Zlatko.. an "emergency" coach who continues to make history with Croatia

The former coach of Al Ain and now Croatia is happy after leading his country yesterday to the semi-finals of the Qatar World Cup.

Reuters

The former coach of Al Ain, the Croatian Zlatko Dalic, turned into a symbol in his country, after he led the Croatian national team yesterday, to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup Qatar 2022, at the expense of the Brazilian team with a penalty shootout 4-2, while he won second place in the World Cup in Russia.

And Zlatko continues to make a distinguished history with his country, as he is very close to the struggle for the world title again, after he reached the round of four at the expense of an old and great team like Brazil, after beating him on penalties, after a draw in normal time and extra time 1-1. .

During the period following his departure from the "leader" training, the coach experienced difficult moments, during which he received an offer to train Thailand, according to the international "espn" website, for four million US dollars, but he showed his dedication and love for his country and agreed to work as an emergency coach, when she was Croatia is struggling to reach the 2018 World Cup.

The Croatian national team was on the verge of farewell to the World Cup qualifiers, when the Croatian Federation announced the dismissal of national team coach Ante Sasic, and the sudden appointment of Zlatko Dalic in his place, before the match against Ukraine in the sixth (last) round of the European qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, but Zlatko succeeded. In bringing out the best in the players, and leading them to qualify for the finals through the play-off gate, then he reached the world runner-up after losing to France in the global final.

Zlatko is considered one of the best coaches who passed through the Al Ain team, as he took over his training in the summer of 2014, and won many titles with him. He also led the "leader" to the runner-up in the 2016 Asian Champions.

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