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{{Short description|Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Ivica Grlić
| image               = Ivica Grlic 2011 1.jpg
| image_size          = 225
| caption             = Grlić with [[MSV Duisburg]] in 2011
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1975|8|6|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Munich]], [[West Germany]]
| height              = 1.87 m
| position            = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub         =
| youthyears1 =           | youthclubs1 = DSC München
| youthyears2 = 1994–1995 | youthclubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| youthyears3 = 1995–1997 | youthclubs3 = [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
| years1 = 1994–1995 | caps1 = 3   | goals1 = 0   | clubs1 = [[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]
| years2 = 1995–1997 | caps2 =  0  | goals2 = 0   | clubs2 = [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
| years3 = 1997–2000 | caps3 = 84  | goals3 = 9   | clubs3 = [[SC Fortuna Köln|Fortuna Köln]]
| years4 = 2000–2001 | caps4 = 2   | goals4 = 0   | clubs4 = [[1. FC Köln]]
| years5 = 2001–2004 | caps5 = 89  | goals5 = 14  | clubs5 = [[Alemannia Aachen]]
| years6 = 2004–2011 | caps6 = 167 | goals6 = 27  | clubs6 = [[MSV Duisburg]]
| totalcaps = 345 | totalgoals = 50
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2006 | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalteam1 = [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
}}
'''Ivica "Ivo" Grlić''' (born 6 August 1975) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/19-tore-und-ueber-9000-fans-bei-grlics-abschiedsparty-560558/artikel | title = 19 Tore und über 9000 Fans bei Grlics Abschiedsparty | language = German | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 12 November 2011 | date = 12 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/111112090 | title = Spektakularan oproštaj Ivice Grlića | language = Bosnian | publisher = sarajevo-x.com | accessdate = 12 November 2011 | date = 12 November 2011}}</ref> He served as [[sporting director]] for [[MSV Duisburg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.liga3-online.de/nach-bvb-pleite-msv-sportdirektor-ivica-grlic-tritt-zurueck/|title=Nach BVB-Pleite: MSV-Sportdirektor Ivica Grlic tritt zurück|date=6 February 2022|accessdate=6 February 2022|publisher=liga3-online.de}}</ref>

Grlić was a free kick specialist, scoring a large number of goals from standards, both for his clubs and for the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team]]. In 2007, he announced retirement from international football, to concentrate on playing for his club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=bih/news/newsid=579983.html|title=Grlić retires from international scene|date=3 September 2007|accessdate=11 February 2010|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>

==International career==
He made his debut for [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in an April 2004 [[friendly match]] against [[Finland national football team|Finland]] and has earned a total of 16 caps, scoring 2 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players| url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bih-recintlp.html|date= 16 July 2009 |website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date = 27 February 2021}}</ref> His final international was an October 2006 [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|European Championship qualification]] match against [[Greece national football team|Greece]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=7269|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=2021-02-27}}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grlić goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ivica Grlić
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 18 August 2004 || [[Stade de la Route de Lorient]], Rennes, France || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center"|1−1|| align="center"|1–1 ||[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 7 October 2006 || [[Zimbru Stadium]], [[Chişinău]], Moldova ||{{fb|MDA}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]] 
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Munich]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers]]
[[Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany]]
[[Category:FC Bayern Munich II players]]
[[Category:SC Fortuna Köln players]]
[[Category:1. FC Köln players]]
[[Category:Alemannia Aachen players]]
[[Category:MSV Duisburg players]]
[[Category:Regionalliga players]]
[[Category:Oberliga (football) players]]
[[Category:Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:2. Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:German men's footballers]]
[[Category:West German men's footballers]]

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