Džemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić (born 25 July 1953), also known as Jamal Haji, is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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who played as a defender.

Playing career

He made his debut for

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in a September 1974 friendly against

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and went on to earn 20 caps for the national team, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1978 European Championship qualification match against

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Managerial career

In August 2015, he was expected to be appointed as head coach of the

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, having arrived in the country and expected to attend the unveiling press conference; he departed Iraq a day later.

Managerial Statistics

Honours and achievements

Manager

Al-Gharafa *

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: 1991–92, 1997–98 *

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: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 Al Ain *

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: 2001–02 Al-Wakrah * Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup:

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Al Dhafra *

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: 2011–12

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadziabdic, Dzemal 1953 births Living people Footballers from Mostar Men's association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers FK Velež Mostar players Swansea City A.F.C. players Yugoslav First League players English Football League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Wales Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers Al-Gharafa SC managers Qatar national football team managers Al Ain FC managers Al-Wakrah SC managers Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai) managers Qatar SC managers Al-Sailiya SC managers Fujairah FC managers Al Dhafra FC managers East Riffa Club managers 2000 AFC Asian Cup managers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Qatar Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in Bahrain Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain