Tonči Žilić (born 26 February 1975) is a retired Croatian football player. He spent most of his career playing in the Croatian Prva HNL, but also a spell in Italy where he played three seasons in Serie B. Career Born in Split, Žilić began playing football for local side NK Orkan Dugi Rat, debuting early for the senior team before moving to Primorac Stobreč, at 17 and a half years of age. He joined HNK Šibenik and NK Osijek before leaving for Italy in December 1997. Žilić joined Serie B side A.S.D. Castel di Sangro Calcio. After one season, he left and would play in Serie B for Hellas Verona F.C. and A.C. Siena. In 2002, Žilić returned to Croatia where he would spend the next six seasons playing in the Prva HNL with Šibenik, NK Zagreb and Hajduk Split. After spending the 2007–2008 season outside the Hajduk first team, training with the junior team, he went to the Druga HNL team NK Solin, where he stayed until January 2009, when he signed for the Slovenian team Drava Ptuj. After a year and a half there, he returned to his hometown club, the fourth-tier NK Orkan, serving both as a player and a youth team coach. In 2011, he joined the Treća HNL Jug side NK Omiš. Žilić made four appearances for the Croatia national under-21 football team. References External links Profile at Lega Calio Profile at 1hnl.net Profile at HNL-Statistika.com 1975 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Association football defenders Croatian footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers NK Primorac 1929 players HNK Šibenik players NK Osijek players A.S.D. Castel di Sangro Calcio players Hellas Verona F.C. players Fermana F.C. players A.C.N. Siena 1904 players NK Zagreb players HNK Hajduk Split players NK Solin players NK Drava Ptuj players Croatian Football League players Serie B players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia