Sanel Jahić (born 10 December 1981) is a Bosnian
football coach and former
player
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who currently works as a coach in the youth team of
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 ...
club
Željezničar.
Throughout his playing career, he was best known for being a
utility player
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, capable of playing a wide number of positions. Although largely employed as a centre-back on club level, he has also played on the side of the field as a wingback for the
Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, and has filled in as a defensive midfielder and as a right midfielder. Jahić has also had success as a striker, for a moment leading the Bosnian Premier League's scoring charts in the
2006–07 season.
Jahić began his senior career with
Sochaux
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Geography
Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''.
Economy
...
. In 2001 he moved to
Željezničar where he stayed for two years. Later, he played for
Las Palmas
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and
Mérida in Spain. Jahić then returned to Željezničar in 2006, before joining Greek club
Aris Thessaloniki
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in January 2008. Two years later he was transferred to
AEK Athens
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Establishe ...
. In the summer of 2011, Jahić signed with Cypriot club
APOEL. With APOEL he participated in the
UEFA Champions League
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group stages for the first time in his career and he helped his team to reach the
last 16 of the competition. In January 2012, he moved to Turkish club
Karabükspor. After Karabükspor, Jahić played for
St Johnstone,
Grasshopper
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Grassh ...
and
Levadiakos, before finishing his career at Željezničar in 2017.
Club career
Early career
Jahić was born in
Strasbourg
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. He grew up there and started playing football also. He played for youth squads of
Strasbourg
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and
Sochaux
Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''.
Economy
...
before moving to Bosnia and Herzegovina and joining
Željezničar in 2001.
Return to Željezničar
Following two stints in Spain with
Las Palmas
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and
Mérida, Jahić returned to Željezničar. In one year at the club he scored 19 goals in 37 matches.
Aris Thessaloniki
In January 2008, Jahić moved to
Aris Thessaloniki
Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (), is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki.
Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during t ...
in Greece signing a two-year contract.
AEK Athens
In 2009, Jahić joined Aris's league rivals
AEK Athens
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Establishe ...
. After two years, the termination of his contract was agreed.
APOEL
On 22 June 2011, Jahić signed a two-year contract with Cypriot club
APOEL. During his spell with APOEL, he helped his team to win the 2011
Cypriot Super Cup
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and reach the
Quarter-finals
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of the
2011–12 UEFA Champions League
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. He appeared in four
qualifying round matches and in all six
group stage
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matches on APOEL's way to the
quarter-finals
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of the
Champions League, mainly as a substitute.
Karabükspor
In January 2012, Jahić moved to Turkish club
Karabükspor for a transfer fee of €300,000, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club. Jahić left Karabükspor at the end of the
2012–13 season.
St Johnstone
Jahić trained with
Scottish Premiership
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club
St Johnstone in October 2013. He signed a short-term contract with the club after they lost defenders
Steven Anderson and
Frazer Wright to injury and suspension respectively.
On 6 January 2014, Jahić left St Johnstone after his contract expired.
Grasshopper
On 6 February 2014, Jahić joined
Swiss Super League
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side
Grasshopper
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Grassh ...
on a half-year deal.
Levadiakos
On 1 September 2015, Jahić joined
Greek Super League
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side
Levadiakos on a year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Second return to Željezničar and retirement
On 28 June 2016, Jahić returned to and signed a two-year contract with Željezničar. After making only five league appearances, his contract was officially terminated by the club on 24 July 2017. Jahić retired from football shortly after.
International career
From 2001 until 2002, Jahić was a regular member of the
Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team. In November 2007, he was called up to the senior team by
Fuad Muzurović for the last game in the
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
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match against
Turkey
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. He did not play in the game but the call itself was a great honour and fulfillment of his childhood dreams. Jahić made his debut for
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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in a March 2008
friendly match
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against
Macedonia
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and then became a standard member of the national team and was even a scorer of the crucial second goal (leading his country to 1–2) in Bosnia's great victory away at
Belgium
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(2–4) on 28 March 2009. He also played against
Portugal
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in the
qualification play-offs for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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and got his chance once again against Portugal during
qualification play-offs for
UEFA Euro 2012
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, thanks to good form while playing in the
2011–12 UEFA Champions League
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for
APOEL. He has earned a total of 23 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a May 2012 friendly against
Mexico
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.
Coaching career
On 7 July 2020, it was announced that Jahić had become a new coach in the youth team of former club
Željezničar.
Career statistics
International
Honours
Player
Sochaux
*
Ligue 2
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:
2000–01
Željezničar
*
Bosnian Cup:
2002–03
*
Bosnian Supercup: 2001
AEK Athens
*
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
:
2010–11
APOEL
*
Cypriot Super Cup
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: 2011
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1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Strasbourg
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
UD Las Palmas players
Mérida UD footballers
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
AEK Athens F.C. players
APOEL FC players
Kardemir Karabükspor footballers
St Johnstone F.C. players
Grasshopper Club Zurich players
Levadiakos F.C. players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Super League Greece players
Cypriot First Division players
Süper Lig players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Swiss Super League players
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland