Enver Lugušić (born 1 May 1961) is a retired Bosnian goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach, who last managed Al-Fujairah.

Playing career

Club

He started his career in

FK Lokomotiva Brčko FK Lokomotiva (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Лoкoмoтивa Бpчкo) is a football club based in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often k ...

in 1979. Two years later, he moved to FK Jedinstvo Brčko where he played until 1986. Then he left to play in

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (; English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the country. Founded on 24 October 1946, FK Sara ...

, where he spent four seasons before eventually leaving for

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Konyaspor. In Konyaspor, he was proclaimed the best goalkeeper of Turkish Süper Lig twice and won Gold Gloves British Petrol twice. In 1992, he left for Kayserispor where he played successfully until 1995.

International

Between 1986 and 1990, he played three matches for Yugoslav Olympic team.

Coaching career

Lugušić started his coaching career in 2002 in Bulgarian club PFC Slavia Sofia. In 2004 he joined

Bosnia and Herzegovina national Under-21 football team Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is made up by players who are 21 years old or younger and represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football matches at this age level. The national U21 team has never qualified for a maj ...

where he worked with national coach

Mišo Smajlović Drago "Mišo" Smajlović (; born 28 October 1938) is a Bosnian retired professional football manager and former player. Playing career Club Smajlović began his career in Sloga, a small amateur club from Sarajevo. In 1955 he moved to the youth te ...

, famous ex

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional football club, based in Sarajevo ...

player. In 2006 he leaves for Iranian club

Pegah F.C. Pegah Gilan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پگاه گیلان) was an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Iran that participated in the Iran Pro League and Azadegan League from 2002 to 2008. Club history The club began its lif ...

where he worked until 2007. In February 2007 ,Lugušić joined another Iranian club

Saba Battery Saba Battery Club (also Saba Battery Physical and Cultural Gym) is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 2002شود Teams * Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...

. n 2008, he leaves for Chinese Shanghai Shenhua where he spent two years. While in Shanghai, he worked for

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team ( bs, Nogometna/Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Боснe и Херцеговинe, Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovi ...

with Croatian manager Miroslav Blažević. He leaves for Chinese Shandong Luneng in 2010 ,where he worked with Croatian coach Branko Ivanković. As of 2011 he joins Iranian Persepolis with Turkish coach

Mustafa Denizli Mustafa Denizli (born 10 November 1949) is a Turkish football coach and former player. He has managed many notable Turkish football clubs, including ''"Istanbul Big Three"'' ( Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş) and has won the Süper L ...

. After their contract ended in 2012, Enver left for Al Wahda,

UAE Arabian Gulf League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...

. He worked in another club in UAE in 2014, Al Fujairah coached by

Džemal Hadžiabdić Džemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić, commonly known as Čorba or Jamal Haji (born 25 July 1953), is a Bosnian professional football manager and former professional footballer who played as a defender. Playing career International He made his debu ...

, but after a short period of time he received an invitation for

coached by Mehmed Baždarević which he didn't turn down. With

he won Kirin Cup held in Japan. In 2016, he received a call from

Japan national football team The , nicknamed the , represents Japan in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan. Japan was not a major football force until the e ...

, led by Vahid Halilhodžić, and signed a contract. In 2017 ,Enver qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2018 with

which was held in Russia. After the contract with head coach Vahid was terminated, Lugušić decided to leave as well. In 2018 ,he accepted ian invitation from Maktoom, Sheikh of Al-Fujairah SC and joined the staff of Czech coach

Ivan Hašek Ivan Hašek (born 6 September 1963) is a Czech professional football coach and former player. Hašek played as a central midfielder, and spent 11 years of his career with Sparta Prague, appearing in more than 300 official games with the club, ...

Playing career

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International

Coaching career

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