Dalibor Šilić


Dalibor Šilić is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the sporting director of Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.

Club career

Born in Konjic, SFR Yugoslavia, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šilić started playing football in the youth teams of Turbina Jablanica and Zrinjski Mostar, before getting called up to the first team of Zrinjski in 1998. In 1999, he joined Brotnjo, with whom he won the 1999–2000 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2001, Šilić left Brotnjo to join Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, but shortly after left the club. In January 2002, he signed with Željezničar, where he won the Bosnian Premier League in the 2001–02 season and the Bosnian Cup in the 2002–03 season.
Šilić then joined Široki Brijeg in the summer of 2003, where he would eventually go on to play 10 years for the club, making over 260 league appearances and scoring over 50 league goals, winning the league title 2 times and the cup also 2 times. In December 2013, he finished his playing career at Široki Brijeg at the age of 34.

International career

Šilić has also played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team between 2001 and 2006, making 5 appearances, but not scoring any goals.

Post-playing career

After retiring, Šilić right away became the Sporting director of Široki Brijeg on 20 December 2013, a position he has been at ever since.

Honours

Player

Brotnjo
Željezničar
Široki Brijeg