Nermin Šabić

Nermin Šabić (born 21 December 1973) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.

Club career

Born in Zenica, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia, Šabić started playing with hometown club NK Čelik Zenica, Čelik Zenica having played with them in the 1990–91 Yugoslav First League season. Afterwards, he moved to Red Star Belgrade but with the start of the Yugoslav Wars he left the club along with Goran Jurić and Robert Prosinečki.

Šabić then moved to Croatia where he played for almost a decade in the Prva HNL, Croatian First League, first with NK Dubrava, Dubrava, NK Zagreb, Zagreb, NK Inter Zaprešić, Inter Zaprešić, NK Osijek, Osijek and NK Zadar, Zadar, and then with GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb, know back then as ''Croatia Zagreb'', between 1997 and 2001, winning with them 3 championships (the last 3 of the 5 in-a-row Zagreb won) and two cups. He spent the second half of the 2000–01 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–01 season in Bosnia playing with FK Željezničar Sarajevo, Željezničar and had also won the double with them.

Šabić then returned to Croatia and was part of the championship winning squad of Zagreb in the season 2001–02 Croatian First Football League, 2001–02. Afterwards, he played 3 seasons in China with Changchun Yatai F.C., Changchun Yatai, before returning to Bosnia to his former club Čelik where he finished his career in 2010.

International career

From 1994 to 1995, Šabić represented the Croatia national under-21 football team, Croatia national U21 team, making 6 appearances.

He then made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team, Bosnia and Herzegovina in an April 1996 Exhibition game, friendly match against Albania national football team, Albania and has earned a total of 38 caps (2 unofficial), scoring 1 goal. His final international was an August 2008 friendly match against Bulgaria national football team, Bulgaria.

Managerial career

After retiring, Šabić held the position of Chief executive officer, CEO of NK Čelik Zenica, Čelik Zenica in 2011, and in June 2015 he became assistant manager of Ibrahim Rahimić, at Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Premier League newly promoted side FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj, Mladost Doboj Kakanj, where he also accumulated the function of main coordinator of the youth teams in the club.

On 13 June 2017, Šabić became the new manager of First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, First League of FBiH club NK Zvijezda Gradačac, Zvijezda Gradačac. On 10 April 2018, he left Zvijezda to become the manager of Mladost Doboj Kakanj. He officially took over the club the next day on 11 April. After a terrible start to the league which culminated even more with a 93rd minute 0–1 home league loss against NK Široki Brijeg, Široki Brijeg on 15 August 2018, Šabić left the club the next day.

For a short period from January to February 2019, he was in charge of China League Two club Shanxi Longjin F.C., Shanxi Metropolis. On 8 September 2019, Šabić became the new manager of First League of FBiH club NK TOŠK Tešanj, TOŠK Tešanj. In his first game as TOŠK manager, his team beat NK Metalleghe-BSI, Metalleghe-BSI 2–1 at home in a league match. He left TOŠK on 23 December 2019, taking over the position of head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-17 football team, Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 national team two days earlier, on 21 December. He officially took over the position four days later, on 27 December, signing a contract with the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian FA.

Career statistics

International goals

''Scores and results table. Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first:

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Dinamo Zagreb
*Croatian Football League, Prva HNL: 1997–98 Croatian First Football League, 1997–98, 1998–99 Croatian First Football League, 1998–99, 1999–2000 Croatian First Football League, 1999–00
*Croatian Football Cup, Croatian Cup: 1997–98 Croatian Football Cup, 1997–98, 2000–01 Croatian Football Cup, 2000–01

Željezničar
*Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Premier League: 2000–01 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–01
*Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Bosnian Cup: 2000–01 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, 2001

Zagreb
*Croatian Football League, Prva HNL: 2001–02 Croatian First Football League, 2001–02

References

External links

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1973 births
Living people
Footballers from Zenica
Men's association football midfielders
Yugoslav men's footballers
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
Bosniaks of Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
NK Čelik Zenica players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
NK Zagreb players
NK Inter Zaprešić players
NK Osijek players
NK Zadar players
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
Changchun Yatai F.C. players
Yugoslav Second League players
Yugoslav First League players
Croatian Football League players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
China League One players
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in China
Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers
NK Zvijezda Gradačac managers
FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj managers
Shanxi Longjin F.C. managers
NK TOŠK Tešanj managers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in China