Nedim Jusufbegović (born 30 September 1974) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Sloga Meridian.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sloga Meridian (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Sarajevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Igman Konjic | ||
| 1998–2001 | Sarajevo | 63 | (15) |
| 2001–2002 | Velež Mostar | 25 | (13) |
| 2002–2005 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 63 | (17) |
| 2005 | Željezničar | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Olimpik | ||
| 2013 | Olimpik | ||
| 2013–2015 | Velež Mostar | ||
| 2015–2016 | Zvijezda Gradačac | ||
| 2016 | GOŠK Gabela | ||
| 2016–2017 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| 2018–2019 | Igman Konjic | ||
| 2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Velež Mostar | ||
| 2024– | Sloga Meridian | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editJusufbegović was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first club he played for was Igman Konjic before moving on to hometown club Sarajevo, and later to Velež Mostar.
From there, Jusufbegović would transfer to the Slovenian PrvaLiga in 2002 and play for 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 Željezničar.[1]
His final season as a football player was at Željezničar, and he retired from the game at the end of the 2004–05 season.[1]
International career
editJusufbegović's very first match for Bosnia and Herzegovina was against South Africa on 8 August 2001, when Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated their opponent by 4–2 in the LG Cup 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 Bosnia lost 4–0.[2]
Managerial career
editSeveral years after retiring from football as a player, namely in 2011, Jusufbegović was employed as a manager by the newly revitalized Sarajevo club Olimpik.[3] Not until September 2012 did he leave Olimpik, 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.[5]
In 2015, Jusufbegović left Velež Mostar after 2 years as the club's manager.[6] After Velež, he managed Zvijezda Gradačac from 2015 to 2016, GOŠK Gabela in 2016, Čelik Zenica from 2016 to 2017 and Igman Konjic from 2018 to 2019.[7][8] In August 2022, he became the new head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 national team.[9]
On 1 December 2022, Velež Mostar appointed Jusufbegović as manager for the second time.[10] His first competitive game back in charge of Velež was a 2–0 home victory against Posušje in the Bosnian Cup on 18 February 2023.[11] He led Velež to the cup final, where his side lost to rivals Zrinjski in the Mostar derby on 17 May 2023.[12] On 23 August 2023, it was announced by Velež that Jusufbegović had left the club by mutual consent.[13]
In September 2023, Jusufbegović was named as an assistant of newly appointed Bosnia and Herzegovina national team head coach Savo Milošević.[14] Jusufbegović's contract with the Bosnian FA expired together with Milošević's one on 21 March 2024, following the country's defeat against Ukraine in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs.[15]
On 30 September 2024, Jusufbegović was appointed as manager of Sloga Meridian.[16] His debut was a 2–1 away loss to Radnik Bijeljina on 20 October 2024.[17]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 20 November 2024[18]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Olimpik | 15 August 2011 | 19 September 2012 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 51.43 | ||||
| Olimpik | 11 April 2013 | 3 October 2013 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 45.00 | ||||
| Velež Mostar | 3 October 2013 | 18 March 2015 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 48.84 | ||||
| Zvijezda Gradačac | 19 April 2015 | 15 May 2016 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52.94 | ||||
| GOŠK Gabela | 1 July 2016 | 18 September 2016 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42.86 | ||||
| Čelik Zenica | 2 November 2016 | 19 March 2017 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12.50 | ||||
| Igman Konjic | 6 April 2018 | 10 May 2019 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 36.11 | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 | 29 August 2022 | 30 November 2022 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | ||||
| Velež Mostar | 1 December 2022 | 23 August 2023 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 50.00 | ||||
| Sloga Meridian | 30 September 2024 | Present | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33 | ||||
| Total | 218 | 101 | 55 | 62 | 46.33 | ||||||
Honours
editPlayer
editSarajevo[1]
Olimpija Ljubljana[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Nedim Jusufbegović". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Nedim Jusufbegović - national football team player". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Jusufbegović umjesto Janjoša". SportSport.ba. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Proglašenje "Idola nacije" u subotu u Sarajevu". SportSport.ba. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Nedim Jusufbegović novi trener Veleža". SportSport.ba. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Jusufbegović: Preuzimam krivicu, odlazim iz Veleža". SportSport.ba. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ A. Lendo (6 April 2018). "Nedim Jusufbegović novi trener Igmana". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ A. Pašić (10 May 2019). "Jusufbegović napustio kormilo Igmana" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ H.H. (29 August 2022). "NS BiH imenovao selektore mladih reprezentacija, tvrde da su radovi na stadionima u završnoj fazi" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ G.Š. (1 December 2022). "Velež predstavio novog trenera i direktora, novi teren će biti spreman za prvu domaću utakmicu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ K.K. (18 February 2023). "Stadion Rođeni zasjao u punom sjaju, fudbaleri Veleža uveličali atmosferu rutinskom pobjedom nad Posušjem" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ E.B. (17 May 2023). "Zrinjski pobijedio Velež u finalu Kupa BiH i osvojio duplu krunu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ H. Zilić (23 August 2023). "Nedim Jusufbegović nije više trener Veleža" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ D.P. (29 September 2023). "Ovo je novi stručni štab Zmajeva: Milošević doveo dvojicu, Jusufbegović među novajlijama" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ S. P. (21 March 2024). "Ide li Bosna i Hercegovina u potragu za novim selektorom?". Sport1.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Muhamed Bogilović (30 September 2024). "Nedim Jusufbegović preuzeo klupu Sloge" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Radnik Soccerbet – Sloga Meridian 2:1" (in Bosnian). Arena Sport. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Nedim Jusufbegović". Sofascore. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
External links
edit- Nedim Jusufbegović at Soccerway