Fuad Muzurović

1.1. Early life

Fuad Muzurović was born on 3 November 1945, in Bijelo Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1.2. Playing career

Muzurović played as a full-back. His professional playing career included stints with his hometown club FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje and FK Sarajevo. With Sarajevo, he made 265 appearances, scoring 1 goal, and notably won the Yugoslav First League title in the 1966-67 season. Despite his club success, he did not have an international playing career.

2.1. Early club management

Muzurović's initial managerial spells included two periods with FK Sarajevo. His first stint was from 1977 to 1981 in the Yugoslav First League, during which he led the club to a runner-up finish in 1980. He later had a second spell with Sarajevo in the 1990-91 season. Following his first period with Sarajevo, Muzurović managed FC Prishtina from 1983 to 1984. During this time, he guided the small newcomer side to their best position in history, finishing 8th in the Yugoslav First League in the 1983-84 season. He returned to manage Prishtina for a second time from 1985 to 1986. His next appointment was with Turkish club Adana Demirspor in 1987, where he remained for one year until November 1988.

2.2. First spell with Bosnia and Herzegovina national team

After the Bosnian War, Fuad Muzurović was appointed as the first head coach of the newly formed Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team on 30 November 1995. During this period, he achieved a historic 3-0 victory against Denmark in Sarajevo. However, after failing to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he was replaced by Džemaludin Mušović on 7 November 1997.

2.3. Later club management

Following his first national team spell, Muzurović took on various club management roles. He had a two-month spell as Adanaspor manager in the 1998-99 season, from July to September 1998. In 1999, he moved to Qatar to manage Al Arabi. His third and final appointment as manager of FK Sarajevo came in the 2001-02 season, where he achieved his first and only managerial trophy, the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup. In July 2002, Muzurović became the manager of Egyptian Premier League club Al Masry, leaving the club shortly after in December of the same year.

2.4. Cerezo Osaka

On 1 February 2004, Muzurović was appointed manager of the Japanese J1 League club Cerezo Osaka. His appointment came under unusual circumstances, as he took over after his friend, Nadveza Peeter, had to decline the position due to an angina attack. Muzurović accepted the role to assist his friend, being appointed just one day before the team's practice was set to begin, which led to a clear lack of preparation. His tenure with Cerezo Osaka was notably short; he managed the club for only three official matches (two league matches and one Nabisco Cup match), resulting in two losses and one draw. Citing differences in team policy, he was swiftly dismissed on 22 March 2004. His departure after three official matches from the start of the season was, at the time, the shortest managerial tenure in J.League history. This record was later surpassed in 2006 by Yosuke Adachi at Yokohama FC (who had managed in the previous season, so not shortest overall), and further in 2021 by Nobuyuki Uenoyama at Kamatamare Sanuki (two official matches, excluding interim managers).

2.5. Second spell with Bosnia and Herzegovina national team

On 21 December 2006, Muzurović returned as the head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team for a second time, nearly three years after his brief stint at Cerezo Osaka. One of the most memorable victories for Bosnia and Herzegovina during this period was a 3-2 home win against Turkey in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers on 2 June 2007. This match also marked the international debut of future star player Edin Džeko. Muzurović remained in the position until 17 December 2007.

4.1. Player

Sarajevo

• Yugoslav First League: 1966-67

4.2. Manager

Sarajevo

• Bosnian Cup: 2001-02