Bio

Igor Štimac (born 6 September 1967) is a Croatian football manager and former professional footballer who currently manages the India national team. In his playing career, Štimac played as a centre back. He had three spells with Hajduk Split and also played for Cádiz in Spain and for Derby County and West Ham United in England. He represented the Croatia national team 53 times, playing at Euro 1996 and at the 1998 World Cup, when Croatia finished third. He also represented Yugoslavia when they won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. As a coach, Štimac was in charge of the Croatian national team from 2012 to 2014. In club football, he has had brief spells in charge of Hajduk Split, Cibalia, NK Zagreb and Zadar, Iranian club Sepahan and Qatari club Al-Shahania. On 15 May 2019, Štimac was appointed as the head coach of India national team on a two-year contract.