Abdulah Ibraković Explained

Abdulah Ibraković
Birth Date:22 July 1970
Birth Place:Doboj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.87 m
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Kapfenberg (manager)
Youthclubs1:Sloga Doboj
Clubs1:Sloga Doboj
Clubs2:VfB Friedrichshafen
Clubs3:FC Rätia Bludenz
Clubs4:Radnički Lukavac
Clubs5:Gradina
Clubs6:Osijek
Manageryears1:2000–2002
Manageryears2:2002–2003
Manageryears3:2003–2004
Manageryears4:2004–2005
Manageryears5:2006–2007
Manageryears6:2008–2011
Manageryears7:2008–2010
Manageryears8:2010–2011
Manageryears9:2012
Manageryears10:2013–2015
Manageryears11:2016–2017
Manageryears12:2019–2020
Manageryears13:2020–2021
Manageryears14:2021–2022
Manageryears15:2022–2024
Managerclubs1:Radnički Lukavac
Managerclubs2:Sloboda Tuzla
Managerclubs3:Bratstvo Gračanica
Managerclubs4:Radnički Lukavac
Managerclubs5:TOŠK Tešanj
Managerclubs6:Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 (assistant)
Managerclubs7:Velež Mostar
Managerclubs8:Čelik Zenica
Managerclubs9:Sloboda Tuzla
Managerclubs10:Sarajevo (Sporting director)
Managerclubs11:Kapfenberg
Managerclubs12:Hetten
Managerclubs13:Kapfenberg
Managerclubs14:Prishtina
Managerclubs15:Kapfenberg

Abdulah Ibraković (born 22 July 1970) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Austrian club Kapfenberg.

Club career

Born in the town of Doboj, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, Ibraković began his career playing in the local club Sloga Doboj, competing back then in the Yugoslav Second League.

In his career as a player, a part from Bosnia, he also played in Germany, Austria and Croatia.[1]

International career

Ibraković was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team from 1996 to 1999.

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Ibraković began his managerial career. Initially, he managed Radnički Lukavac at the beginning of 2000, afterwards he worked at many clubs.

His biggest achievements so far are participating in the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Sloboda Tuzla, the Bosnian Cup final with Čelik Zenica in the 2010–11 season.

In the season 2013–14 he was named sporting director of Sarajevo.[2] In his nearly 3 years of work at the club, Sarajevo won the cup title in the 2013–14 season, the Bosnian Premier League in the 2014–15 season and were also in the play-offs of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League season.

After leaving Sarajevo, Ibraković managed Austrian club Kapfenberger SV from 2016 to 2017.[3] [4]

When it comes to international level, from 2002 to 2006, he was the coach of the Amateur Team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, then from 2006 to 2008, the head scout of the "A" national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and from 2008 to 2011, U21 national team assistant coach.

At his scholarship he had internships with Klaus Toppmöller, Ivan Ristić, Georg Zellhofer, Christoph Daum and Roberto Mancini.

Since October 2019, he has been the manager of Saudi Arabian MS League club Hetten.

On 13 July 2020, he returned to Kapfenberg.[5]

Honours

Manager

Čelik Zenica

Individual

2009

Other honours

2006

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://fksarajevo.ba/intervjui/abdulah-ibrakovic/1544 INTERVJUI ABDULAH IBRAKOVIĆ
  2. Web site: Abdulah Ibraković: Borio sam se da dođem u FK Sarajevo. Bosnian. Klix.ba. 2014-10-02.
  3. Web site: Ibraković neuer Kapfenberg-Trainer. German. weltfussball.at/. 2016-06-21.
  4. Web site: Abdulah Ibraković dobio otkaz u austrijskom drugoligašu. 9 May 2017 . radiosarajevo.ba. 9 May 2017. Bosnian.
  5. Web site: Kapfenberg. WELCOME BACK!!! ABDULAH IBRAKOVIC KEHRT IN DEN FALKENHORST ZURÜCK!. 13 July 2020. German.