Slaven Bilić Former Manager

A retrospective look at Slaven Bilić’s tenure at West Bromwich Albion, documenting his win percentages, career achievements, and his successful promotion-winning campaign at The Hawthorns.

Tactical Identity

High Intensity / Attacking Fluency

Tenure

Jun 2019 — Dec 2020

Status

Championship Promotion (2019/20)

Slaven Bilic: ‘Super Slav’ takes West Brom to the promised land

Slaven Bilic remains one of the most popular West Brom managers of the modern era. His high-octane football and touchline passion really won over the hearts of Albion supporters. His crowning glory was achieving promotion to the Premier League in the COVID-disrupted 2019-20 season, finishing as runners-up that campaign. He was sacked in December of that year, with the club sitting 19th but having just drawn 1-1 with Manchester City. Many observers felt it was a harsh dismissal, and ‘Super Slav’ will always have a spot in the hears of the Baggies faithful.

Slaven Bilic’s road to West Brom

Bilic has had a varied coaching career, taking on roles in his native Croatia – including the national team – as well as Russia, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. He managed West Ham in a spell lasting over two years, and joined Albion in June 2019. After his harsh sacking in December 2020, Bilic would go on to have coaching spells with Beijing Guoan, Watford, and Al-Fateh.

Slaven Bilić | Managerial Record

Career Summary & Tenure Analysis (West Bromwich Albion Focus)

Team	From – To	P	W	D	L	Win %
Hajduk Split	5 Dec 2001 – 4 May 2002	17	11	4	2	64.71
Croatia U21	1 Jul 2004 – 30 Jun 2006	19	8	4	7	42.11
Croatia	25 Jul 2006 – 14 May 2012	65	42	15	8	64.62
Lokomotiv Moscow	14 May 2012 – 18 Jun 2013	32	13	7	12	40.63
Beşiktaş	28 Jun 2013 – 21 May 2015	92	48	22	22	52.17
West Ham United	9 Jun 2015 – 4 Nov 2017	111	42	30	39	37.84
Al-Ittihad	5 Oct 2018 – 24 Feb 2019	20	6	5	9	30.00
West Bromwich Albion	13 Jun 2019 – 16 Dec 2020	65	26	22	17	40.00
Total Career (Up to Dec 2020)		421	203	109	109	48.22%

*Record looking at career history leading up to and including West Bromwich Albion role. Correct as of .

Slaven Bilic career achievements

Bilic enjoyed a distinguished career as a player, including spells in England with West Ham and Everton. He was part of the Croatia team that finished third in the 1998 World Cup in France. As a manager, he guided West Brom to the Premier League in the 2019-20 season.