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Ivica Kalinić
Personal information
Full name	Ivica Kalinić
Date of birth	26 March 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Split, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Solin
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1977	Hajduk Split
1980–1981	Maribor
1981–1985	Osijek
1985	Hajduk Split
1986–1989	Tirol Innsbruck
1989–1990	Grazer AK
Total
Managerial career
1990–1993	Hajduk Split (youth)
1993–1995	Hajduk Split (assistant)
1995–1996	Istra
1995	United Arab Emirates (assistant)
1998–1999	Hajduk Split (assistant)
1999–2000	Hajduk Split (youth)
2000–2001	Posušje
2001	Hajduk Split (youth)
2001	Solin
2002	Imotski
2003	Metalurh Zaporizhya (assistant)
2003	Uskok
2004	Imotski
2004–2006	Mosor
2006–2007	Široki Brijeg
2007–2009	Šibenik
2009	Hajduk Split
2010–2012	Hajduk Split (director of football)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivica Kalinić (born 26 March 1956) is a Croatian former professional football manager and player. He is currently the sporting director of the club NK Prugovo.

He has played for Hajduk Split, Maribor, Osijek, Tirol Innsbruck and Grazer AK in his club career.^[1]

Kalinić has managed Istra Pula, Posušje, Solin, Imotski, Uskok, Mosor,^[2] Široki Brijeg, Šibenik and Hajduk Split in his managerial career.^[3]

Managerial career

Kalinić worked as an assistant to Ivan Katalinić at Hajduk Split and to Tomislav Ivić in the United Arab Emirates^[4] and he successfully managed Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg for one season, winning the 2006−07 Bosnian Cup. After that, he became the new manager of Croatian First Football League club Šibenik,^[5] finishing in the 6th place in the 2008–09 Croatian First Football League season.

Hajduk Split

After Široki Brijeg and Šibenik, Kalinić landed the job as Hajduk Split manager after Ante Miše resigned, because of a defeat against Zadar in August 2009.

Kalinić managed only one game for Hajduk and that was the third round of the UEFA Europa League against Žilina on home ground. After Hajduk conceded a goal in the 76th minute of the game, they were losing 1–2 on aggregate. In the late minutes of the game, Kalinić suffered heart problems and was taken to the hospital. He was clinically dead for 20 seconds and reanimated twice.

After recovering, he retired from managing and became sporting director at Hajduk where he remained until his full retirement in 2012.^[6]