end of the season, his contract expired. In June 2014, he was hired by Serie B side Spezia. On 30 August 2016, he was appointed head coach at Polish side Lech Poznań. On 10 May 2018, he was released from his contract at Lech. On 15 May 2018, Bjelica signed a two-year contract with the Croatian champion Dinamo Zagreb, being appointed as their head coach. Four days later, he celebrated winning the league title, while on 23 May he won the Croatian Cup. On 8 November, Dinamo managed to qualify for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, defeating Spartak Trnava. On 18 September 2019, Bjelica led Dinamo in the club's inaugural match in the UEFA Champions League after two seasons, with a 4–0 home win against Atalanta. On 16 April 2020, following the sacking of the entire coaching staff by the club, it was announced that Dinamo terminated the contract with Bjelica. In September 2020, after failing to win three opening games of their season, Croatian club Osijek sacked their head coach Ivica Kulešević and appointed Bjelica instead. Personal life Bjelica is of paternal Montenegrin and maternal Croatian descent. In 1997, he married his wife Senka. The couple have two sons: Luka and Luan. Managerial statistics Honours Manager Club WAC St. Andrä Austrian Second League: 2011–12 Dinamo Zagreb Prva HNL: 2017–18, 2018–19 Croatian Cup: 2017–18 Croatian Super Cup: 2019 Individual Croatian Footballer of the Year: 2000 SN Sportsperson of the Year: 2019 References External links Nenad Bjelica Interview 1971 births Living people Footballers from Osijek Croatian people of Montenegrin descent Association football midfielders Croatian footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers Croatia international footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players NK Osijek players Albacete Balompié players Real Betis players UD Las Palmas players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players FC Admira Wacker Mödling players FC Kärnten players Croatian Football League players La Liga players Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Croatian football managers FC Kärnten managers Wolfsberger AC managers FK Austria Wien managers Spezia Calcio managers Lech Poznań managers GNK Dinamo Zagreb managers NK Osijek managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers Serie B managers Ekstraklasa managers Croatian Football League managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Austria Expatriate football managers in Italy Croatian expatriate