Edin Ćurić

Edin Ćurić (born 22 August 1962) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the director of the youth academy of Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.

Edin Ćurić
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-08-22) 22 August 1962 (age 61)
Place of birthSarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Željezničar (youth academy director)
Youth career
0000–1980Željezničar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1989Željezničar189(38)
1990Las Palmas32(6)
1991Željezničar3(0)
1992–1995Portimonense40(2)
Total264(46)
International career
1987Yugoslavia1(0)
Managerial career
2014–2015Willem II U19
2015Baronie
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Ćurić began his football career at hometown club Željezničar. He had played for the club's youth squads before finally making his senior debut in the 1980–81 season, under the guidance of manager Ivica Osim. Ćurić stayed at Željezničar for ten seasons, before leaving for Spanish club Las Palmas. In 1992, he moved to Portugal and spent three seasons playing for Portimonense.

International career

Ćurić played one match for the Yugoslavia national team on 29 August 1987 against the Soviet Union, in which he came on as a late substitute for Dragan Stojković.[1]

Managerial career

Ćurić worked as a manager at Willem II U19 and Baronie's second team in the Netherlands. He was appointed manager of Baronie's first team in July 2015, but was sacked only five months later in December.[2]

On 4 July 2022, Ćurić's hometown club Željezničar announced he was named as the club's new director of its youth academy.[3]

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