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Rock lover Slaven Bilic is one of the most passionate and popular managers around, who is now back in management in the Chinese Super League with Beijing Sinobo Guoan.

The former Hammers defender previously managed the likes of Croatia - famously preventing England from qualifying to Euro 2008 - Besiktas, Lokomotiv Moscow, Croatia U21, and hometown club Hajduk Split, and then decided the lure of English football was too hard to resist, returning to the Iron in 2015.

Bilic, who led Croatia through to the quarter finals of Euro 2008, is a huge music fan, and even plays the guitar in a band (see video below), while he's also a multilinguist, and holds a law degree.

He's also managed West Brom, with whom he led into the Premier League in 2020.

Managerial Career

Slaven Bilic Quotes

I know I can't save the world on my own; but if there is a struggle against unjustness, I always prefer to be on the frontline, and that is my attitude toward life.

Of course I like it when we are winning. Of course it is brilliant! It is like when you come to a pub that is full of women! You will like it!

Only Kaka is better than (Luka) Modric.