Years Team Name Enver Hadziabdic 1965–1974 Zeljeznicar Role Football player | 1974–1977 Charleroi 1979–1980 Larissa | |
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Date of birth (1950-11-06) 6 November 1950 (age 65) Place of birth Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Enver Hadžiabdić (born 6 November 1945) is a Bosnian football manager and former player.
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Playing career
His first club was Iskra Bugojno. In 1965, he moved to FK Željezničar. During the next nine years, he played more than 450 games for the club. He also won the championship title in 1971–72 season. In 1974, he went to Belgian side Charleroi where he stayed for three seasons. He retired from professional football in 1980 at the age of 35.
He was one of the best European defenders in the early 1970s. That fact secured him a place in Yugoslavia national football team in which he collected 11 caps. He was also a member of the team that participated in 1974 FIFA World Cup and in 1976 European Football Championship.
Managing career
After retirement, he returned to Sarajevo where he graduated from University of Sarajevo Faculty of Physical Education. In 1993, he became a coach of Iranian olympic football team, and two years later coach of Qatari al-Rayyan junior squad. In 1997, he took over the place of a head coach in his favourite FK Željezničar. He managed to lead the club to the Bosnian championship title in his first season. In winter of 1999. he stepped down because of a disappointing league results and despite winning a Bosnian Super Cup in 1998. against the club's biggest rivals - FK Sarajevo. Nevertheless, he was back again next season in which he guided the club to its first Bosnian Cup title.
After several years working as a stadium director, he yet again became a coach of FK Željezničar on January 10, 2007.