Ermin Šiljak

Ermin Šiljak
Personal information
Full name	Ermin Šiljak
Date of birth	11 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Ilirija
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1993	Svoboda
1994–1996	Olimpija
1996–1998	Bastia
1998–2001	Servette
2001	Hammarby
2002–2003	Panionios
2004–2005	Dalian Shide
2005–2006	Mouscron
Total
International career
1992–1995	Slovenia U21
1994–2005	Slovenia
2003	Slovenia B
Managerial career
2012	Olimpija Ljubljana
2015	Botev Plovdiv
2016	Dalian Transcendence
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ermin Šiljak (born 11 May 1973) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Managerial career

Early career

Šiljak managed Slovenian under-16 and under-19 national teams.

In 2012, he was a manager of Olimpija Ljubljana.^[1]

Botev Plovdiv

Ermin Šiljak joined Botev Plovdiv in July 2015.^[2] He made a debut in a match against the local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Plovdiv derby ended in a 1–1 draw.^[3]

Šiljak achieved five wins, three draws, and five defeats in his first thirteen games as a manager of Botev Plovdiv in A Grupa.^[4] 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.^[5] After that, Šiljak expelled Yordan Hristov, Mariyan Ognyanov, Plamen Nikolov, and Joël Tshibamba from the first team.^[6] 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.^[7]^[8]

After less than six months, at the end of November 2015, Šiljak resigned as a manager of Botev Plovdiv.^[9]

Dalian Transcendence

On 21 April 2016, China League One club Dalian Transcendence signed Ermin Šiljak as manager for two years.^[10] By August however, Šiljak was sacked by the team due to financial reasons.^[11]

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.^[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 December 1995	Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, Hermosillo	Mexico	1–2	1–2	Friendly match
2	7 February 1996	Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta	Iceland	7–1	7–1	Friendly match
3	21 May 1996	Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana	United Arab Emirates	1–2	2–2	Friendly match
4	18 March 1997	Linzer Stadion, Linz	Austria	2–0	2–0	Friendly match
5	11 November 2000	Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana	Switzerland	1–1	2–2	FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
6	7 September 2002	Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana	Malta	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
7	2 April 2003	Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana	Cyprus	1–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
8	2 April 2003	Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana	Cyprus	2–1	4–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
9	30 April 2003	Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta	Malta	2–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
10	30 April 2003	Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta	Malta	3–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
11	6 September 2003	Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana	Israel	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
12	11 October 2003	Tsirion, Limassol	Cyprus	1–0	2–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
13	11 October 2003	Tsirion, Limassol	Cyprus	2–0	2–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
14	15 November 2003	Maksimir, Zagreb	Croatia	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2004 Play-offs

Honours

Olimpija Ljubljana

Prva liga: 1993–94, 1994–95; runner-up: 1995–96
Slovenian Cup: 1995–96

Bastia

Intertoto Cup: 1997

Servette

Hammarby IF

Allsvenskan: 2001

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)
AFC Champions League top scorer: 2004 (8 goals in 8 games)
Best scorer of all qualifications of the UEFA Euro 2004 (9 goals)

References

^ "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.
^ NZS profile

External links

Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)

[1] "Šiljak trener Olimpije še naslednja tri leta". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[2] Ботев представи Ермин Шиляк

[3] Ботев изпусна победата в пловдивското дерби

[4] "Botev Plovdiv 2015-16". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

[5] Ботев приключи участието си за Купата на България

[6] Ботев изхвърли четирима, Шиляк остава

[7] "Славия 2:0 Ботев, "А" група; 30.10.2015 14:30". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

[8] Берое се развихри в "Коматево" и удари здраво Ботев Пд

[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] NZS profile

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