Abdulah Ibraković (born 22 July 1970) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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Club career

Born in the town of

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, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, Ibraković began his career playing in the local club Sloga Doboj, competing back then in the

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. In his career as a player, a part from Bosnia, he also played in

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and

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International career

Ibraković was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team from 1996 to 1999.

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Ibraković began his managerial career. Initially, he managed Radnički Lukavac at the beginning of 2000, afterwards he worked at many clubs. His biggest achievements so far are participating in the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Sloboda Tuzla, the

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final with Čelik Zenica in the

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season. In the season 2013–14 he was named sporting director of

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. In his nearly 3 years of work at the club, Sarajevo won the cup title in the 2013–14 season, the

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in the 2014–15 season and were also in the

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of the

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season. After leaving Sarajevo, Ibraković managed Austrian club

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from 2016 to 2017. When it comes to international level, from 2002 to 2006, he was the coach of the Amateur Team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, then from 2006 to 2008, the head scout of the "A" national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and from 2008 to 2011, U21 national team assistant coach. At his scholarship he had internships with

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, Ivan Ristić, Georg Zellhofer,

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and

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Honours

Manager

Čelik Zenica *

runner-up:

Individual

* Bosnian Premier League Manager of the Year: 2009

Other honours

*Best sport result of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2009 *Author of the Book - ''Modern attacking Football'' - 2011 *He as a Master of science at the

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest ...

in sports management - 2013 *

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: 2006

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