Sulejman Rebac

Sulejman Rebac

Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-03-29)29 March 1929
Place of birth	Mostar, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	17 November 2006(2006-11-17) (aged 77)
Place of death	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1954	FK Velež Mostar
1954–1957	Hajduk Split
1957–1958	FK Sarajevo
International career
1956	Croatia	1	(2)
Managerial career
1968–1976	FK Velež Mostar
1973–1974	Yugoslavia
1977–1978	FK Željezničar Sarajevo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sulejman "Sula" Rebac (born 29 March 1929 – died November 17, 2006) was a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer and manager.

He started playing football in Velež Mostar in 1947. In 1954, he moved to Hajduk Split where he stayed for several seasons. He also played one season for FK Sarajevo. In total, he played more than 1000 games, scoring 620 goals. He is considered to be one of the most celebrated football players in history of Velež and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1956, Rebac made one appearance for Croatian national team against Indonesia, in which he scored two goals.

After retirement, he began his coaching career. He started in 1963 as a coach of Velež Mostar. Although they have never won a title, Velež Mostar was among the top Yugoslav clubs at the time. Players like Dušan Bajević, Enver Marić, Franjo Vladić, Džemal Hadžiabdić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Aleksandar Ristić, Boro Primorac, Vladimir Pecelj, Momčilo Vukoje, Ahmed Glavović, Dubravko Ledić, Jadranko Topić, Marijan Kvesić, Marko Čolić and Slobodan Mrgan, all made their names under the guidance of Sulejman Rebac. In 1977–78 season, he was a coach of FK Željezničar.

In December 1973, he was appointed to a coaching commission, alongside Miljan Miljanić, Milan Ribar, Tomislav Ivić and Milovan Ćirić, created to lead the Yugoslavia national team. As a part of it, he was present at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Sulejman Rebac died on November 17, 2006 in Mostar.