Marijan Bilić
Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | SR Croatia SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1967 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
1970–1974 | Toronto Croatia | ||
1977 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | ||
Teams managed | |||
1975 | Toronto Metros-Croatia (interim) | ||
1976 | Toronto Metros-Croatia (interim) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Marijan Bilić is a Croatian former footballer who played in the Yugoslav First League, National Soccer League, and North American Soccer League.
Playing career
Bilić played in the Yugoslav First League with Dinamo Zagreb in 1967.[1][2] In 1970, he played with Toronto Croatia in the National Soccer League, where he was given the captaincy and won the NSL Championship in 1971, and 1974.[3][4] In 1975, he briefly served as an interim coach for the Toronto Metros-Croatia in the North American Soccer League, where he managed a 13-9 record.[5] After the dismissal of Ivan Markovic as head coach in 1976 he returned to the coaching position, where he appointed Domagoj Kapetanović as his tactician and eventual successor.[6][7] In 1977, Toronto Metro's signed Bilić to a playing contract.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Marijan Bilic". naslsoccer.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ Sopta, Marin. "Istaknuti nogometaši i treneri hrvatskog iseljeništva - prvi dio" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ↑ Sopta, Marin. "Gradski vijećnik Toronta: Ova momčad je nešto najbolje što se moglo dogoditi našoj ligi. Svi žele pobijediti Croatiju!" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "C.N.S.C. TORONTO CROATIA". 2010-05-27. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ Lewis, Michael (2015-02-11). "How Eusébio and a team of Canadian Croatians took North American soccer by storm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ Bradburn, Jamie (2016-09-24). "Historicist: Toronto Metros-Croatia, 1976 Soccer Bowl Champions". Torontoist. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ Reed, J. D. "MINNESOTA HAD TO EAT CROATMEAL". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "NASL Toronto Metros-Croatia Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2017-09-15.