 In the 2010–11 Prva HNL, he controlled the 1st position for a while and became a favorite of the fans and the media.In the Europa League, he defeated Anderlecht 1-0 on Poljud, which was Hajduk's biggest European victory since the mid 1990s.After losing a cup game against Istra 1961 in the round of 16 and losing the 1st position in the league, he was sacked by Hajduk chairman Joško Svaguša on 27 October 2010.