| Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević (Croatian pronunciation: ; 9 February 1935 – 8 February 2023) was a Bosnian-Croatian professional football manager and player.
A former right winger, his professional playing career spanned from 1954 to 1966, during which he played for Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva Zagreb, Sarajevo, Rijeka and Swiss clubs Sion and Moutier.
As a manager, his most successful period was with the Croatia national team, which he led to the quarter-finals in the 1996 European Championship and won third place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also managed the following national teams: Switzerland, Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina and China Olympic. Blažević also had successful spells at Vevey, Sion, Lausanne-Sport, Rijeka, Dinamo Zagreb, Grasshopper Zürich, Priština, Osijek, Varteks, Zagreb, Shanghai Shenhua and Sloboda Tuzla.
From 29 March 1993 to 23 February 1995, he was president of Dinamo Zagreb.
Blažević maintained a colourful public persona in both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, where he was reverently known as "trener svih trenera" (the "coach of all coaches"). Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
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4 lineups analysed - Number represent player in starting lineup. Click to show
Lineups not confirmed are not included.
See also Team Substitutions
| Lineups found Starting lineup changes since last game | | | | | | | | | | M1 | 11Jun | | Türkiye | | 0-1 | 4-4-2 | Initial team: Ladić, Jerkan, Bilić, Štimac, Jarni, Stanić, Asanović, Boban, Prosine., Šuker, Bokšić, | | | M2 | 16Jun | H | Denmark | | 3-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Vlaović,
Out:Bokšić, | | | M3 | 19Jun | H | Portugal | | 0-3 | 4-4-2 | In:Mrmić, Šimić, Pavličić, Soldo, Mladeno., Pamić, Jurčević,
Out:Ladić, Jerkan, Štimac, Stanić, Asanović, Boban, Šuker, | | | M4 | 23Jun | | Germany | | 2-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Ladić, Jerkan, Štimac, Stanić, Asanović, Boban, Šuker,
Out:Mrmić, Šimić, Pavličić, Soldo, Mladeno., Prosine., Pamić, | | | Color References: GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos |
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