Adnan Čustović (born 16 April 1978) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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Club career

Čustović started his career at local side Velež Mostar in 1991, before joining

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team Triglav Kranj in 1996. He later moved to France, where he played for

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and

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teams

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and

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. On 21 December 2005, after three years, he left

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and moved to

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. In 2010, Čustović joined

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, who loaned him out to the successor of his previous club Mouscron, namely Mouscron-Péruwelz in 2012. After the loan, he left for

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team

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. Čustović finished his playing career at Tournai in 2014, retiring at the age of 36.

International career

Čustović made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team against

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on 24 March 2007. On 2 June 2007, he experienced his first notable moment for the national team by scoring his first international goal when he headed the winner over

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from a corner kick taken by Mirko Hrgović. He has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a September 2007 European Championship qualification match against

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International goals

Managerial career

Early career

Right after finishing his playing career, Čustović started his managerial career. From 2014 to 2015, he was the assistant manager at

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and then from 2015 to 2017, Čustović was assistant at Oostende.

Oostende

In September 2017,

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, Oostende manager at the time, was sacked after a poor start to the season when the club collected only one point in seven games and were bottom of the league. Čustović was named interim manager of Oostende, but after two wins and one draw in three games, thus collecting seven points in those three games, he was given a full contract, which was to last until the end of the season. At the end of the season, the club avoided relegation and Čustović was praised by fans as a result. He left the club after the end of the season.

Waasland-Beveren

On 17 November 2018, Čustović was appointed as the new manager of

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. His first match in charge was a league game at home to

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on 24 November 2018, which ended in a 1–2 loss. Čustović's most memorable moment at the club was a 2–1 victory over league champions

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on 7 December 2018. Following a bad start to the 2019–20 season, he was relieved of his duties on 26 August 2019.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 25 January 2020, Čustović was named as an assistant of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team head coach

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Return to Oostende

On 4 March 2020, Čustović was once again appointed as the manager of Oostende. After only one game as Oostende's manager, he was released by the club on 7 June 2020.

Kortrijk

Čustović was hired as the manager of

on 1 September 2022. He was fired on 14 November 2022 after a seven-game winless streak.

Hajduk Split

On 5 January 2023, Čustović was hired by

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as an assistant manager to

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Triglav Kranj *

: 1997–98 Gent *

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: 2009–10 Belgian Cup, 2009–10 Mouscron-Péruwelz *

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: 2011–12

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