Nedim Jusufbegović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ???–??? | FK Igman Konjic | ||
| ???–??? | FK Sarajevo | ||
| ???–2002 | FK Velež Mostar | ||
| 2002–2005 | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 63 | (17) |
| 2005 | NK Željeznicar Sarajevo | ||
| National team | |||
| 2001-2005 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | FK Olimpic Sarajevo | ||
| 2011–2012 | FK Olimpic Sarajevo | ||
| 2013 | FK Olimpic Sarajevo | ||
| 2013- | FK Velež Mostar | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Nedim Jusufbegović (born 30 September 1974) is a Bosnian football manager and former player.
Club career
Jusufbegović was born in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo. The first club he played for was FK Igman Konjic before moving on to FK Sarajevo, and later to FK Velež Mostar.[1] From there he would transfer to the Slovenian league in 2002 and played for NK Olimpija Ljubljana for several years, scoring a total of 17 goals and making 63 appearances before he returned for the last stages of his career to be spent in the Bosnian side NK Željeznicar Sarajevo. His final season as a football player expired there, and he retired from the game in the transfer season of 2005, during July.
International career
His very first match for Bosnia and Herzegovina was against South Africa 8 August 2001 when Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated their oppnent by 2–4 in the L.G. tournament held in Tehran, Iran.[2] The second and final match he played for the national team was two days subsequent to the victory against South Africa, in the same tournament, this time against the host nation Iran where the team lost 4–0.[2]
Coaching career
Several years after retiring from football as a player, namely in 2009, he was employed as a manager by the newly revitalized Sarajevo team FK Olimpic Sarajevo.[3] After a series of losses in November 2009, he was replaced, only to return as a manager once again in August 2011. Not until September 2012 did he leave the club once more after having been nominated for manager of the year the very same year,[4] coming back for a third time in the same position in April 2013, and has been running the team smoothly ever since.