Tonči Žilić
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
Men's association football defenders
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
NK Primorac 1929 players
HNK Šibenik players
NK Osijek players
ACD Castel di Sangro Cep 1953 players
Hellas Verona FC players
Fermana FC players
ACR Siena 1904 players
NK Zagreb players
HNK Hajduk Split players
NK Solin players
NK Drava Ptuj (1933) players
Croatian Football League players
Serie B players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia