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Tomislav Ivić

Tomislav Ivić
Ivić, the coach of FC Porto, following the European Super Cup first leg in Amsterdam in November 1987
Personal information
Date of birth (1933-06-30)30 June 1933
Place of birth Split, Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
Date of death 24 June 2011(2011-06-24) (aged 77)
Place of death Split, Croatia
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
RNK Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1957 RNK Split 125
1957–1963 Hajduk Split 11
Managerial career
1967–1968 RNK Split
1968–1972 Hajduk Split (youth)
1972 Hajduk Split
1972–1973 Šibenik
1973–1974 Yugoslavia
1973–1976 Hajduk Split
1976–1978 Ajax
1978–1980 Hajduk Split
1980–1983 Anderlecht
1983–1984 Galatasaray
1984–1985 Dinamo Zagreb
1985–1986 Avellino (technical director)
1986 Panathinaikos
1987 Hajduk Split (caretaker)
1987–1988 Porto
1988–1990 Paris Saint-Germain
1990–1991 Atlético Madrid
1991 Marseille
1992 Benfica
1993–1994 Porto
1994 Croatia (caretaker)
1995 Fenerbahçe
1995–1996 United Arab Emirates
1996 Al Wasl
1997 Hajduk Split
1997–1998 Persepolis (caretaker)
1997–1998 Iran
1998–1999 Standard Liège
2000 Standard Liège
2001 Marseille
2003–2004 Al-Ittihad
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  United Arab Emirates (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 1996 UAE
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomislav Ivić (Croatian pronunciation: [tǒmislaʋ ǐːʋitɕ];[1][2] 30 June 1933 – 24 June 2011) was a Croatian professional football player and manager. Often described as a brilliant strategist, Ivić is credited with helping develop the modern style of the game. In April 2007, Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport proclaimed him as the most successful football manager in history, due to his seven league titles won in five countries.[3]

Managerial career

Ivić coaching Ajax in November 1977

Ivić managed teams in 14 countries along with four national teams,[4][5][6] and he won titles and cups in seven countries: Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Spain and France. Ivić never won the league title in Greece.[7]

Ivić won seven top flight championships (three in Yugoslavia and one each in the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and France); six national cups (four in Yugoslavia and one each in Spain and Portugal); an UEFA Super Cup and an Intercontinental Cup.[8]

In Croatia, Ivić coached RNK Split, Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb and (in one match replacing suspended Miroslav Blažević) the Croatia national team; in the Netherlands, Ajax; in Belgium, Anderlecht and Standard Liège; in Turkey, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe; in Italy, Avellino; in Greece, Panathinaikos; in Portugal, Porto and Benfica; in France, Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille (the latter, his last club before retiring in 2002); in Spain, Atlético Madrid; in the United Arab Emirates, Al Wasl and the UAE national team; and in Iran, Persepolis and the Iran national selection.[9]

Early years

Ivić's coaching career began with a year-long engagement in RNK Split from 1967 to 1968. In that season, his team finished 8th in the Yugoslav Second League West Division. From 1968 to 1972, he was the coach at the Hajduk Split Academy. At the end of the 1971-72 season, he replaced Slavko Luštica as Hajduk Split's first team manager. His first and only game was a 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the 1972 Yugoslav Cup Final.[10] The season after, he was coaching the then second division team HNK Šibenik, finishing 5th.[11]

Hajduk Split golden generation and years at Ajax

In 1973, Ivić came back as coach. He knew what potential lay in the youngsters who had been in his charge at the academy, and immediately gave many of them a taste of first-team action. The talented youngster such as Vedran Rožić, Šime Luketin, and Slaviša Žungul developed to be key players under Ivic.[12]

In the 1972-1973 season, Hajduk Split won the double for the first time in their history. The team finished 1st in the league with the same points collected with FK Velež Mostar but a better Goal difference. Hajduk Split defeated Red star Belgrade in the final of the 1973 Yugoslav Cup. Hajduk Split successfully defended both titles and won the double for 2 years in a row. In the European Cup, they were eliminated in the Second Round by Saint-Étienne.[12]

In the 1975-1976 season, the title race was very intense and emotional. On matchday 27th, there was a match between Hajduk Split the 2nd in the league, and Partizan the league leader at the time. Ivić's team dominated the game and managed to crush them 6-1 on their home ground. That game represents "the Hajduk Split golden generation" and Ivić's total football tactic.[13] Hajduk Split and Partizan battled it out until the last match of the season, in which Hajduk Split unexpectedly drew with OFK Beograd but that was enough for them to qualify as champion as Partizan still could not beat Olimpija in the 90th minute. However, the referee extended the game until Partizan ultimately scored and was crowned champion. The team's performance in the European Cup was improved, Hajduk Split beat Floriana and Molenbeek on their way to face PSV Eindhoven in the quarter final. They got eliminated in extra time. Ivić left Hajduk Split at the end of the season.[12]

Ivić joined Ajax in 1976, he guided them to their 17th Eredivisie in his first season. Ajax was eliminated from the UEFA Cup in the First round after a 2-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford despite winning 1-0 at home.[14] In the 1977-78 season, Ajax finished 2nd in Eredivisie and lost the final of the KNVB Cup to AZ. Ajax returned to compete in the European Cup, eliminated by Juventus in the quarter final.[15] During his 2 seasons with Ajax, Ivić had his team play counter-attack style which was against the club's culture.[16] A group of players led by Ruud Krol initially opposed his style but later believed in his approach.[17] He left Ajax at the end of the season to rejoin Hajduk Split.

Ivić returned to Hajduk Split for the third time in 1978. He won another yugoslav league title in his first season back, the club first league title since he done it in the 1974-75 season. Ivić's team stayed strong in the second half of the season after Slaviša Žungul left for the United States in December 1978. In the 1979-80 season, Hajduk Split was underperforming. They were knocked out in the first round of the Yugoslav Cup, and after seven winless games from April to June, the team sat in 5th of the table and ended the season there. Ivić left Hajduk Split marking the end of their golden generation.[12]

Anderlecht

Ivić joined R.S.C. Anderlecht in the summer of 1980, He introduced a defensive style of football as he had done with Ajax but with high pressing. Anderlecht lost multiple key players that summer including Rob Rensenbrink, Gilbert Van Binst, François Van der Elst, and Nico de Bree. Ivić brought in Morten Olsen and transformed him to become a libero.[18] In his first season, Anderlecht became champions for the first time in seven years with an eleven-point lead over 2nd place KSC Lokeren.

The following season, Anderlecht lost their first Belgian Super Cup to Standard Liège. They finished 2nd in the league 2 points behind again, Standard Liège. In the European Cup, Ivić's team has an impressive performance. They beat Trapattoni's Juventus in the second round and Red Star Belgrade in the quarter final only to be eliminated by the eventual winner, Aston Villa in the semi final.

In the summer of 1982, chairman Constant Vanden Stock brought the Belgian national team's striker duo, Erwin Vandenbergh and Alexandre Czerniatynski to Anderlecht. However, Ivić did not agree because he thought the duo would not suit his system.[19] Anderlecht has struggled to deliver good results, they lost 4-1 to Standard Liège on the 7th matchday and dropped to 7th in the table. After a 2–1 defeat against Waregem on the 8th matchday, Ivić was dismissed and replaced by Paul Van Himst.[20]

Galatasaray

Ivić joined Galatasaray in 1983, He coached them for 1 season, the 1983-84 season. Galatasaray finished 3rd in the Turkish First Football League and was eliminated in quarter final of the Turkish Cup. He parted ways with the club at the end of the season.

Dinamo Zagreb

Ivić returned to Yugoslavia in 1984, this time to join Dinamo Zagreb. Unfortunately, Dinamo Zagreb finished outside the top five, meaning they did not qualify for European football. After a poor result, Ivić was dismissed before the season ended. Zdenko Kobešćak took over as an interim coach and reached the 1984–85 Yugoslav Cup final.[21]

European and international club competitions

He took Hajduk Split to the European Cup quarter final two times: 1975–76 and in 1979–80, he also reached it with Ajax in 1977–78. His biggest achievement in the European Cup was reaching the semi-finals during the 1981–82 season with Anderlecht. With Porto he won the 1987 European Super Cup and the 1987 Intercontinental Cup.

Ivić has one of the best Champions League win ratios, having won 29 out of 46 matches with a ratio of 63.0%.[22]

International career

He was national team head coach of Yugoslavia, Iran, United Arab Emirates and even Croatia for one match as caretaker manager subbing in for Miroslav Blažević.[23]

While UAE head coach, Ivić lost the 1996 AFC Asian Cup final against Saudi Arabia on penalties.[24]

Retirement

In 2001, under the advisement of his doctor Ivić retired from coaching so he could be under less stress. Three years later he coached Al-Ittihad Club for a season before taking up the youth selections of Standard Liège.[25]

Death

Ivić died on 24 June 2011, six days before his 78th birthday, in his hometown of Split. He was reportedly suffering from cardiac troubles, as well as diabetes.[26]

Managerial statistics

Club

[27][28][29][30]

*Dates of first and last games under Ivić not dates of official appointments

National teams

[31]

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Yugoslavia 19 December 1973 3 July 1974 11 3 3 5 027.27
Croatia (c) 16 November 1994 16 November 1994 1 1 0 0 100.00
United Arab Emirates August 1995 December 1996 29 10 12 7 034.48
Iran December 1997 20 April 1998 5 1 2 2 020.00
Total 46 15 17 14 032.61
*Dates of first and last games under Ivić; not dates of official appointments

Honours

Manager

Hajduk Split (Youth)

Hajduk Split

Ajax

Anderlecht

Porto

Al-Ittihad

United Arab Emirates

Individual

Orders

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Further reading

Awards and achievements
Preceded by UEFA Super Cup winning manager
1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Intercontinental Cup winning manager
1987 		Succeeded by
Uruguay Roberto Fleitas
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