Emir Obuća (born 11 December 1978) is a Bosnian

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and former

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Playing career

Obuća had several spells with hometown club

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, winning one league title and four domestic cups with the side. He scored 89 goals in 205 games for the club.

Managerial career

On 20 October 2022, Obuća was named as

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, following

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's resignation. In his first game as manager, Sarajevo beat

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in a league game on 23 October. On 5 November 2022, he suffered his first defeat as manager in a 2–0 loss to Sloboda Tuzla. Obuća was succeeded as manager by

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on 12 December 2022.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Sarajevo *

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

: 2006–07 *

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: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05 Litex Lovech *

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: 2003–04 Individual * Bosnian Premier League top goalscorer: 2002–03

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