Faruk Hadžibegić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faruk Hadžibegić | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Sweeper | ||
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1992 | Yugoslavia | 61 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1998 | Sochaux | ||
| 1999 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 2000 | Real Betis | ||
| 2002–2003 | Troyes | ||
| 2005 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| 2006 | Diyarbakirspor | ||
| 2006 | Denizlispor | ||
| 2007 | Chamois Niortais | ||
| 2008–2009 | Dijon | ||
| 2009–2010 | Bastia | ||
| 2010–2011 | Arles-Avignon | ||
| 2016– | Valenciennes | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Faruk Hadžibegić (born 7 October 1957) is a Bosnian football manager and former player who is the current manager of Ligue 2 club, Valenciennes.
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Playing career[edit]
During his career he played for FK Sarajevo, Real Betis, FC Sochaux and Toulouse FC.
International career[edit]
Hadžibegić was also a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy for the Yugoslavia national football team, appearing in all five of his team's matches and missed a penalty against Colombia. Yugoslavia went on to face Argentina in quarter-finals, where after a 0–0 draw in regulation and extra time, elimination was decided on penalty kicks, with Hadžibegić missing the final attempt and sending the Yugoslav team home.[1]
Hadžibegić played his last match for Yugoslavia in 1992, and went on to become the second most capped Bosnian player for the Yugoslav national team.[2]
Coaching career[edit]
He began his coaching career with his former club Sochaux with whom he gained promotion to Ligue 1 in 1997. He was then manager of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2000 he took over Betis, with whom he gained promotion to La Liga in 2001. He came back to France with Troyes before stints in Turkey with Gaziantepspor, Diyarbakirspor and Denizlispor. He then joined Niort. He was the manager of Dijon FCO since January 2008, but was released in June 2009.[3] On 9 December 2009 after firing coach Philippe Anziani,[4] SC Bastia have finally officialized the name of his substitute that will be the former Dijon FCO coach.[5]
References[edit]
Bibliografy[edit]
- Gigi Riva (2016). L’ultimo rigore di Faruk. Una storia di calcio e di guerra [The Faruk's last penalty. A story about football and war] (in Italian). Palermo: Sellerio. ISBN 8838935645.
External links[edit]
- http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=5052
- Faruk Hadžibegić – FIFA competition record
- Faruk Hadžibegić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yugoslav footballers
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Yugoslavia international footballers
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers
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- Troyes AC managers
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- 1957 births
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