20 December 2013. After over seven years, on 12 January 2021, he unexpectedly resigned from the position.

Honours

Player

Brotnjo * First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1999–00 Željezničar *

: 2001–02 * Bosnian Cup: 2002–03 Široki Brijeg *

: 2003–04, 2005–06 * Bosnian Cup: 2006–07, 2012–13

References

External links

Dalibor Šilić
at weltfussball.de (archived) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silic, Dalibor 1979 births Living people People from Konjic Footballers from Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Men's association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players HNK Brotnjo players NK Maribor players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players NK Široki Brijeg players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia