contract was terminated. On 2 March 2011, Babić signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with former club Osijek. After leaving Osijek in 2012, he signed with Austrian club LASK Linz, for who he played until 2013, after which he decided to retire from professional football at the age of 32. International career Babić made his Croatia national team debut in May 2002 against Hungary. He was part of the Croatian squad at UEFA Euro 2004, but did not make an appearance. He played all three matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, stationed as a left wing-back in a 3–5–2 formation. He was a surprise omission from Slaven Bilić's Euro 2008 squad. Managerial career Early career Babić started off his managerial career in June 2017, being appointed as an assistant manager of Besnik Hasi at Olympiacos. He stayed at Olympiacos until September of the same year, before leaving the club after Hasi got sacked. Čelik Zenica On 5 September 2019, Babić got his first managerial position, being appointed as the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Čelik Zenica. In his first game as the club's manager, Čelik beat Mladost Doboj Kakanj at home 1–0 in a league match. His first loss as Čelik manager was in a cup game against Rudar Kakanj on 18 September 2019, in which Čelik surprisingly lost 3–0 away in Kakanj. Less than a month after being named manager, on 30 September 2019, Babić left Čelik after making some poor results and not being in good contact with the players of the club. Rudeš On 7 October 2019, it was announced that Babić was named the new manager of 2. HNL club Rudeš. Ilirija 1911 In January 2022, Babić became the new head coach of Slovenian Second League side Ilirija 1911. Career statistics International goals Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babić goal. Managerial statistics Honours Player Osijek Croatian Cup: 1998–99, runner-up: 2011–12 Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga runner-up: 2001–02 DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2001–02 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02 References External links 1981 births Living people Footballers from Osijek Association football midfielders Association football fullbacks Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers Croatia international footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players 2006 FIFA World Cup players NK Osijek players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Real Betis players Hertha BSC players Real Zaragoza players LASK players Croatian Football League players La Liga players