Mehmed Janjoš (born 5 August 1957) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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who is currently working as an assistant coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Playing career

Born in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

, Janjoš began playing football for local side

. He spent eight seasons with the club, winning 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 1984–85 season. The following season, he moved to

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to play in

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with Hércules. Janjoš went back to Sarajevo after two years in Spain. In 1988 he went to

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where he finished his career in 1990.

Managerial career

After retiring from playing football, Janjoš became a manager and enjoyed success with

during the 1997–98 season when he led Sarajevo to victory in the

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

and only narrowly missed out on the title. In 1999, he was appointed assistant coach to

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for

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qualifying campaign. After Bosnia and Herzegovina, Janjoš was an assistant coach to Hadžibegić in Turkish clubs

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in 2005,

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in 2006 and

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also in 2006. Between 2008 and 2011, he managed Jedinstvo Bihać (2008), Sarajevo (2008–2010) and Olimpik (2010–2011). In the

2009–10 UEFA Europa League The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League was the first season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The competition was previously known as the UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years. Spain ...

season, Janjoš led Sarajevo to the

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where the club lost to

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2–3 on aggregate. During 2013 and 2015, he was for a second and third time the manager of Jedinstvo Bihać in the First League of FBiH. On 29 August 2016, Janjoš was appointed manager of Sarajevo for a third time. He left the club after a home league loss against

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) **ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *Han ...

1–2 on 23 July 2017. After Faruk Hadžibegić became the new Montenegro national team head coach on 25 July 2019, in August 2019 it was announced that Janjoš took over the position of Hadžibegić's assistant coach in the national team. After Hadžibegić was let go by the Montenegrin FA on 28 December 2020, Janjoš left the national team. Following Hadžibegić's appointment as head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, Janjoš was once again named as his assistant in January 2023.

Personal life

Janjoš's son

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also played for

Honours

Player

Sarajevo *

: 1984–85

Manager

Sarajevo *

: 1997–98 *

Bosnian Supercup The Supercup of Bosnia and Hezegovina is a discontinued football competition. It was contested between the league champion and the cup winner of the previous season. It was first contested in the 1996–97 season and has not been held since the ...

: 1997

Individual

* Bosnian Premier League Manager of the Season: 2016–17Miroslav Stevanović najbolji igrač Premijer lige BiH u sezoni 2016/17.
at Klix.ba, 2 June 2017

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janjos, Mehmed 1957 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Association football midfielders Yugoslav footballers FK Sarajevo players Hércules CF players Adana Demirspor footballers Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Süper Lig players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers FK Sarajevo managers NK Jedinstvo Bihać managers FK Olimpik managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Kuwait Premier League managers Al-Sahel SC (Kuwait) managers