Stimac has been coaching football teams for the past 18 years. But he resigned after a string of poor results. In his playing career, Štimac played as a centre back. -In his 14-year managerial career, Stimac coached the Croatian national between 2012 and 2013 and has also worked with clubs such as Hajduk Split, …

His decision to become India’s coach … 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. "We have recommended Igor Stimac's name to the All India Football Federation's Executive Committee after interviewing all the four candidates.

Stimac’s first match as India coach will be against Caribbean nation Curacao in the Kings Cup at Buriram in Thailand on June 5. Igor Štimac is a Croatian football manager and former professional footballer who currently manages the India national team.

Football statistics … (Reuters) The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation on Wednesday announced the appointment of Igor Stimac as the Head Coach of the Men’s Senior National Team Coach on a two-year contract.
PANAJI: Igor Stimac made such a fine impression on the technical committee that they were left wondering how the Croatian coach knew so much of Indian football. The AIFF is likely to officially announce Stimac's appointment as India's coach on Friday. Football statistics of Igor Štimac including club and national team history.

Sunil Chhetri and Igor Stimac.
Stimac later coached club sides in Croatia, Iran, and Qatar but with little success. We found him as best suited to become India coach," said Technical Committee Chairman Shyam Thapa. Under Stimac, Croatia climbed to fourth in the world rankings and reached the playoffs of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

(Getty Images) PANAJI: In the 81st minute of India’s FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier against Oman, Igor Stimac ’s side showed its true colours. He was the coach of Croatian national side from 2012-13 and helped them qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. #New Delhi Croatian World Cupper Igor Stimac was Wednesday appointed head coach of the Indian football team for a two-year term.