EURO 2008: Croatia's Slaven Bilic is an out-of-the-ordinary soccer coach

Slaven Bilic is no ordinary soccer coach.

The 39-year-old Croatian has a law degree, writes poetry, is a lead singer and plays guitar in a rock band, and wears a silver earring.

But his next, and possibly greatest, challenge will be trying to live up to expectations set for Croatia at this year's European Championship in Austria and Switzerland.

"I will never be under more pressure than now," said Bilic, whose team beat England at Wembley to qualify for the tournament and essentially knock out the English. "I'm managing my own country. This is personal. It is not like I'm managing England or some other foreign nation."

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