Mislav Karoglan

Mislav Karoglan (born 14 April 1982) is a professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani.

Born in Imotski, SFR Yugoslavia, present-day Croatia, Karoglan made two appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team.

Playing career Karoglan has played for Žilina in the Slovak First Football League. Previously, he played for Široki Brijeg and Zrinjski Mostar in Bosnian Premier League. He also played for Kamen Ingrad in the Croatian Prva HNL. On 20 August 2009, he signed a two-year deal with Croatian side Rijeka.

Managerial career Karoglan managed Croatia Zmijavci in 2016, leading them to a 9th-placed finish out of 16. In 2022, he was appointed caretaker manager of Hajduk Split.

In the summer of 2023, he was appointed manager of Istra 1961, replacing Gonzalo García who led the club to fifth place in the 2022–23 season. After a disastrous start to the season, he was sacked after only three games in charge.

On 23 October 2023, Karoglan was appointed to replace Ivan Leko as manager of Hajduk Split on a permanent basis. After a series of poor results, resulting in the club losing any chances of winning the league title, Karoglan's contract with Hajduk was terminated on 8 April 2024.

On 5 August 2024, he was appointed manager of Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol. Despite not losing any game in the league, he departed the club on 15 April 2025 as Sheriff was in the third position in the table.

On 25 November 2025 Karoglan was appointed manager of Kosovar club FC Ballkani. His first game in charge was a 3–2 away win against reigning league champions FC Drita. He left the club for personal reasons on 26 August 2026.

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