Ermin Šiljak


Ermin Šiljak is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Club career

He started his professional career at NK Svoboda. Later he has played for clubs such as NK Olimpija, SC Bastia, Servette FC Geneva, Hammarby IF, Panionios FC, Dalian Shide and R.E. Mouscron.

Managing career

Early career

He managed Slovenian under-16 and under-19 national teams.
Ermin Šiljak was a manager of Olimpija Ljubljana in 2012.

Botev Plovdiv

Ermin Šiljak joined Botev Plovdiv in July 2015. He made a debut in a match against the local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Plovdiv derby ended in a 1–1 draw.
Šiljak achieved five wins, three draws, and five defeats in his first thirteen games as a manager of Botev Plovdiv in A Grupa. On 27 October 2015, Botev Plovdiv was eliminated in the Round of 16 of the Bulgarian Cup after a 1–0 defeat to FC Sozopol. After that, Šiljak expelled Yordan Hristov, Mariyan Ognyanov, Plamen Nikolov, and Joël Tshibamba from the first team. The changes did not lead to any positive results with young players as his team lost twice in a row in A Grupa: a 2–0 away defeat to Slavia Sofia and a 3–1 home defeat to Beroe Stara Zagora.
After less than six months, at the end of November 2015, Šiljak resigned as a manager of Botev Plovdiv.

Dalian Transcendence

On 21 April 2016, China League One club Dalian Transcendence signed Ermin Šiljak as manager for two years. By August however, Šiljak was sacked by the team due to financial reasons.

International career

Šiljak played for the Slovenia national football team and was a participant at the Euro 2000. He scored nine goals in nine games in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 December 1995Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, Hermosillo1–21–2Friendly match
27 February 1996Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta7–17–1Friendly match
321 May 1996Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana1–22–2Friendly match
418 March 1997Linzer Stadion, Linz2–02–0Friendly match
511 November 2000Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana1–12–2FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
67 September 2002Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana2–03–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
72 April 2003Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana1–04–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
82 April 2003Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana2–14–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
930 April 2003Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta2–03–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
1030 April 2003Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta3–03–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
116 September 2003Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana1–03–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
1211 October 2003Tsirion, Limassol1–02–2UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
1311 October 2003Tsirion, Limassol2–02–2UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
1415 November 2003Maksimir, Zagreb1–11–1UEFA Euro 2004 Play-offs

Honours

Olimpija Ljubljana
Bastia
Servette
Hammarby IF
Dalian Shide
Mouscron
Individual