Mehmed Baždarević
Baždarević (2012 )
Mehmed Baždarević ( born September 28, 1960 in Visegrad ) is a former Yugoslav football player and a Bosnian football coach.
Career
Baždarević began his career at FK Željezničar Sarajevo. In Sarajevo, he spent nine years of his career. During this time, the first convocation was in the national team of Yugoslavia. The Bosnians made his debut in 1983. He was in the squad of the Yugoslavs European Football Championship 1984 in France. It was used three times and Yugoslavia difference in the group stage. In the same year he was able to win at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles with the Yugoslav selecting the bronze medal. In 1987 he moved to France for FC Sochaux, which he remained faithful until 1996. During this time the independence of his homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina fell. He made his debut for Bosnia - Herzegovina and was captain of the national team in two World Cup qualifiers against Greece ( 0-3 ) and Croatia ( 1:4). From 1996-1998, he was with Nîmes Olympique under contract. He then played one more year in Switzerland Étoile Carouge.
After playing career
After playing career he became a coach. From 2003 to 2005 he coached the French club FC Istres. 2005-2006 he was the coach of the Tunisian club Etoile Sportive du Sahel. He then coached one years Al- Wakrah, a club from Qatar. From 2007 he trained Grenoble Foot in the French second division. He then stayed for two more years, 2011-2012, in France, at FC Sochaux, before he took over as coach at the Saudi al - Wakrah SC.
Achievements
- Winner UEFA youth tournament in 1979
- Olympic bronze medal in 1984