Mirsad Omerhodžić (born 22 May 1967) is a

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manager and former player.

Playing career

As a player, he started his career at

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but it was while playing for another Second Yugoslav League club,

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, that he became noted for having scored 19 league goals in one season. He moved abroad, first to France to play with lower league

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, and then to Portugal. His first season he played with

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club Chaves, but after a disappointing season he moved to

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playing in

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, second tier. He played his most successful seasons in Portugal between 1994 and 1996, scoring 38 goals (19 each season) and earning his club,

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, a promotion to the top league. Omer, as Mirsad was known while in Portugal, next moved to

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. During the season and a half he spent in Aveiro, he never overcame the disappointment of not returning to the top league, and after some poor displays he moved to

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to play with First League club NK Mladost 127. Soon after, he retired from competition and begin his coaching career.

Managerial career

Omerhodžić coached

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on three occasions and was named manager of Montenegrin outfit Iskra Danilovgrad in December 2016. He had been coach at Istra Pula earlier as well as been an assistant to

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at the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.Iskra dobila trenera - na klupi Mirsad Omerhodžić
- Vijesti

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* * Stats from Yugoslav Leagues at Zerodic.com 1967 births Living people Footballers from Pula Bosniaks of Croatia Men's association football forwards Yugoslav footballers Croatian footballers FK Novi Pazar players FK Sloboda Užice players Rodez AF players G.D. Chaves players S.C.U. Torreense players Rio Ave F.C. players S.C. Beira-Mar players HNK Suhopolje players Yugoslav Second League players Primeira Liga players Croatian Football League players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Croatian football managers NK Istra managers G.D. Interclube managers FK Iskra Danilovgrad managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Angola Expatriate football managers in Montenegro Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Shanghai Shenhua F.C. non-playing staff {{Croatia-footy-bio-stub