Nizah Hukić (born 23 February 1969) is a Bosnian

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and former

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. He has both played for and managed Bosnian club Čelik Zenica.

Playing career

Born in

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, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hukić played for his hometown club Čelik Zenica during the 1990s. He won two

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titles and one

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with the club, being one of its main players during that time. Hukić finished his playing career at Čelik.

Managerial career

Čelik Zenica

After years of being an assistant

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, Hukić became the new manager of Čelik Zenica on 30 October 2013, though only as a

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at first, after former manager

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got sacked. After making good results, he signed a full-time contract with Čelik on 1 December 2013. In his first

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as the club's manager, Hukić guided Čelik to a decent 7th-place finish in the league and to the 2013–14 Bosnian Cup final in which Čelik lost against

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in both matches of the final. In the next season however, things did not look good at the start, and Hukić resigned from his position as manager after a 1–0 home loss against Drina Zvornik on 27 September 2014.

Personal life

On 19 March 2018, Hukić suffered a

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and was rushed to a hospital in

where he had a successful

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in which three

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s were built-in his heart.

Career statistics

Club

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Čelik Zenica * Bosnian First League: 1995–96, 1996–97 *

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: 1995–96

Manager

Čelik Zenica *

runner-up: 2013–14

References

External links

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