Abas Arslanagić (born October 2, 1944) is a Bosnian former handball player and coach who competed for

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. In 1972, he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal at the Munich Games. He played five matches including the final as

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

. Four years later, he was a member of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches as goalkeeper. In 2013, Arslanagić went into retirement from coaching.

Honours

;Player ;Borac Banja Luka *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

: 1972-73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...

: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 * European Champions Cup: 1975-76 ;Yugoslavia * 1970 World Championship third place *

first place * 1974 World Championship third place *

1975 Mediterranean Games The 1975 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VII Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Algiers 1975, were the 7th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Algiers, Algeria, from 23 August to 6 September 1975, where 2,444 athletes ...

first place *

fifth place ;Coach ;Metaloplastika *

: 1987-88 ;Qatar * 1989 Asian Championship sixth place * 1991 Asian Championship fourth place * 1993 Asian Championship seventh place ;Benfica * Portuguese First Division: 1988-89, 1989-1990 * Portuguese Super Cup: 1989 ;Zagreb * Croatian First A League: 1995-96 * Croatian Cup: 1996 ;Celje *

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

: 1998-99, 1999-00 * Slovenian Cup: 1999, 2000 ;Bosna Sarajevo * First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2002-03 * Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2003

References

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