Sulejman Rebac Explained

Sulejman Rebac
Birth Date:29 March 1929
Birth Place:Mostar, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Death Place:Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Position:Striker
Years1:1947–1954
Caps1:404
Goals1:302
Years2:1954–1957
Caps2:72
Goals2:30
Years3:1957–1958
Clubs3:Sarajevo
Caps3:28
Goals3:19
Totalcaps:504
Totalgoals:351
Nationalyears1:1956
Nationalteam1:PR Croatia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:1968–1976
Manageryears2:1973–1974
Manageryears3:1977–1978
Managerclubs3:Željezničar

Sulejman "Sula" Rebac (29 March 1929 – 17 November 2006)[1] was a Bosnian football player and manager.

Club career

Rebac started playing football at FK Velež Mostar in 1947. In 1954, he moved to HNK Hajduk Split where he stayed for several seasons. He also played one season for FK Sarajevo. In total, he played more than 1000 games, scoring 620 goals. He is considered to be one of the most celebrated football players in history of Velež and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

International career

In 1956, Rebac made one appearance for the Croatia national team against Indonesia, in which he scored two goals.[2]

Managerial career

After retirement, he began his coaching career. He started in 1963[3] as a coach of Velež Mostar. Although they had never won a title, Velež Mostar was among the top Yugoslav clubs at the time. Players like Dušan Bajević, Enver Marić, Franjo Vladić (the 'BMV' trio),[4] Džemal Hadžiabdić, Vahid Halilhodžić, Aleksandar Ristić, Boro Primorac, Vladimir Pecelj, Momčilo Vukoje, Ahmed Glavović, Dubravko Ledić, Jadranko Topić, Marijan Kvesić, Marko Čolić and Slobodan Mrgan all made their names under the guidance of Sulejman Rebac. In the 1977–78 season, he was a coach of FK Željezničar Sarajevo.

In December 1973, he was appointed to a coaching commission, alongside Miljan Miljanić, Milan Ribar, Tomislav Ivić and Milovan Ćirić, created to lead the Yugoslavia national team. As a part of it, he was present at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.[5]

Death

Rebac died on 17 November 2006 in Mostar.

Honours

Player

Velež Mostar

1952

Hajduk Split

1954–55

Manager

Željezničar

1977–78 (West)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.24sata.info/1691{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
  2. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2 May 2021.
  3. Fudbaleri i timovi 1975-76
  4. https://www.bljesak.info/sport/nogomet/na-danasnji-dan-roden-tvorac-slavne-generacije-veleza/152761 Na današnji dan rođen tvorac slavne generacije Veleža
  5. http://www.reprezentacija.rs/cgi-bin/index.pl?str=selektor&igrac=Sulejman%20Rebac&period=19731974