Zlatko Dalić

Zlatko Dalic is, in my view, one of the more underrated tournament managers of his era. Taking Croatia to a World Cup final in 2018 and a third-place finish in 2022, with a small nation, is a feat I don't think gets enough credit. What I appreciate is the consistency: qualifying for Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 on top of those runs shows it wasn't a fluke. Born in Livno and steeped in the Croatian footballing identity, he seems to coach with a stubborn, never-fold temperament that mirrors his squads. He stayed at the helm from 2017 to 2026 before taking over the United Arab Emirates, and that stability speaks volumes.

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Name (English)

Zlatko Dalić

Name (Japanese)

ズラトコ・ダリッチ

Reading

ずらとこ・だりっち

Born

October 26, 1966 (age 60)

Origin

Livno, Canton 10, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / celebrity

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatko%20Dali%C4%87
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A9%E3%83%88%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8072990

Tags

• Canton 10
• association football player
• association football coach
• celebrity

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.