Vahidin Musemić
Bosnian footballer (1946–2023)
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Vahidin Musemić (29 October 1946 – 30 June 2023) was a Bosnian professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 October 1946 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Janja, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 June 2023 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1965 | Sarajevo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–1974 | Sarajevo | 163 | (73) | ||||||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | Nice | 42 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 205 | (92) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1970 | Yugoslavia | 17 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in the town of Janja, near Bijeljina, Musemić started his career at Sarajevo, becoming one of the club's highest ever goalscorers during the nine years he spent there. He was part of the Sarajevo team which managed to win the 1966–67 Yugoslav First League title. He earned the nickname Orao (the Eagle) because of his soaring headers. Musemić finished his career at French side Nice in 1976.
International career
Musemić made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1968 European Championship qualification match away against France and earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 9 goals. His final international was an October 1970 friendly game against the Soviet Union.[1]
Personal life and death
Musemić's younger brother, Husref, is also a former professional footballer and football manager. He played for and later managed FK Sarajevo, and is the club's most decorated manager.
Musemić died in Sarajevo on 30 June 2023, at the age of 76.[2]
