Edin Ćurić (born 22 August 1962) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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who is the director of the youth school of

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club Željezničar.

Club career

Ćurić began his football career at hometown club Željezničar. He had played for the club's youth squads before finally making his senior debut in the 1980–81 season, under the guidance of manager

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. Ćurić stayed at Željezničar for ten seasons, before leaving for Spanish club

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. In 1992, he moved to Portugal and spent three seasons playing for Portimonense.

International career

Ćurić played one match for the Yugoslavia national team on 29 August 1987 against the

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, in which he came on as a late substitute for Dragan Stojković.

Managerial career

Ćurić worked as a

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at Willem II U19 and Baronie's second team in the Netherlands. He was appointed manager of Baronie's first team in July 2015, but was sacked only five months later in December. On 4 July 2022, Ćurić's hometown club Željezničar announced he was named as the club's new director of its youth school.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Curic, Edin 1962 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers FK Željezničar Sarajevo players UD Las Palmas players Portimonense S.C. players Yugoslav First League players Segunda División players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands