Ivica Olić (Croatian pronunciation: [îʋitsa ǒːlitɕ]; born 14 September 1979) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is an assistant coach of the Croatia national team.
During his career, Olić played for German Bundesliga clubs such as Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich; won the 2004–05 UEFA Cup with CSKA Moscow; and appeared over 100 times for the Croatia national team. Olić primarily played as a striker but could also operate as a winger. He has been described as a relentless pursuer of the ball and possessing "power and a decent bit of pace with him". Former Croatia manager Slaven Bilić described him as a typical "match-winner" and "king of important matches" due to his ability to score against big opponents at critical moments. Named the Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2009 and 2010, Olić appeared with Bayern Munich in two UEFA Champions League finals, in 2010 and 2012.
Olić represented Croatia at three FIFA World Cups–in 2002, 2006 and 2014–and two UEFA European Championships–in 2004 and 2008; earning his 100th cap on 16 November 2014, before retiring from international football in 2015.
He started his coaching career in 2017, joining the coaching staff upon appointment of Zlatko Dalić as Croatia national team head coach. He helped the team reach the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final and qualify for UEFA Euro 2020, interrupting his tenure with the team to briefly coach his former club CSKA Moscow.
Read more...The September 14, 1979 was a Friday under the star sign of ♍. It was the 256 day of the year. President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.
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Date: 15 September 1979
By ALAN RIDING Special to The New York Times
Alan Special
Salvadoran security forces open fire on anti-Government protest march by militant students and teachers; among those injured is Kathy Barber Hersh of ABC Radio (S)
Date: 15 September 1979
Facility described as 'Soviet-built intelligence station in Cuba' pictured in Sept 17 issue of Time magazine apparently is instead installation built by ITT in '57 to relay telephone calls between Cuba and US (S)
Date: 14 September 1979
By DEIRDRE CARMODY Special to The New York Times
Deirdre Special
Thomas S Martin, Deputy Assistant Atty Gen, says that case involving The Progressive is unlike any previous case involving prior restraint of publication because legislation specifically forbids disclosure of kind of information in magazine article; refers to Atomic Energy Act of 1954; ACLU legal director Bruce J Ennis says Government papers in case do not meet single element of 3-part standard of prior restraint permitted under Constitution in cases of national security; reference is made by Judge Walter J Cummings, 1 of 3 judges who heard argument, to 2-part series that ran on front pages of Milwaukee Sentinel last April 30 and May 1 explaining principles of hydrogen bomb; it was indicated that 2 articles were part of sealed testimony in case; they were written by Joe Manning, Sentinel reporter with no scientific background (M)
Date: 15 September 1979
By JUAN de ONIS Special to The New York Times
Juan de ONIS
Inter-American Human Rights Commission members investigating conditions in Argentina are surprised by wide coverage of their work in Argentine press (M)
Date: 14 September 1979
Patrick M Smith, general manager of strike newspaper in Elizabeth, NJ, accuses nonstriking employees of Elizabeth Journal of beating him (S)
Date: 14 September 1979
Hurricane Frederic batters central Gulf Coast with winds up to 130 mph and wreaks wide destruction along a 100-mile front in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi; destruction detailed; speedy and smooth evacuation of half a million people is credited with limiting death toll to 8; Pres Carter declares Gulf Coast a disaster area; illus; maps (L)
Date: 15 September 1979
South Africa bans Andre Brink book A Dry White Season after he sends it to subscribers without submitting it to censors (S)
Date: 15 September 1979
By ROBERT D. HERSHEY Jr. Special to The New York Times
New British right-wing magazine sells out its first 400,000 copies; publisher James Goldsmith has invested $2.6 million in magazine (M)