_12_(cropped).jpg) Hadžibegić in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1957-10-07)7 October 1957 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo,FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Sweeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1976 | Sarajevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1985 | Sarajevo | 241 | (25) |
| 1985–1987 | Real Betis | 75 | (8) |
| 1987–1994 | Sochaux | 242 | (16) |
| 1994–1995 | Toulouse | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 566 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1992 | Yugoslavia | 61 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Sochaux | ||
| 1999 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 2000 | Real Betis | ||
| 2003–2004 | Troyes | ||
| 2005 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| 2006 | Diyarbakırspor | ||
| 2006 | Denizlispor | ||
| 2007 | Chamois Niortais | ||
| 2007–2009 | Dijon | ||
| 2009–2010 | Bastia | ||
| 2010–2011 | Arles-Avignon | ||
| 2016–2017 | Valenciennes | ||
| 2018–2019 | Red Star | ||
| 2019–2020 | Montenegro | ||
| 2022 | MC Alger | ||
| 2023 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Faruk Hadžibegić (pronounced[fǎ:rukxadʒiběːgitɕ]; born 7 October 1957) is a Bosnian professionalfootball manager and formerplayer who played as adefender. He played forYugoslavia atUEFA Euro 1984 and at the1990 FIFA World Cup. With 61 internationalcaps, Hadžibegić is Yugoslavia'sfifth-most-capped player.
During his career, Hadžibegić played for hometown clubSarajevo,Real Betis,Sochaux andToulouse. He was an important member of the memorable Sarajevo squad that won the1984–85 Yugoslav First League. At Sochaux he played for years alongside compatriotMehmed Baždarević.
Hadžibegić is the second most-capped Bosnian player and fifth overall most-capped player for theYugoslavia national team (61 caps) - first beingZlatko Vujović, who is second overall (70 caps).[1] He made his debut for them in an October 1982European Championship qualification match away againstNorway.
Hadžibegić was a participant in the1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy for Yugoslavia, appearing in all five of his team's matches. Yugoslavia went on to faceArgentina in the quarter-finals, where after a 0–0 draw in regulation and extra time, elimination was decided on apenalty shoot-out.Dragan Stojković,Dragoljub Brnović and Hadžibegić missed an opportunity to score from a penalty, as Stojković missed the first completely, whileSergio Goycochea stopped the fourth by Brnović and final attempt by Hadžibegić, thus sending the Yugoslav team home.[2]
Hadžibegić featured regularly and played his last match for Yugoslavia in March 1992, afriendly game against theNetherlands.[3]
Hadžibegić began his managerial career with his former clubSochaux with whom he gained promotion toLigue 1 in 1997. He was then manager of theBosnia and Herzegovina national team. In 2000, Hadžibegić took overReal Betis, with whom he gained promotion toLa Liga in 2001. He came back to France withTroyes, before stints in Turkey withGaziantepspor,Diyarbakırspor andDenizlispor.
Hadžibegić then joinedChamois Niortais. He was named manager ofDijon in December 2007, and was released in June 2009.[4] On 9 December 2009, after sacking coachPhilippe Anziani,Bastia named Hadžibegić as the club's new manager.[5][6] He left the club in 2010. From 2010 to 2011, he managedArles-Avignon and laterValenciennes, from 2016 until 2017.
In October 2018, Hadžibegić replacedRégis Brouard asRed Star manager inLigue 2.[7] On 25 March 2019, after a series of poor results, he left Red Star.[8]
On 25 July 2019, it was announced that Hadžibegić became the new manager of theMontenegro national team.[9] The next day, on 26 July, at a press conference, it was revealed that he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the team, keeping him manager at least until the end of 2020.[10] He was sacked by theMontenegrin FA on 28 December 2020.[11] On 16 July 2022, Hadžibegić became the new manager of Algerian sideMC Alger.[12] On 10 September 2022, he left MC Alger after three games as manager.[13]
In January 2023, Hadžibegić returned to managing the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, replacing the outgoingIvaylo Petev.[14] He was tasked with qualifying the team forUEFA Euro 2024.[15][16] Hadžibegić was victorious in the team's openingqualifying match againstIceland on 23 March 2023.[17] He suffered his first defeat since returning on 26 March, in the second qualifying game againstSlovakia.[18] After two more qualifying game defeats againstPortugal andLuxembourg, he mutually terminated his contract with theBosnian FA on 23 June 2023.[19]
From 25 December 2002 until 18 February 2004, Hadžibegić held the role of the 29th President of the Assembly ofFK Sarajevo.[20]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 January 1985 | Maharaja's College Stadium,Kochi, India |  Soviet Union | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4 April 1985 | Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi, India | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 14 October 1987 | Grbavica Stadium,Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |  Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 4 | 16 December 1987 | Alsancak Stadium,İzmir, Turkey |  Turkey | 3–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 5 | 11 December 1988 | Rajko Mitić Stadium,Belgrade, Yugoslavia |  Cyprus | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 11 October 1989 | Koševo, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Sochaux | 1 July 1996 | 4 October 1998 | 87 | 31 | 22 | 34 | 035.63 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 March 1999 | 9 October 1999 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 028.57 |
| Real Betis | 1 May 2000 | 30 June 2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 |
| Troyes | 3 January 2003 | 30 June 2004 | 61 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 031.15 |
| Gaziantepspor | 1 August 2005 | 15 December 2005 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 038.89 |
| Diyarbakırspor | 15 March 2006 | 15 May 2006 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 022.22 |
| Denizlispor | 7 June 2006 | 22 December 2006 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 018.75 |
| Chamois Niortais | 13 February 2007 | 30 May 2007 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 042.86 |
| Dijon | 23 December 2007 | 30 June 2009 | 65 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 036.92 |
| Bastia | 9 December 2009 | 30 June 2010 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 038.10 |
| Arles-Avignon | 1 October 2010 | 23 November 2011 | 47 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 012.77 |
| Valenciennes | 15 January 2016 | 25 September 2017 | 69 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 030.43 |
| Red Star | 29 October 2018 | 24 March 2019 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 025.00 |
| Montenegro | 1 September 2019 | 28 December 2020 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 042.86 |
| MC Alger | 16 July 2022 | 10 September 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 000.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 January 2023 | 23 June 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 025.00 |
| Total | 458 | 143 | 129 | 186 | 031.22 | ||
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