Josip Šebalj | |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1921–1927 |
Clubs1: | Željezničar |
Manageryears1: | 1923–1934 |
Managerclubs1: | Željezničar |
Josip Šebalj was a Yugoslav professional footballer and football manager. He played as a goalkeeper for Željezničar.
Šebalj later started working as a manager at Željezničar. He is the club's longest-serving manager, managing Željezničar from 1923 to 1934.
Šebalj played for Željezničar as a goalkeeper. The club competed in the second division of the Sarajevo football sub-association in the 1921–22 season. The following season, Šebalj led Željezničar as manager in the same league division, alongside Adolf Šmit.[1] He was the club's player-manager until 1927.[1]
In 1923, Šebalj started working full-time as manager of Željezničar. In the 1925–26 season, he led the club to first place in the Sarajevo football sub-association second division, achieving promotion to the first division.[2] In the 1926–27 season, Željezničar finished last in the first division. The club later competed in the first division of the Sarajevo sub-federal league.[3]
Šebalj worked as manager of Željezničar until 1934, making him the longest-serving manager in the club's history.[1]