Tomislav Ivić
Croatian football player and manager (1933–2011)
 Ivić, the coach of FC Porto, following the European Super Cup first leg in Amsterdam in November 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Šibenik | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Hajduk Split | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Hajduk Split | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Anderlecht | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Avellino (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Hajduk Split (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Marseille (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | 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
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| *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 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]
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%.[10]
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.[11]
While UAE head coach, Ivić lost the 1996 AFC Asian Cup final against Saudi Arabia on penalties.[12]
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.[13]
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.[14]
Managerial statistics
Club
| Club | From | To | Competition | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| RNK Split | 1967 | 1968 | Second League (West) | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 041.18 |
| RNK Split Total | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 041.18 | |||
| Šibenik | 1972 | 1973 | Second League (West) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 038.24 |
| Šibenik Total | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 038.24 | |||
| Hajduk Split | 19 August 1973 | 11 July 1976 | First League | 102 | 57 | 28 | 17 | 055.88 |
| Yugoslav Cup | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 087.50 | |||
| European Cup | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 080.00 | |||
| Hajduk Split Total | 128 | 79 | 30 | 19 | 061.72 | |||
| Ajax | 22 August 1976 | 30 April 1978 | Eredivisie | 68 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 063.24 |
| KNVB Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 066.67 | |||
| European Cup | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 050.00 | |||
| UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | |||
| Ajax Total | 82 | 51 | 17 | 14 | 062.20 | |||
| Hajduk Split | 13 August 1978 | 29 June 1980 | First League | 68 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 051.47 |
| Yugoslav Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 | |||
| European Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 066.67 | |||
| UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 050.00 | |||
| Hajduk Split Total | 80 | 41 | 19 | 20 | 051.25 | |||
| Anderlecht | 26 August 1980 | 18 September 1982 | First Division | 75 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 065.33 |
| Belgian Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 060.00 | |||
| European Cup | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 062.50 | |||
| UEFA Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 | |||
| Anderlecht Total | 91 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 064.84 | |||
| Galatasaray | 21 August 1983 | 26 May 1984 | 1.Lig | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 050.00 |
| Türkiye Kupası | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 033.33 | |||
| Balkans Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 025.00 | |||
| Galatasaray Total | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 045.45 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 7 October 1984 | 5 May 1985 | First League | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 050.00 |
| Yugoslav Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb Total | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 054.17 | |||
| Calcio Avellino (c) | 22 August 1986 | 2 November 1986 | Serie A | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 022.22 |
| Coppa Italia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 020.00 | |||
| Calcio Avellino Total | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 025.00 | |||
| Panathinaikos | 21 August 1985 | 27 April 1986 | Alpha Ethniki | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 050.00 |
| European Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | |||
| Panathinaikos Total | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 050.00 | |||
| Porto | 26 August 1987 | 19 June 1988 | Primeira Divisão | 38 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 076.32 |
| Taça de Portugal | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 066.67 | |||
| European Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 050.00 | |||
| UEFA Super Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.00 | |||
| Porto Total | 54 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 072.22 | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 15 July 1988 | 31 May 1990 | Division 1 | 76 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 048.68 |
| Coupe de France | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 050.00 | |||
| UEFA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain Total | 84 | 40 | 20 | 24 | 047.62 | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 9 September 1990 | 28 June 1991 | La Liga | 37 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 045.95 |
| Copa del Rey | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 050.00 | |||
| UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | |||
| Atlético Madrid Total | 45 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 046.67 | |||
| Olympique de Marseille | 20 July 1991 | 23 October 1991 | Division 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 061.54 |
| European Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Olympique de Marseille Total | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 068.75 | |||
| Benfica | 30 August 1992 | 25 October 1992 | Primeira Divisão | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 050.00 |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.00 | |||
| UEFA Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Benfica Total | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 058.33 | |||
| Porto | 22 August 1993 | 23 January 1994 | Primeira Divisão | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 047.06 |
| Taça de Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 050.00 | |||
| Porto Total | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 053.57 | |||
| Fenerbahçe | 19 December 1994 | 30 June 1995 | 1.Lig | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 064.71 |
| Türkiye Kupası | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 033.33 | |||
| Fenerbahçe Total | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 056.52 | |||
| Hajduk Split | 15 October 1997 | 2 November 1997 | Prva HNL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 033.33 |
| Croatian Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Hajduk Split Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 | |||
| Standard Liège | 21 August 1998 | 17 September 1999 | First Division | 40 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 045.00 |
| Belgian Cup | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 066.67 | |||
| Standard Liège | 11 May 2000 | 20 December 2000 | First Division | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 052.63 |
| Belgian Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 025.00 | |||
| Standard Liège Total | 69 | 33 | 10 | 26 | 047.83 | |||
| Marseille | 10 April 2001 | 19 May 2001 | Division 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 |
| Marseille | 6 September 2001 | 16 November 2001 | Division 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 027.27 |
| Olympique de Marseille Total | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 033.33 | |||
| Al-Ittihad | 28 August 2003 | 18 June 2004 | Premier League | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 073.91 |
| Saudi Crown Prince Cup | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 080.00 | |||
| AFC Champions League | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 066.67 | |||
| Al-Ittihad Total | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 073.53 | |||
| Totals | 1,001 | 550 | 233 | 218 | 054.95 | |||
- *Dates of first and last games under Ivić not dates of official appointments
National teams
| 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)
- Yugoslav Youth Cup: 1970, 1971, 1972
Hajduk Split
Ajax
Anderlecht
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 1987–88
- Taça de Portugal: 1988
- European Super Cup: 1987
- Intercontinental Cup: 1987
Marseille
Al-Ittihad
United Arab Emirates
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1996
Individual
- Hajduk Split golden badge: 1975
- Golden badge and charter by the city of Paris awarded by Jacques Chirac: 1990
- Croatian Olympic Committee trophy: 2003
- Most successful manager in history by La Gazzetta dello Sport: 2007[20]
- Split sports house hall of fame: 2009
- Heart of Hajduk Award: 2011 (postmortem)
- World Soccer 36th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013[21][22]
- France Football 42nd Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019[23][24][25]
Orders
References
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Tòmislav
- ^ "Ìvan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Ívić
- ^ Staff (22 April 2007). "Il primatista è Ivić: 8 titoli in 6 nazioni". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Milan. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Maxim Olenev (19 July 1999). "Yugoslavia national team coaches (before 1979)". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Staff. "United Arab Emirates". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Staff (1 December 2004). "Al Ittihad win Asian Champions League". espnfc.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ ο μεγάλος Τόμισλαβ Ίβιτς 25 June 2011, ag sport-fm.gr (in Greek)
- ^ Staff (25 June 2011). "Notice of death of Tomislav Ivić". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Staff (24 June 2011). "ADIO, LEGENDO Umro Tomislav Ivić". Slobodna Dalmacija. Split. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Paul Saffer (11 February 2016). "Coaches with the best Champions League win ratio". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Nogometni leksikon Miroslava Krleža Tomislav Ivić". nogomet.lzmk.hr. Miroslav Krleža. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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- ^ "Legendarische trainer Tomislav Ivić overleden". De Standaard. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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- ^ "2010年中超联赛战绩". foradejogo.net. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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- ^ "Za Belgijce je najveći trener u povijesti, za Francuze je revolucionar..." (in Croatian). sportske.jutarnji.hr.
- ^ Jamie Rainbow (4 July 2013). "The Greatest Manager of all time". World Soccer.
- ^ Jamie Rainbow (2 July 2013). "The Greatest XI: how the panel voted". World Soccer.
- ^ "Top 50 des coaches de l'histoire". France Football. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Los 50 mejores entrenadores de la historia". FOX Sports. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Los 50 mejores entrenadores de la historia del fútbol". ABC. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "ODLUKU KOJOM SE ODLIKUJU REDOM DANICE HRVATSKE S LIKOM FRANJE BUČARA" (in Croatian). hrvatska.poslovniforum.hr.
Further reading
- Holiga, Aleksandar (7 October 2013). "A Man for all Seasons". The Blizzard (10). Sunderland: Blizzard Media: 102–109.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomislav Ivić.
- Tomislav Ivić at the Turkish Football Federation (manager)
- Tomislav Ivić at EU-Football.info (manager)
- Tomislav Ivić at Soccerway.com
- Tomislav Ivić at WorldFootball.net
- Tomislav Ivić manager profile at EU-Football.info
- Managerial stats at infoatleti.es
- Tomislav Ivić managerial stats at povijest.gnkdinamo.hr
- Croatia statistics at hrnogomet.com
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| Preceded by | UEFA Super Cup winning manager 1987 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Intercontinental Cup winning manager 1987 | Succeeded by Roberto Fleitas |
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