Ermin Šiljak
Birth date11 May 1973 (age 53)
Birth placeLjubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
PositionCentre forward
Youthclubs 1Ilirija
Years 11992–1993
Clubs 1Svoboda
Caps 140
Goals 116
Years 21994–1996
Clubs 2Olimpija
Caps 278
Goals 258
Years 31996–1998
Clubs 3Bastia
Caps 335
Goals 315
Years 41998–2001
Clubs 4Servette
Caps 439
Goals 413
Years 52001
Clubs 5Hammarby
Caps 58
Goals 50
Years 62002–2003
Clubs 6Panionios
Caps 637
Goals 613
Years 72004–2005
Clubs 7Dalian Shide
Caps 735
Goals 718
Years 82005–2006
Clubs 8Mouscron
Caps 819
Goals 87
Totalcaps278
Totalgoals135
Nationalyears 11992–1995
Nationalteam 1Slovenia U21
Nationalcaps 114
Nationalgoals 110
Nationalyears 21994–2005
Nationalteam 2Slovenia
Nationalcaps 248
Nationalgoals 214
Nationalyears 32003
Nationalteam 3Slovenia B
Nationalcaps 32
Nationalgoals 31
Manageryears 12012
Managerclubs 1Olimpija Ljubljana
Manageryears 22015
Managerclubs 2Botev Plovdiv
Manageryears 32016
Managerclubs 3Dalian Transcendence
Manageryears 42017
Managerclubs 4Baoding Yingli (Assistant Coach)
Manageryears 52023
Managerclubs 5Aris Saloniki

Ermin Šiljak (born 11 May 1973) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre forward.

International career

Šiljak made his debut for Slovenia in a March 1994 away friendly match against Macedonia. By the end of his career, he had earned a total of 48 caps for the national team and scored14 goals.[1] He played at the Euro 2000, and scored nine goals in nine games in the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying campaign.[2] His final international was an October 2005 World Cup qualification match against Scotland.[3]

Managerial career

Early career

Between 2007 and 2011, Šiljak managed Slovenian under-16 and under-19 national teams.

In 2012, he was announced as the new manager of Olimpija Ljubljana.[4]

Botev Plovdiv

Šiljak joined Botev Plovdiv in July 2015.[5] His first match in charge was against local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv. The Plovdiv derby ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]

Šiljak achieved five wins and three draws in his first thirteen games as a manager of Botev.[7] On 27 October 2015, Botev was eliminated in the Round of 16 of the Bulgarian Cup. At that point, Šiljak decided to expel Yordan Hristov, Mariyan Ognyanov, Plamen Nikolov, and Joël Tshibamba from the first team,[8] but these changes did not lead to better results. Šiljak relied on young players in the next two league mathes and lost both. At the end of November 2015, after less than six months in charge, Šiljak resigned as the manager of Botev Plovdiv.[9]

Dalian Transcendence

On 21 April 2016, China League One club Dalian Transcendence announced Ermin Šiljak would be their manager for the following two years.[10] On 10 August 2016, however, Šiljak was sacked by the club, after only 112 days in charge, and 5 wins and 4 draws in 15 games.[11]

Baoding Yingli

In May 2017, Šiljak joined the China League One club Baoding Yingli as an assistant coach to Jo Bonfrere.[12] Seven games before the end of the season, the owners sacked the whole coaching team (including Šiljak) without an official explanation.

Aris Thessaloniki

On 29 April 2023, Ermin Šiljak was hired as the head coach at Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki,[13] with a specific goal to secure a spot in one of the European competitions in the following season. He signed a two-month contract, until 30 June 2023. Under his management, two rounds before the end of the season, the club successfully secured a spot in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round. Despite this success, club owners decided not to extend Šiljak's contract and decided to replace him with Apostolos Terzis.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 December 1995Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, HermosilloMexico1–2Friendly match
27 February 1996Ta'Qali Stadium, VallettaIceland7–1Friendly match
321 May 1996Stadion Bežigrad, LjubljanaUnited Arab Emirates1–2Friendly match
418 March 1997Linzer Stadion, LinzAustria2–0Friendly match
511 November 2000Stadion Bežigrad, LjubljanaSwitzerland1–1FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
67 September 2002Stadion Bežigrad, LjubljanaMalta2–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
72 April 2003Stadion Bežigrad, LjubljanaCyprus1–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
82 April 2003Stadion Bežigrad, LjubljanaCyprus2–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
930 April 2003Ta'Qali Stadium, VallettaMalta2–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
1030 April 2003Ta'Qali Stadium, VallettaMalta3–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
116 September 2003Stadion Bežigrad, LjubljanaIsrael1–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
1211 October 2003Tsirion, LimassolCyprus1–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
1311 October 2003Tsirion, LimassolCyprus2–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
1415 November 2003Maksimir, ZagrebCroatia1–1UEFA Euro 2004 Play-offs

Honours

Olimpija Ljubljana

Bastia

Servette

Hammarby IF

Dalian Shide

Mouscron

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ NZS profile
  3. ^ "Ermin Šiljak, international football player". EU-football. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Šiljak trener Olimpije še naslednja tri leta" (in Slovene). 24ur.com. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ^ Ботев представи Ермин Шиляк
  6. ^ "Ботев изпусна победата в пловдивското дерби". Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Botev Plovdiv 2015-16". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. ^ Ботев изхвърли четирима, Шиляк остава
  9. ^ Ботев се раздели с Ермин Шиляк
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "官方：保定容大与荷兰名帅邦弗雷雷签约一年". 25 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Technical Staff"