Vahidin Musemić (born 29 October 1946 in

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near

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, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina,

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) is a former Bosnian

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Club career

During his brilliant career with

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he became one of the team's legends, but he truly became known for his outstanding performances as a starting forward for the

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in the 1970s. He earned the

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''Orao'' (the Eagle) because of his soaring headers. He finished his career at

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side

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International career

Musemić made his debut for

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in an April 1968 European Championship qualification match away against

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and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 9 goals. His final international was an October 1970

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against the

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Personal life

Musemić's younger brother Husref is a former professional footballer and

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, former player and manager of

Honours

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 Yugoslavia *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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Profile at Serbian football federation
1946 births Living people People from Bijeljina Association football forwards Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers UEFA Euro 1968 players FK Sarajevo players OGC Nice players Yugoslav First League players Ligue 1 players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-forward-stub