Early career Between 2011 and 2013, Terzić worked as a
scout and assistant coach in the
Borussia Dortmund Academy, reporting to first team manager
Jürgen Klopp. Terzić was an assistant coach of
Slaven Bilić at
Beşiktaş between 2013 and 2015 and at
West Ham United from 2015 to 2017. His collaboration with Bilić started in 2012, when Terzić drafted and delivered a pre-game opponent analysis for
Croatia's group stage match against the
Republic of Ireland at
Euro 2012. Since 2018, Terzić has held
UEFA Pro Licence qualification, after graduating from an 18-month long course of
The Football Association in England. Fellow graduates included former
Chelsea manager
Graham Potter as well as former professional players
Nicky Butt and
Nemanja Vidić.
Return to Dortmund Terzić returned to Borussia Dortmund in 2018 as an assistant coach of the first team after the appointment of
Lucien Favre as coach. He took charge of the team along with his colleague
Manfred Stefes for the
2018–19 encounter against
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, as head coach Favre missed the match due to illness. After Favre was sacked following a 5–1 loss against
VfB Stuttgart in December 2020, Terzić was appointed
manager until the end of the
2020–21 season. On 13 May 2021, Terzić won the
2020–21 DFB-Pokal with a 4–1 victory over
RB Leipzig. He was succeeded on a permanent basis by
Borussia Mönchengladbach manager
Marco Rose. Instead of returning to his position as assistant manager for the
2021–22 season, Terzić moved to the newly created position as technical director. After Rose left by mutual consent at the end of the season, Terzić was reappointed manager on a permanent basis, signing a contract until 2025. In the
2022–23 Bundesliga, the team lost out on the league title on goal difference to
Bayern Munich on the final day, following a shock 2–2 draw at home to
Mainz 05. In 2023–24, Terzić led Borussia Dortmund to 5th place, earning direct qualification for the Champions League. He also led the team to the
Champions League final in the same season, beating
Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 on aggregate in the semi-final. In the final, his club lost 2–0 against
Real Madrid. He left Borussia Dortmund by his own request on 13 June 2024. ==Managerial statistics==