Haris Alihodžić Explained

Haris Alihodžić
Birth Date:12 April 1968
Birth Place:Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.92 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1988–1992
Years2:1992–1993
Years3:1993–1994
Years4:1994
Years5:1995–1999
Years6:1999–2005
Caps1:17
Caps2:14
Caps3:7
Caps4:5
Caps5:48
Caps6:100
Goals1:0
Goals2:1
Goals3:1
Goals4:0
Goals5:6
Goals6:9
Totalcaps:191
Totalgoals:17
Nationalyears1:2002–2003
Nationalteam1:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2016
Managerclubs1:Željezničar (caretaker)
Manageryears2:2023
Managerclubs2:Željezničar (caretaker)

Haris Alihodžić (born 12 April 1968) is a Bosnian football manager and former player.

Club career

For a big part of his career, Alihodžić played for hometown club Željezničar, with whom he won three Bosnian championship titles, three Bosnian Cups and three Bosnian Supercups.[1] He also had brief spells with Rapid Wien and Favoritner AC in Austria, Antalyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig and Mura in Slovenia.[2] [3]

International career

Alihodžić made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an October 2002 friendly match against Germany and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 2003 European Championship qualification match against Luxembourg.[4]

Managerial and administrative career

Željezničar

After Edis Mulalić was sacked as manager of Željezničar, Alihodžić, the club's sporting director at the time, took over as caretaker manager on 7 May 2016.[5] He led the team in one game, a 1–1 draw against Slavija Sarajevo in the last round of the 2015–16 Bosnian Premier League season.[6]

On 12 July 2017, Alihodžić became the director of the youth school of Željezničar.[7] He worked as director until July 2022, when he was replaced by Edin Ćurić.[8]

On 1 November 2023, Alihodžić was named as Željezničar's caretaker manager.[9] He led the side to a league victory against Sloga Meridian on 4 November.[10]

Bosnia and Herzegovina U21

On 6 March 2020, after Slobodan Starčević became the new head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national team, it was announced that Alihodžić, alongside Mario Ivanković, had been named as the new assistant coaches of Starčević.[11]

Honours

Player

Željezničar

1997–98

2000–01, 2001–02

1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03

1998, 2000, 2001

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fudbal EX-YU Fudbaleri A. Fudbal ex-YU. 2008-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090305093633/http://www.zerodic.com/autor/fudbal_1945-1992/igraci/igraci_a.htm . 2009-03-05.
  2. Web site: Haris Alihodzic. Rapidarchiv.at. 2008-11-10.
  3. Web site: HARİS ALİHODZİC. Turkish Football Federation. 2008-11-10.
  4. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2021-01-10.
  5. https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/alihodzic-privremeno-preuzima-zeljeznicar-musa-najvjerovatnije-novi-trener-plavih/160822064 Alihodžić privremeno preuzima Željezničar, Musa najvjerovatnije novi trener Plavih
  6. https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/velika-pobjeda-olimpica-sarajevo-porazom-ostalo-na-cetvrtom-mjestu-borac-i-slavija-ispali/160515087 Velika pobjeda Olimpica: Sarajevo porazom ostalo na četvrtom mjestu, Borac i Slavija ispali
  7. https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/alihodzic-novi-direktor-omladinske-skole-fk-zeljeznicar/244351 Alihodžić novi direktor Omladinske škole FK Željezničar
  8. Web site: Legendarni Edin Ćurić novi direktor Željine omladinske škole: Velika čast i odgovornost. 4 July 2022. 4 July 2022. bs. N.K.. Klix.ba.
  9. Web site: Plavi odradili trening, bilo je i problema sa povredama: Ko će voditi utakmicu u subotu?. 1 November 2023. 1 November 2023. bs. H. Zilić. sportsport.ba.
  10. Web site: Haris Alihodžić: Nisam ja vodio treninge i spremao ekipu, ali sam klubu uvijek na raspolaganju. 4 November 2023. 4 November 2023. bs. K.K.. Sport1.ba.
  11. Web site: Pomoćni trener Zrinjskog počastvovan što je dio stručnog štaba mlade reprezentacije BiH. 6 March 2020. 6 March 2020. bs. Sport1.ba.