Career
He made his impact in the 1984-1985 Yugoslav First League as the manager of Hajduk Split when he took over the Yugoslav powerhouse at the time when a lot of important players left the club and a lot of young players like Asanović, Andrijašević and Španjić joined the club with no experience. Hajduk managed to break the record and scored 2 goals in every match that season. In the 1985-1986 Union of European Football Associations Cup Poklepović lead Hajduk to the quarter-finals.
In 1994 he went to manage the Iranian national football team and Persepolis.
He also finished 4th in the 1998-1999 Prva HNL and secured a place in European competitions for Osijek. He returned again to Iran in 2005 and 2009 but unsuccessfully.
In February 2010 he returned to Hajduk Split for the third time. He qualified with Hajduk for the 2010-2011 Union of European Football Associations Europa League after defeating Dinamo București and Unirea Urziceni in the qualifying rounds.
In the 2010-2011 Prva HNL he controlled the 1st position for a while and became a favorite of the fans and the media.
In the European league he defeated Anderlecht 1-0 on Poljud which was Hajduk"s biggest European victory since the mid 1990-son After losing a cup game against Istra 1961 in the 1/16 round and losing the 1st position in the league he was sacked by Hajduk chairman Joško Svaguša on 27 October 2010. In February 2015, five years later, Poklepović was returned again to Hajduk Split, but later in April, he was sacked because of underperforming in the league.
Hajduk Split
Prva HNL (1): 1992
Croatian Cup (1): 2009-2010
Croatian Supercup (1): 1992
NK Osijek
Croatian Cup (1): 1998-1999
Persepolis F.C.
Azadegan League (2): 1995-1996, 1996-1997.