Slaven Bilić finalizes coaching staff for Croatia national team

Slaven Bilić has finalized the coaching staff for the Croatia national football team. The new technical team is scheduled to officially meet for the first time on September 21 in Zagreb.

Bilić’s assistants will include Nikola Jurčević, Dean Računica, and Danilo Butorović. The staff features several international specialists, most notably 73-year-old Italian set-piece expert Gianni Vio. Physical preparation will be handled by Fedor Kulušić and English specialist Nick Davies, who will join from Everton with permission from manager David Moyes.

Video analysis duties will be assigned to Alen Terzić, formerly of Borussia Dortmund, and Jasmin Osmanović. Bilić is expected to announce his first squad list on September 7 ahead of the Nations League matches against the Czech Republic on September 26 and Spain on September 29.