Adnan Osmanhodžić (born 24 May 1971) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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who is currently working as an assistant manager at

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club

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Club career

Osmanhodžić started his career with hometown club Sloboda Tuzla, before being loaned to lower-tier sides

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and Jedinstvo Kalesija. After the

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he moved to Germany, where he played for

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, before joining Italian side

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. Osmanhodžić quickly returned home and again joined Sloboda Tuzla, whom he represented for five seasons. In 2000, he joined Bosnian powerhouse

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, where he stayed for a further five seasons. He concluded his career with Sloboda in 2008.

International career

Osmanhodžić made his debut for

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in a June 1999 European Championship qualification match away against the

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and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was an August 1999

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against

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Managerial career

Osmanhodžić had a short stint as Sloboda Tuzla's caretaker manager between November and December 2009. In September 2023, he was named caretaker manager of relegation threatened

side

, having previously worked as the club's assistant manager. Osmanhodžić was replaced as Tuzla City manager by

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Sarajevo *

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: 2001–02, 2004–05

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