Hajrudin "Dino" Đurbuzović (born 14 August 1956) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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Playing career

Born in

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, present day

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on 14 August 1956, Đurbuzović started playing

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in his hometown club Željezničar. He was first playing in the youth team, but then signed a professional contract with the club, however he never played a single official game for the first team. Đurbuzović was loaned-out to Iskra Bugojno and that proved to be a good decision as he was later transferred to this second division club. He was a talented striker and after several seasons in Iskra, he signed a contract with Čelik Zenica, and would make 18 appearances for the club in the

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) ...

. In 1985, Đurbuzović went to Turkey where he played for

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, Gençlerbirliği and Ankaragücü. He ended his playing career in 1990 after leaving Ankaragücü.

Managerial career

Đurbuzović continued to play a significant role in Bosnian football as a

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. He firstly worked as the Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 national team head coach from 1995 until 1996. He then worked as the manager of Željezničar, with whom, in his second appointment, won the Bosnian Supercup in 2000. During 1999, he held the position of the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national team assistant coach. Đurbuzović also worked as a manager at Čelik Zenica and

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. As an assistant manager, he worked at

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and

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. He came back to Željezničar and was appointed as assistant manager in June 2009, after which he got promoted to a manager in 2013. He left the post at the end of the 2013–14 season after finishing fourth in the

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. During the 2014–15 season, Đurbuzović was the manager of

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. In November 2017, it was announced that he was assuming the position of manager of Olimpik. Đurbuzović parted ways with Olimpik on 2 April 2018. On 20 April 2024, Đurbuzović returned to Željezničar, getting appointed as the club's caretaker manager amidst an unexpected relegation battle. He was victorious in his first game back, beating

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1–0 at home on 23 April. Following two more league wins over GOŠK Gabela and Tuzla City, Željezničar managed to avoid relegation with three games remaining. Đurbuzović finished the

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with the club in sixth place, winning five and drawing one of their six remaining league games. On 12 June 2024, he was replaced as manager by Denis Ćorić on a permanent basis.

Honours

Manager

Željezničar * Bosnian Supercup: 2000

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Durbuzovic, Dino 1956 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Yugoslav men's footballers FK Željezničar Sarajevo players NK Iskra Bugojno players NK Čelik Zenica players Kayserispor footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers FK Željezničar Sarajevo managers NK Čelik Zenica managers NK Travnik managers Al-Muharraq SC managers FK Olimpik managers First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bahrain Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain