Denijal Pirić (; born 27 September 1946) is a Bosnian former professional

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Club career

Born in the small mining town of

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, Pirić started playing football at local side Slaven. Former Slaven manager Vlatko Konjevod then lured him to Dinamo Zagreb and played 8 years for the club. Pirić then joined

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. With Dinamo, he won two domestic cups and the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, beating Don Revie's Leeds United in the

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. He played over 350 matches for Dinamo in all competitions.

International career

Pirić made his debut for

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in an April 1969 World Cup qualification match away against

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and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a November 1970

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against

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Managerial career

At the time a youth team coach, Pirić was given a caretaker role of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team to take charge of a home

against

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on 1 June 2008 after the sacking of Meho Kodro. Most players for this match were assembled from the Bosnian Premier League. Pirić worked as a

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of the Bosnian national teams until his retirement in November 2017.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Dinamo Zagreb *

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: 1964–65, 1968–69 *

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: 1966–67

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Piric, Denijal 1946 births Living people People from Živinice Footballers from Tuzla Canton Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers GNK Dinamo Zagreb players FK Sarajevo players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav football managers Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers FK Sarajevo managers Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team managers Yugoslav First League managers First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers