Irfan Smajlagić Explained

Irfan Smajlagić
Fullname:Irfan Smajlagić
Birth Date:16 October 1961
Birth Place:Banja Luka, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina,
FPR Yugoslavia
Position:Right wing
Youthyears1:1975–1978
Youthclubs1:Borac Banja Luka
Years1:1978–1987
Clubs1:Borac Banja Luka
Years2:1987–1990
Clubs2:Medveščak Zagreb
Years3:1990–1993
Clubs3:US Ivry
Years4:1993–1994
Clubs4:USAM Nîmes
Years5:1994–1996
Clubs5:Badel 1862 Zagreb
Years6:1996–1997
Clubs6:RK Zamet
Years7:1997–1999
Clubs7:Medveščak Zagreb
Years8:1999–2000
Clubs8:Livry-Gargan
Years9:2000–2001
Clubs9:Girondins de Bordeaux
Years10:2001–2002
Clubs10:Livry-Gargan
Nationalyears1:1987–1991
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalyears2:1992–2000
Nationalteam2:Croatia
Nationalcaps2:93
Nationalgoals2:290
Manageryears1:2002–2003
Managerclubs1:RK Čakovec
Manageryears2:2003–2006
Managerclubs2:Croatia (assistant)
Manageryears3:2005–2007
Managerclubs3:Croatia U-21
Manageryears4:2007–2009
Managerclubs4:Egypt
Manageryears5:2009–2011
Managerclubs5:Bosna Sarajevo
Manageryears6:2012–2013
Managerclubs6:RK Zamet
Manageryears7:2013–2014
Managerclubs7:Lokomotiva Zagreb
Manageryears8:2015–2016
Managerclubs8:Iran
Manageryears9:2022–2024
Managerclubs9:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Manageryears10:2023–
Managerclubs10:Borac Banja Luka

Irfan "Pipe" Smajlagić (born 16 October 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian former handball player and current coach Borac Banja Luka and most recently coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.

In 1988 he was part of the Yugoslav national team, which won the bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics. He played five matches and scored 14 goals.

Eight years later he won the gold medal with the Croatian national team at the 1996 Olympics. He played six matches including the final and scored 31 goals.

He was inducted in the European Handball Hall of Fame in 2023.[1]

Personal life

His son Sven is a professional basketball player.[2]

Honours

Player

Borac Banja Luka

1980–81

1979

Medveščak Zagreb

1988–89, 1989–90

USAM Nîmes

1994

Badel 1862 Zagreb

1994–95, 1995–96

1995, 1996

Yugoslavia
Croatia
Individual

1996

Coach

Croatia (assistant)

2004

Croatia U-21
Egypt
Bosna Sarajevo

2009–10, 2010–11

2009–10

Lokomotiva Zagreb

2013–14

2013–14

Orders

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Three Croatians enter first-ever Hall of Fame of European Handball. Croatia Week. 27 June 2023. 29 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Marko . Vidalina . Smajlagić: Ne znam zašto se zagrebaši tako "pale" na nas . . 4 December 2010 . 24 January 2021 . hr.
  3. Web site: Irfan Smajlagić biography . hoo.hr . hr . 28 April 2016 . 14 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160814050225/http://www.hoo.hr/hr/sportasi/biografije-sportasa?filterime=&filterprezime=&idsportas=1605 . dead .