Mehmed Janjoš (born 5 August 1957) is a Bosnian professional

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Playing career

Born in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

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, Janjoš began playing football for local side

. He spent eight seasons with the club, winning 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 the 1984–85 season. The following season, he moved to Spain to play in

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with Hércules. Janjoš went back to Sarajevo after two years in Spain. In 1988 he went to

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in Turkey where he finished his career in 1990.

Managerial career

After retiring from playing football, Janjoš became a manager and enjoyed success with

during the 1997–98 season when he led Sarajevo to victory in the Bosnian Cup and only narrowly missed out on the title. In 1999, he was appointed assistant coach to

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for

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qualifying campaign. After Bosnia and Herzegovina, Janjoš was an assistant coach to Hadžibegić in Turkish clubs

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in 2005, Diyarbakırspor in 2006 and

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also in 2006. Between 2008 and 2011, he managed Jedinstvo Bihać (2008), Sarajevo (2008–2010) and Olimpik (2010–2011). In the

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season, Janjoš led Sarajevo to the play-off round where the club lost to

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2–3 on aggregate. During 2013 and 2015, he was for a second and third time the manager of Jedinstvo Bihać in the First League of FBiH. On 29 August 2016, Janjoš was appointed manager of Sarajevo for a third time. He was given the Bosnian Premier League Manager of the Season award for the 2016–17 season. He left the club after a home league loss against Zrinjski Mostar 1–2 on 23 July 2017. After Faruk Hadžibegić became the new Montenegro national team head coach on 25 July 2019, in August 2019 it was announced that Janjoš took over the position of Hadžibegić's assistant coach in the national team. After Hadžibegić was let go by the Montenegrin FA on 28 December 2020, Janjoš left the national team. Following Hadžibegić's appointment as head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, Janjoš was once again named as his assistant in January 2023.

Personal life

Janjoš's son

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also played for

.Emir Janjoš: Razočarao sam se u Norveškoj i prekinuo karijeru
- Klix

Honours

Player

Sarajevo *

: 1984–85

Manager

Sarajevo * Bosnian Cup: 1997–98 * Bosnian Supercup: 1997 Individual * Bosnian Premier League Manager of the Season: 2016–17

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janjos, Mehmed 1957 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers FK Sarajevo players Hércules CF players Adana Demirspor footballers Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Süper Lig players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers FK Sarajevo managers Al-Sahel SC (Kuwait) managers NK Jedinstvo Bihać managers FK Olimpik managers First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Kuwait Premier League managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait