Hadžiabdić started playing football in the youth teams of Iskra Bugojno and Bratstvo Travnik, before signing his first professional contract with Željezničar in 1965. During the next nine years at Željezničar, he played more than 450 games for the club. He also won the Yugoslav First League in the 1971–72 season with Željezničar.
In 1974, Hadžiabdić signed with Belgian side Charleroi where he stayed for three seasons. After Charleroi he went back to Bosnia and Herzegovina and joined Velež Mostar. After 2 years at Velež, Hadžiabdić went to Greece and signed a contract with AEL where he stayed 1 year and afterwards retired from professional football in 1980 at the age of 35.[2]
International career
Hadžiabdić was one of the best European defenders in the early 1970s and he made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1970 friendly match against Austria and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He was also a member of the team that participated in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. His final international was a July 1974 World Cup match against Sweden.[3]
Managerial career
After retirement, Hadžiabdić returned to Sarajevo where he graduated from the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Physical Education.
Managing in Iran and Qatar
In 1994, Hadžiabdić became a manager of the Iran Olympic team, and two years later in 1995, manager of the Al-Rayyan youth team. He was the manager of the youth team until 1997.
Željezničar
In January 1998, Hadžiabdić took over the place of manager in his favourite Željezničar. He managed to lead the club to the Bosnian championship title in his first season. In the winter of 1999, Hadžiabdić stepped down because of disappointing league results, despite winning the Bosnian 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 first Bosnian Cup title in 2000. He again left the club shortly after winning the cup.
Tirana
In 2002, Hadžiabdić became the new manager of Albanian Superliga club Tirana. In his only season with the club, he won the Albanian Supercup on 14 September 2002 after beating Dinamo Tirana 6–0 in that year's Supercup. He was sacked by the club management on 21 February 2003 after a series of poor results.
Return to Željezničar
After several years working as a stadium director, Hadžiabdić yet again became manager of Željezničar on 10 January 2007, working as manager until January 2008.
^Nedim Kreštalica. "Enver Hadžiabdić – Hadžija". 1921.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^"Alpha Ethniki Greece stats". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^"Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
Enver Hadžiabdić at National-Football-Teams.com
Enver Hadžiabdić at Soccerway
January 16, 2023
enver, hadžiabdić, born, november, 1945, bosnian, retired, professional, football, manager, former, player, personal, informationdate, birth, 1945, november, 1945, place, birthbelgrade, yugoslaviaheight1, position, defenderyouth, careeriskra, bugojnobratstvo, . Enver Hadziabdic born 6 November 1945 is a Bosnian retired professional football manager and former player Enver HadziabdicPersonal informationDate of birth 1945 11 06 6 November 1945 age 77 Place of birthBelgrade DF YugoslaviaHeight1 74 m 5 ft 8 1 2 in Position s DefenderYouth careerIskra BugojnoBratstvo TravnikSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1965 1974Zeljeznicar237 1 1974 1977Charleroi77 1 1977 1979Velez Mostar62 7 1979 1980AEL24 3 Total400 12 International career1970 1974Yugoslavia11 0 Managerial career1994Iran Olympic team1995 1997Al Rayyan youth 1998 1999Zeljeznicar1999 2000Zeljeznicar2002 2003Tirana2007 2008Zeljeznicar Club domestic league appearances and goalsHe is so far the only person in Zeljeznicar history to have won league titles both as a player and as a manager As a player he won the Yugoslav First League with Zeljeznicar in 1972 and the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998 1 Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Managerial career 3 1 Managing in Iran and Qatar 3 2 Zeljeznicar 3 3 Tirana 3 4 Return to Zeljeznicar 4 Honours 4 1 Player 4 2 Manager 5 References 6 External linksClub career EditHadziabdic started playing football in the youth teams of Iskra Bugojno and Bratstvo Travnik before signing his first professional contract with Zeljeznicar in 1965 During the next nine years at Zeljeznicar he played more than 450 games for the club He also won the Yugoslav First League in the 1971 72 season with Zeljeznicar In 1974 Hadziabdic signed with Belgian side Charleroi where he stayed for three seasons After Charleroi he went back to Bosnia and Herzegovina and joined Velez Mostar After 2 years at Velez Hadziabdic went to Greece and signed a contract with AEL where he stayed 1 year and afterwards retired from professional football in 1980 at the age of 35 2 International career EditHadziabdic was one of the best European defenders in the early 1970s and he made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1970 friendly match against Austria and has earned a total of 11 caps scoring no goals He was also a member of the team that participated in the 1974 FIFA World Cup His final international was a July 1974 World Cup match against Sweden 3 Managerial career EditAfter retirement Hadziabdic returned to Sarajevo where he graduated from the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Physical Education Managing in Iran and Qatar Edit In 1994 Hadziabdic became a manager of the Iran Olympic team and two years later in 1995 manager of the Al Rayyan youth team He was the manager of the youth team until 1997 Zeljeznicar Edit In January 1998 Hadziabdic took over the place of manager in his favourite Zeljeznicar He managed to lead the club to the Bosnian championship title in his first season In the winter of 1999 Hadziabdic stepped down because of disappointing league results despite winning the Bosnian 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 first Bosnian Cup title in 2000 He again left the club shortly after winning the cup Tirana Edit In 2002 Hadziabdic became the new manager of Albanian Superliga club Tirana In his only season with the club he won the Albanian Supercup on 14 September 2002 after beating Dinamo Tirana 6 0 in that year s Supercup He was sacked by the club management on 21 February 2003 after a series of poor results Return to Zeljeznicar Edit After several years working as a stadium director Hadziabdic yet again became manager of Zeljeznicar on 10 January 2007 working as manager until January 2008 Honours EditPlayer Edit Zeljeznicar Yugoslav First League 1971 72Manager Edit Zeljeznicar First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1997 98 Bosnian Cup 1999 2000 Bosnian Supercup 1998Tirana Albanian Supercup 2002References Edit Nedim Krestalica Enver Hadziabdic Hadzija 1921 ba in Bosnian Retrieved 29 March 2020 Alpha Ethniki Greece stats rsssf com Retrieved 29 March 2020 Player Database eu football info Retrieved 1 March 2021 External links EditEnver Hadziabdic at National Football Teams com Enver Hadziabdic at Soccerway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enver Hadziabdic amp oldid 1129357710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
