Avdo Kalajdžić (; born 23 May 1959) is a Bosnian professional

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who is the assistant manager of

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club Velež Mostar. He played for Velež Mostar and

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, making over 280 league appearances and scoring 13 goals. Kalajdžić won the 1980–81 and 1985–86

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s with Velež. As a manager, he was the

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of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team for one match in 1999 and on three occasions held the manager role of Velež, from 1998 to 2000, in 2003 and in 2016. Since August 2019, Kalajdžić has been working as an assistant manager of

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in Velež.

Playing career

Born in

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, Kalajdžić started playing professional football for local side Velež Mostar. He would make over 200

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appearances in a 10-year spell with the club. He also played for the sides that won the 1980–81 and 1985–86

titles. In 1988, Kalajdžić moved to Turkey, joining

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side

. He made 63 league appearances in two seasons with the club. In 1990, Kalajdžić decided to retire from playing at the age of 31.

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Kalajdžić became a

. In 1999, he was the

of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team and also managed Velež from 1998 to 2000, in 2003 and in 2016. He worked as an assistant coach in the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team from 2011 to 2012 and at Velež during 2014. Kalajdžić also led the Velež Mostar U19 team from 2018 to 2019. In August 2019, he became the new assistant manager at Velež, working alongside assistant Mustafa Kodro and manager

Honours

Player

Velež Mostar *

: 1980–81, 1985–86

References

External links

EX YU Fudbalska Statistika po godinama
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalajdzic, Avdo 1959 births Living people Footballers from Mostar Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers FK Velež Mostar players Bursaspor footballers Yugoslav First League players Süper Lig players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers FK Velež Mostar managers Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team managers First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers