ian ▁FA . ▁ ▁But or ović ▁began ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁club ▁H N K ▁O rij ent ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁T aking ▁charge ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁going ▁through ▁liquid ation ▁and ▁were ▁reform ed . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁O rij ent ▁were ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁tier ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁football ▁however ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁depart ed ▁the ▁club ▁three ▁seasons ▁later , ▁they ▁were ▁compet ing ▁for ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁tier ▁( something ▁they ▁have ▁now ▁achieved ). ▁ ▁But or ović ▁left ▁O rij ent ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁assistant ▁manager ▁ ▁at ▁Al - I tt ih ad . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁over ▁by ▁S la ven ▁B ili ć , ▁who ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁B ili ć ' s ▁West ▁Ham ▁training ▁camp ▁whilst ▁he ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁club . ▁But or ović ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁assistant ▁manager ▁at ▁Had j uk ▁Split . ▁But or ović ▁left ▁Al - I tt ih ad ▁along ▁with ▁B ili ć ▁and ▁his ▁assist ants ▁after ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁But or ović ▁was ▁appointed ▁Ass istant ▁Head ▁Co ach ▁of ▁English ▁club ▁West ▁B rom wich ▁Alb ion ▁again ▁working ▁as ▁assistant ▁to ▁manager ▁S