after the last group match against Morocco, which ended in a goalless draw. Since November 2006, Lončarević had been in charge of Croatian first division team Osijek. The team finished sixth in the league during his first season there and in May 2007 he signed a contract to end with the finish of the 2008–09. In his second season with Osijek, in 2007–08, the team finished third in the league and qualified for the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup. In summer 2009 Lončarević was put on charge of KF Tirana champions of Albanian Superliga. However, on 6 October 2009, barely 5 weeks after the start of the Albanian Superliga, Lončarević gave his resignations without citing any reasons why he did that. On 8 March 2021, he was appointed head coach again at Inter Zaprešić, today a Croatian second division team. Managerial statistics Honours Inter Zaprešić Croatian Cup: 1992 Marsonia Druga HNL – North: 1993–94 Druga HNL: 1999–2000 Slaven Belupo Druga HNL – North: 1995–96 Dinamo Zagreb Prva HNL: 1998–99 Croatian Cup: 2001 Tirana Albanian Super Cup: 2009 References External links BBC article on Ilija Lončarević 1944 births Living people Croatian football managers 2006 Africa Cup of Nations managers NK Marsonia managers HNK Orijent managers GNK Dinamo Zagreb managers NK Zagreb managers NK Osijek managers NK Lokomotiva Zagreb managers NK Slaven Belupo managers Libya national football team managers NK Inter Zaprešić managers KF Tirana managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Albania Croatian expatriates in Albania Kategoria Superiore managers