Amar Osim
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Amar Osim is a former Bosnian
football
player and now a manager. He is currently managing FK Željezničar
.
. After playing for youth team, he entered the senior squad in 1986. In 1991, he left to France
where he played for lower division clubs SR Saint-Dié
and ASPV Strasbourg
. In 1996, he returned to his home country. He played one more season for his favourite FK Željezničar before he retired from professional playing career.
Although a talented player, with good technical skills, he never managed to match the success or renown of his father, Ivica Osim
's playing career.
in 2001, in 2002, and two national cup titles in 2001, and 2003. He was sacked at the beginning of 2003/2004 season, allegedly because of the poor results.
His father invited him to Japan to be his assistant at JEF United. After Ivica Osim was named the head coach of the Japanese national team
, Amar was promoted.
He guided JEF to winning the J. League Cup
in 2006. But after a poor finish to the 2007 season, in which JEF United finished in 13th place in the J. League
, Osim was sacked.
After his Japanese adventure, Osim returned to his hometown and from July 2009, he returned to FK Željezničar
for his second spell as the clubs manager immediately winning the league title and finished as national cup runners up. In the following season he won the national cup, losing the league title just one round before the end of the season.
He has more than one trophy per season in his coaching career.
Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Željezničar
Bosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and now a manager. He is currently managing FK Željezničar
FK Željeznicar
FK Željezničar is a professional football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.The initial acronym stands for Fudbalski sportski klub , and the name Željezničar means "railway worker," given because it was established by a group of railway workers.Željezničar, alias "Željo," is the most...
.
Playing career
Born and raised in Sarajevo, Amar Osim started playing football in FK ŽeljezničarFK Željeznicar
FK Željezničar is a professional football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.The initial acronym stands for Fudbalski sportski klub , and the name Željezničar means "railway worker," given because it was established by a group of railway workers.Željezničar, alias "Željo," is the most...
. After playing for youth team, he entered the senior squad in 1986. In 1991, he left to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
where he played for lower division clubs SR Saint-Dié
SR Saint-Dié
Sporting Réunis Saint-Dié is a French association football team. They are based in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Lorraine, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group B, the fifth tier in the French football league system....
and ASPV Strasbourg
ASPV Strasbourg
Association Sportive Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg is a French association football team who based in Strasbourg, Alsace, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group B.-History:...
. In 1996, he returned to his home country. He played one more season for his favourite FK Željezničar before he retired from professional playing career.
Although a talented player, with good technical skills, he never managed to match the success or renown of his father, Ivica Osim
Ivica Osim
Ivan "Ivica" Osim is a Bosnian former football player and manager. He was most recently head coach of Japan, before he suffered a stroke in November 2007 and left the post...
's playing career.
Managing career
His coaching career started in FK Željezničar youth squad which he guided to success in domestic competitions. After Hajrudin Đurbuzović was sacked in spring of 2001, club officials promoted him to the place of the first team manager. He immediately led the club to two championship titlesPremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
in 2001, in 2002, and two national cup titles in 2001, and 2003. He was sacked at the beginning of 2003/2004 season, allegedly because of the poor results.
His father invited him to Japan to be his assistant at JEF United. After Ivica Osim was named the head coach of the Japanese national team
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
, Amar was promoted.
He guided JEF to winning the J. League Cup
J. League Cup
J. League Cup is a Japanese football competition organized by J. League. It is also known as Yamazaki Nabisco Cup or Nabisco Cup because confectionery/bakery company Yamazaki Nabisco have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1992.It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to...
in 2006. But after a poor finish to the 2007 season, in which JEF United finished in 13th place in the J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
, Osim was sacked.
After his Japanese adventure, Osim returned to his hometown and from July 2009, he returned to FK Željezničar
FK Željeznicar
FK Željezničar is a professional football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.The initial acronym stands for Fudbalski sportski klub , and the name Željezničar means "railway worker," given because it was established by a group of railway workers.Željezničar, alias "Željo," is the most...
for his second spell as the clubs manager immediately winning the league title and finished as national cup runners up. In the following season he won the national cup, losing the league title just one round before the end of the season.
He has more than one trophy per season in his coaching career.
Manager
Bosnia and Herzegovina FK ŽeljezničarFK Željeznicar
FK Željezničar is a professional football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.The initial acronym stands for Fudbalski sportski klub , and the name Željezničar means "railway worker," given because it was established by a group of railway workers.Željezničar, alias "Željo," is the most...
- Premier League of Bosnia and HerzegovinaPremier League of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
- Winner (3): 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2009-2010
- Runner-up: 2002-2003
- Football Cup of Bosnia and HerzegovinaFootball Cup of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Cup.Until 1999/2000 season, three separated cups were organized...
- Winner (3): 2001, 2003, 2011
- Runner-up: 2002, 2010
- J. League CupJ. League CupJ. League Cup is a Japanese football competition organized by J. League. It is also known as Yamazaki Nabisco Cup or Nabisco Cup because confectionery/bakery company Yamazaki Nabisco have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1992.It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to...
- Winner: 2006