Džemal Hadžiabdić
Bosnian football manager and player
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Džemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić (born 25 July 1953), also known as Jamal Haji, is a Bosnian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a defender.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Džemaludin Hadžiabdić | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1971 | Velež Mostar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1980 | Velež Mostar | 217 | (3) |
| 1980–1983 | Swansea City | 105 | (1) |
| Total | 322 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1978 | Yugoslavia | 20 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1999 | Al-Gharafa | ||
| 1997–1998 | Qatar | ||
| 1999–2001 | Qatar | ||
| 2002 | Al Ain | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al Shabab | ||
| 2006 | Qatar SC | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Sailiya | ||
| 2010–2011 | Fujairah | ||
| 2012 | Fujairah | ||
| 2012 | Al Dhafra | ||
| 2013 | East Riffa | ||
| 2013–2014 | Fujairah | ||
| 2016–2017 | Fujairah | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1974 friendly against Italy and went on to earn 20 caps for the national team, scoring no goals.[2] His final international was an October 1978 European Championship qualification match against Romania.[3]
Managerial career
In August 2015, he was expected to be appointed as head coach of the Iraq national football team, having arrived in the country and expected to attend the unveiling press conference; he departed Iraq a day later.[4]
Managerial Statistics
Honours and achievements
Manager
Al-Gharafa
Al Ain
Al-Wakrah
Al Dhafra