Mirsad Omerhodžić is a Croatia

Croatia

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n football manager and former player.

Career

As a player he started his career at FK Novi Pazar

FK Novi Pazar

FK Novi Pazar is a football club based in the city of Novi Pazar, the largest city in the Sandžak region . The team currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga, which is the top division of the Serbian football league system. Current president of FK Novi Pazar is Rasim Ljajić, Minister for Welfare in...

 but it was while playing for another Second Yugoslav League club, FK Sloboda Užice

FK Sloboda Užice

FK Sloboda Užice is a football club from Užice, Serbia. In 2010 Sloboda merged with Sevojno Point, which had just been promoted to the Super Liga, and from then the club plays in the Super Liga, under the new name FK Sloboda Point Sevojno, until the name "Sloboda Užice" was restored as the club's...

, that he became noted for having scored 19 league goals in one season. He moved abroad, first to France to play with lower league Rodez AF

Rodez AF

Rodez Aveyron Football is a French association football club based in Rodez. The club was founded in 1929 and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur Group C, the fourth level of French football. From 1988–1993, Rodez played in Ligue 2. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Paul...

, and next to Portugal. First season he played with Portuguese Liga

Portuguese Liga

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 club G.D. Chaves, but after a not much accomplished season he moved next year to Torreense playing in Liga de Honra

Liga de Honra

The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...

, Second tier. Between 1994 and 1996 he played his most successful seasons in Portugal, scoring 38 goals, 19 each season, and earning his club, Rio Ave F.C., a promotion to the top league, but unfortunately for Omer, the way he was mostly known while in Portugal, the club manager said that he wan't be counting with him, so he moved to S.C. Beira-Mar. During the season and a half he spend in Aveiro, he never overcome the disappointment of not returning to the top league, and after some poor displays he moved to Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 to play with First League

Croatian First League

The Prva HNL , also known as 1. HNL or for sponsorship reasons the MAXtv Prva Liga, is the top Croatian football league competition, established in 1992. The winners qualify for the UEFA Champions League...

 club NK Mladost 127. Soon after, he hanged on his boots and begin his coaching career.

External sources

• Playing career and stats at ForadeJogo.
• Profile at Zerozero.
• Stats from Yugoslav Leagues at Zerodic.com