Josip Iličić was born in Prijedor, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina and moved to Slovenia after the death of his father when he was only one year old, together with his mother Ana and brother Igor.
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Josip Iličić (born 29 January 1988 in Prijedor) is a Slovenian footballer, who plays for Serie A side Fiorentina and the Slovenia national team.
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Iličić started his career playing in the youth teams of Triglav Kranj and later Britof from Kranj.
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It is understood that the player favoured a move to Florence over playing in the Bundesliga (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) and Premier League (Liverpool F.C.).
Josip Broz Tito | Josip Kuže | Josip Jurčič | Josip Vilfan | Josip Murn | Josip Štadler | Josip Landeka | Josip Egartner | Josip Zemko | Josip Vranković | Josip Vidmar | Josip Vandot | Josip Stadler | Josip Šimunić | Josip Perković | Josip Mikulić | Josip Manolić | Josip Iličić |
After his career as a footballer, Ružnić became a football agent with his clients including; Josip Iličić, Jasmin Kurtić, Armin Bačinović, Dalibor Volaš, Aleksander Rajčević, Robert Berić, Aleš Mertelj, Aljaž Struna, Siniša Anđelković, Luka Krajnc, Elvis Bratanović, Anej Lovrečič, Jasmin Handanovič and Anton Žlogar.