Ibrahim Rahimić Explained

Ibrahim Rahimić
Birth Date:17 April 1963
Birth Place:Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1969–1982
Years1:1982–1983
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1984–1988
Clubs2:Leotar
Caps2:48
Goals2:3
Years3:1988–1991
Clubs3:Velež Mostar
Caps3:87
Goals3:2
Totalcaps:136
Totalgoals:5
Manageryears1:2012–2013
Managerclubs1:Velež Mostar
Manageryears3:2015–2016
Manageryears4:2016–2019
Managerclubs4:Velež Mostar
Manageryears5:2019
Managerclubs5:Mladost Doboj Kakanj

Ibrahim "Ibro" Rahimić (born 17 April 1963) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He played as a defender.

Playing career

Rahimić played for hometown club Velež Mostar on two occasions and also for Leotar. Thought to be very talented, he never showed the biggest talent he had throughout his short playing career.

Rahimić was part of the Velež team that played the 1988–89 Yugoslav Cup final match against Partizan. He had to retire from football in 1991 at the early age of 28, because of a serious knee injury sustained in a Yugoslav league match while playing for Velež.

Rahimić played over 80 league matches for Velež and over 100 matches in all competitions and almost 50 league matches for Leotar.

Managerial career

Velež Mostar

In 2012, Rahimić was named the new manager of Velež. In his first season with the club, Velež finished 13th in the league, avoiding relegation. In September 2013, after a poor start to the 2013–14 season, Rahimić was sacked.[1]

Mladost Doboj Kakanj

On 14 June 2015, Rahimić became the new manager of Bosnian Premier League newcomer Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[2] In his first season with Mladost, the club finished in 10th place in the league and avoided relegation. After a good start to the next season, in September 2016, Rahimić made the decision to leave Mladost and to come back to Velež.[3]

Return to Velež Mostar

On 26 September 2016, Rahimić was once again named the new manager of Velež.[4] After two seasons, Velež under the command of Rahimić gained promotion to the Bosnian Premier League after finishing in 1st place in the 2018–19 season.[5]

On 5 August 2019, after a series of poor results, Rahimić resigned as Velež manager.[6]

Return to Mladost Doboj Kakanj

On 10 September 2019, one month after leaving Velež, Rahimić came back after almost three years to Mladost Doboj Kakanj and became their new manager.[7] His first competitive game back in charge of Mladost ended in a 1–0 away loss against Čelik Zenica.[8] His first win at Mladost was in a cup game against Jedinstvo Bihać.[9]

On 27 November 2019, Rahimić's contract with Mladost was terminated due to bad results.[10]

Honours

Manager

Velež Mostar

2018–19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Velež sporazumno raskinuo saradnju s trenerom Rahimićem. 27 September 2013. 27 September 2013. Bosnian. Klix.ba.
  2. News: Ibro Rahimić šef struke, prvi pomoćnik Nermin Šabić. 14 June 2015. 14 June 2015. Bosnian. D. Kurbegović. Sportsport . sportsport.ba.
  3. News: Rahimić: Nisam više trener Mladosti, potrebniji sam Veležu. 26 September 2016. 26 September 2016. Bosnian. A. Pašić. Sportsport . sportsport.ba.
  4. News: Zvanično: Ibro Rahimić preuzeo Velež. 26 September 2016. 26 September 2016. Bosnian. V. Vukmirović. Sportsport . sportsport.ba.
  5. Web site: Velež se nakon tri godine vratio u Premijer ligu BiH. 25 May 2019. 25 May 2019. Bosnian. K.H.. Klix.ba.
  6. Web site: Velež ostao bez trenera, Ibro Rahimić podnio ostavku. 5 August 2019. 5 August 2019. Bosnian. D.B.. Klix.ba.
  7. News: Ibro Rahimić novi trener FK Mladost DK. 10 September 2019. 10 September 2019. Bosnian. E. Škorić. Sportsport . sportsport.ba.
  8. News: Dilaver junak Čelika u komšijskom derbiju. 14 September 2019. 14 September 2019. Bosnian. E. Škorić. Sportsport . sportsport.ba.
  9. Web site: NK Jedinstvo Bihać vs FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj. 18 September 2019. 18 September 2019. English. Smartbets.com.
  10. Web site: (ZVANIČNO) Ibro Rahimić više nije trener Mladosti iz Doboja kod Kaknja. 27 November 2019. 27 November 2019. Bosnian. Sport1.ba.