Ermin Šiljak (born 11 May 1973) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ilirija | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Svoboda | 40 | (16) |
| 1994–1996 | Olimpija | 78 | (58) |
| 1996–1998 | Bastia | 35 | (15) |
| 1998–2001 | Servette | 39 | (13) |
| 2001 | Hammarby | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Panionios | 37 | (13) |
| 2004–2005 | Dalian Shide | 35 | (18) |
| 2005–2006 | Mouscron | 19 | (7) |
| Total | 278 | (135) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Slovenia U21 | 14 | (10) |
| 1994–2005 | Slowenien | 48 | (14) |
| 2003 | Slovenia B | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 2015 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 2016 | Dalian Transcendence | ||
| 2017 | Baoding Yingli (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2023 | Aris FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
Šiljak played for the Slovenia national team and was a participant at the Euro 2000. He scored nine goals in nine games in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying.[1]
Managerial career
Early career
Šiljak managed Slovenian under-16 and under-19 national teams.
In 2012, he was a manager of Olimpija Ljubljana.[2]
Botev Plovdiv
Šiljak joined Botev Plovdiv in July 2015.[3] He made a debut in a match against the local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Plovdiv derby ended in a 1–1 draw.[4]
Šiljak achieved five wins, three draws, and five defeats in his first thirteen games as a manager of Botev Plovdiv in A Grupa.[5] 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.[6] After that, Šiljak expelled Yordan Hristov, Mariyan Ognyanov, Plamen Nikolov, and Joël Tshibamba from the first team.[7] 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.[8][9]
After less than six months, at the end of November 2015, Šiljak resigned as a manager of Botev Plovdiv.[10]
Dalian Transcendence
On 21 April 2016, China League One club Dalian Transcendence signed Ermin Šiljak as manager for two years.[11] By August however, Šiljak was sacked by the team due to financial reasons.[12]
Baoding Yingli
Since Ermin Šiljak was very familiar with China League One in spring 2017 got offer to help newly promoted team Baoding Yingli Yitong. At the end of April 2017 Šiljak became Assistant Coach to Jo Bonfrere.[13] Seven games before the end of season owner out of nowhere sacked all coaching staff in club and among them was also Šiljak.
Aris Thessaloniki
On 29th of April 2023 Ermin Šiljak unexpectedly took over Greece Super League Team Aris Thessaloniki Football Club[14] to help achieve European spot in Championship Group. He signed short term contract until 30th of June 2023 and was for the first time on bench in game against PAOK on 30th of April 2023. Goal and successful mission was acomplished in next round when Aris on 3rd of May 2023 won against Volos and Aris two games before the end of Championship secured spot which guarantee playing Qualification matches for Conference League in season 2023/24.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
Honours
Olimpija Ljubljana
- Prva liga: 1993–94, 1994–95; runner-up: 1995–96
- Slovenian Cup: 1995–96
- Slovenian Super Cup: 1995
Bastia
Servette
Hammarby IF
Dalian Shide
- Chinese FA Cup: runner-up 2003
Mouscron
- Belgian Cup: runner-up 2005–06
Individual
- Slovenian PrvaLiga top scorer: 1995–96 (28 goals in 33 games)
- UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying top scorer (9 goals in 9 games)
References
- ^ NZS profile
- ^ "Šiljak trener Olimpije še naslednja tri leta". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Ботев представи Ермин Шиляк
- ^ Ботев изпусна победата в пловдивското дерби
- ^ "Botev Plovdiv 2015-16". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ Ботев приключи участието си за Купата на България
- ^ Ботев изхвърли четирима, Шиляк остава
- ^ "Славия 2:0 Ботев, "А" група; 30.10.2015 14:30". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Берое се развихри в "Коматево" и удари здраво Ботев Пд
- ^ Ботев се раздели с Ермин Шиляк
- ^ 埃尔敏·西利亚克出任大连超越足球俱乐部首位外籍主教练
- ^ "曝超越本赛季第二次换帅 希里亚克下课助教接任". 网易体育. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-05-25/doc-ifyfqvmh8853943.shtml
- ^ https://www.arisfc.com.gr/index.php/en/team/texniko-epiteleio
External links
- Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)