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	30 June 1933
Place of birth	Split, Yugoslavia; (now Croatia)
Date of death	24 June 2011 (aged 77)
Place of death	Split, Croatia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	RNK Split
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1957	RNK Split
1957–1963	Hajduk Split
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
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tomislav Ivić (Croatian pronunciation: [tǒmislaʋ ǐːʋitɕ]; 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.