| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1945-11-06)6 November 1945 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade,DF Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Iskra Bugojno | |||
| Bratstvo Travnik | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1974 | Željezničar | 237 | (1) |
| 1974–1977 | Charleroi | 77 | (1) |
| 1977–1979 | Velež Mostar | 62 | (7) |
| 1979–1980 | AEL | 24 | (3) |
| Total | 400 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1974 | Yugoslavia | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994 | Iran Olympic team | ||
| 1995–1997 | Al-Rayyan (youth) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Željezničar | ||
| 1999–2000 | Željezničar | ||
| 2002–2003 | Tirana | ||
| 2007–2008 | Željezničar | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Enver Hadžiabdić (born 6 November 1945) is a Bosnian formerfootball manager andplayer, best known for playing for and later managingŽeljezničar.
Hadžiabdić is the only person in Željezničar history to have won league titles both as a player and as a manager. As a player he won theYugoslav First League with Željezničar in 1972, while as a manager theBosnian First League in 1998.[1]
Hadžiabdić started playingfootball in the youth teams ofIskra Bugojno and Bratstvo Travnik, before signing his first professional contract withŽeljezničar in 1965. During the next nine years at Željezničar, he played more than 450 games for the club. He also won theYugoslav First League in the1971–72 season with Željezničar.
In 1974, Hadžiabdić signed withBelgian sideCharleroi where he stayed for three seasons. After Charleroi he went back toBosnia and Herzegovina and joinedVelež Mostar. After 2 years at Velež, Hadžiabdić went toGreece and signed a contract withAEL where he stayed 1 year and afterwards retired from professional football in 1980 at the age of 35.[2]
Hadžiabdić was one of the best Europeandefenders in the early 1970s and he made his debut forYugoslavia in an April 1970friendly match againstAustria and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He was also a member of the team that participated in the1974 FIFA World Cup. His final international was a July 1974 World Cup match againstSweden.[3]
After retirement, Hadžiabdić returned toSarajevo where he graduated from theUniversity of Sarajevo Faculty of Physical Education.
In 1994, Hadžiabdić became a manager of theIran Olympic team, and two years later in 1995, manager of theAl-Rayyan youth team. He was the manager of the youth team until 1997.
In January 1998, Hadžiabdić took over the place of manager in his favouriteŽeljezničar. He managed to lead the club to theBosnian championship title in his first season. In the winter of 1999, Hadžiabdić stepped down because of disappointing league results, despite winning theBosnian Supercup in 1998 against the club's biggest rivals -Sarajevo.
Nevertheless, he was back again next season in 1999 in which he guided the club to its firstBosnian Cup title in 2000. He again left the club shortly after winning the cup.
In 2002, Hadžiabdić became the new manager ofAlbanian Superliga clubTirana. In his only season with the club, he won theAlbanian Supercup on 14 September 2002 after beatingDinamo Tirana 6–0 in that year'sSupercup. He was sacked by the club management on 21 February 2003 after a series of poor results.
After several years working as a stadium director, Hadžiabdić yet again became manager ofŽeljezničar on 10 January 2007, working as manager until January 2008.
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