Fahrudin Omerović Explained

Fahrudin Omerović
Birth Date:26 August 1961
Birth Place:Doboj, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Height:1.82 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1980–1984
Clubs1:Sloboda Tuzla
Caps1:94
Goals1:0
Years2:1984–1992
Clubs2:Partizan
Caps2:238
Goals2:0
Years3:1992–1995
Clubs3:Kocaelispor
Caps3:93
Goals3:0
Years4:1996–1998
Clubs4:İstanbulspor
Caps4:35
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:460
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1989–1992
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1996
Nationalteam2:Bosnia and Herzegovina[1]
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2005
Managerclubs1:İstanbulspor
Manageryears2:2007–2008
Managerclubs2:Malatyaspor
Manageryears3:2009–2010
Managerclubs3:İstanbulspor
Manageryears4:2024
Managerclubs4:Konyaspor

Fahrudin Omerović (born 26 August 1961) is a Bosnian football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He most recently coached Süper Lig club Konyaspor.

In Turkey, Omerović became known as Fahrettin Ömerli while playing there; he took up Turkish citizenship as a naturalized citizen.[2]

Club career

Born in Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Omerović begin his career in FK Sloboda Tuzla, making his debut in the Yugoslav First League in the 1980–81 season. He spent four seasons playing in Tuzla, when in summer 1984 he was transferred to FK Partizan where he will become the main goalkeeper for the following eight seasons.[3] With Partizan he won two Yugoslav championships, two Yugoslav Cups, and one Supercup.

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, he made a transfer to Kocaelispor in 1992. He played Kocaelispor for four years. After he moved to İstanbulspor and played there for 2 years. Finally he retired in 1998-99 season.

International career

Omerović was capped eight times for Yugoslavia between 1989 and 1992, including a spot in Yugoslavia's 1990 World Cup roster where he spent the tournament as an unused backup to Tomislav Ivković. Even after the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Omerović was included in the Yugoslav squad for Euro 1992,[4] but the nation would be suspended due to the Yugoslav Wars.

In 1996, he played three matches for the newly established Bosnian national team.[3] His final international was an October 1996 World Cup qualification match against Croatia.[5]

Coaching career

After retiring, he stayed in Turkey where he has undertaken a coaching career. Initially he worked as assistant of Safet Sušić and Aykut Kocaman, before beginning his career as a main coach working in clubs such as İstanbulspor, Malatyaspor and Ankaraspor.[3]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
İstanbulspor20 April 200530 June 2005
Malatyaspor23 November 200730 June 2008
Konyaspor15 January 2024Present
Total

Honours

1985–86, 1986–87

1989, 1992

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players Appearing for Two or More Countries . 27 July 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803173844/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/double-caps.html . 3 August 2008 .
  2. http://www.fotomac.com.tr/multimedya/galeri/spormagazin/turk-olan-yabanci-futbolcular-397389071486?totalCount=31&page=24&albumid=32088 Naturalized Turks #26
  3. https://archive.today/20130416130407/http://www.reprezentacija.rs/home/1367 Fahrudin Omerović
  4. Web site: Pancev también renuncia a la Eurocopa. Mundo Deportivo. es. 25 May 1992. 5 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 23 April 2021.