Davor Jozić (born 22 September 1960) is a Bosnian retired

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Club career

Jozić started his career playing for hometown club Igman Konjic and then moved to

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where he played in 450 games. He was a member of the memorable Sarajevo squad that won the 1984–85 Yugoslav First League. After that, Jozić played for such clubs as

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, Club América, and Spezia.

International career

Jozić made his debut for

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in a September 1984

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away against

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. He earned a total of 27 caps, scoring two goals. Jozić played in 5 matches at the

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in Italy, where he scored two goals in the group stage: one headed goal against eventual tournament winners

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in a 4–1 defeat and the only goal against

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in a 1–0 Yugoslavia win. His final international was a May 1991 European Championship qualification match against

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Later years

Davor Jozić served as assistant coach alongside Fabrizio Castori's assistant coach at Cesena. Jozić is a family man, having married and raising two children. He has chosen to make Cesena his home, where he continues to reside to the present day.

Honours

Sarajevo *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

: 1984–85

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jozic, Davor 1960 births Living people People from Konjic Footballers from Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1990 FIFA World Cup players FK Sarajevo players AC Cesena players Club América footballers Spezia Calcio players Yugoslav First League players Serie A players Serie B players Liga MX players Serie C players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Italy Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Mexico 20th-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen