Fuad Muzurović (born 3 November 1945) is a Bosnian retired professional
football manager
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and former
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.
Playing career
Although he did not have an international playing career, Muzurović is still remembered as a quality
full-back playing for his hometown club
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
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History
FK Jedinstvo ( ...
and
Sarajevo
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, where he won the
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
in the
1966–67 season.
Managerial career
Muzurović's managerial skills led him to various countries with good success, although he did not manage to win many trophies. He managed
Sarajevo
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in three periods, with the first one from 1977 to 1981 in
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
, achieving a runner-up place in 1980. After that Muzurović was the manager of
Prishtina
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from 1983 to 1984, managing to drive the small newcomer side to the best position in their history when they finished 8th in the Yugoslav First League in the
1983–84 season. He was once again Prishtina's manager from 1985 to 1986. The next appointment was at Turkish club
Adana Demirspor
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in 1987, staying there for one year. His second appointment as Sarajevo manager came in the
1990–91 season. After the
Bosnian War
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, Muzurović was the first head coach of the newly founded
Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, managing to clinch a historical victory against
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in a 3–0 thriller in
Sarajevo
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. Failing to qualify for the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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, he was replaced with
Džemaludin Mušović
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Club career
Mušović joined Hajduk Split from Sarajevo in 1966 for 13 millio ...
in 1998.
Muzurović then had a two-month spell as
Adanaspor
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manager in the
1998–99 season, from where he went to Qatar's
Al Arabi in 1999. The third and final appointment as Sarajevo's manager came in the
2001–02 season, managing to win his first and only managerial career, the
Bosnian Cup
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. Muzurović was then manager of
Egyptian Premier League
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club
Al Masry in July 2002, leaving the club shortly after in December of that year. On 1 February 2004, the Japanese
J1 League
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club
Cerezo Osaka
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board appointed him as their manager, but was sacked after leading the club in only two games, the second fastest sacking of a manager in J1 League history.
On 21 December 2006, Muzurović became the new head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team for a second time in his career, nearly three years after getting sacked at Cerezo Osaka. One of the most memorable wins of Bosnia and Herzegovina came during Muzurović's coaching, particularly a 3–2 home win against
Turkey
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in the
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers on 2 June 2007, a game which also saw the international debut of
Edin Džeko
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Džeko was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for three years in a ...
.
He stayed as head coach until 17 December 2007.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Sarajevo
*
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
:
1966–67
Manager
Sarajevo
*
Bosnian Cup
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:
2001–02
References
External links
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1945 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bijelo Polje
Bosniaks of Montenegro
Men's association football defenders
Yugoslav men's footballers
FK Sarajevo players
FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje players
Yugoslav First League players
Yugoslav football managers
FK Sarajevo managers
FC Prishtina managers
Adana Demirspor managers
Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team managers
Adanaspor managers
Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) managers
Al Masry SC managers
Cerezo Osaka managers
Yugoslav First League managers
Süper Lig managers
Qatar Stars League managers
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers
Egyptian Premier League managers
J1 League managers
Yugoslav expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Turkey
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate football managers in Qatar
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Expatriate football managers in Egypt
Expatriate football managers in Japan
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Egypt