Džemal Hadžiabdić

Džemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić (born 25 July 1953), also known as Jamal Haji, is a Bosnian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Džemal Hadžiabdić
Personal information
Full nameDžemaludin Hadžiabdić
Date of birth (1953-07-25) 25 July 1953 (age 70)
Place of birthMostar, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)Defender
Youth career
1960–1971Velež Mostar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1980Velež Mostar217(3)
1980–1983Swansea City105(1)
Total322(4)
International career
1974–1978Yugoslavia20(0)
Managerial career
1992–1999Al-Gharafa
1997–1998Qatar
1999–2001Qatar
2002Al Ain
2003–2004Al-Wakrah
2004–2005Al Shabab
2006Qatar SC
2009–2010Al-Sailiya
2010–2011Fujairah
2012Fujairah
2012Al Dhafra
2013East Riffa
2013–2014Fujairah
2016–2017Fujairah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1974 friendly against Italy and went on to earn 20 caps for the national team, scoring no goals.[2] His final international was an October 1978 European Championship qualification match against Romania.[3]

Managerial career

In August 2015, he was expected to be appointed as head coach of the Iraq national football team, having arrived in the country and expected to attend the unveiling press conference; he departed Iraq a day later.[4]

Managerial Statistics

As of 6 December 2012
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Qatar1 January 199731 December 19978314037.5
Qatar1 January 200031 December 200019766036.8
Al Dhafra20126 December 201211254018.2
Total38121214031.58

Honours and achievements

Manager

Al-Gharafa

Al Ain

Al-Wakrah

Al Dhafra

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