Ivica Osim

Bosnian association football player and manager (1941–2022)

Ivica Osim (6 May 1941 – 1 May 2022) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina football player. He played for Yugoslavia national team.

Ivica Osim
Osim giving an interview in 1999
President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina normalization committee
In office
18 April 2011 – 13 December 2012
Preceded bySulejman Čolaković
Bogdan Čeko
Iljo Dominković (as Members of the Presidency)
Succeeded byElvedin Begić (as sole President)
Personal details
Born
Ivan Osim

(1941-05-06)6 May 1941
Sarajevo, Independent State of Croatia
(modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Died1 May 2022(2022-05-01) (aged 80)
Graz, Austria
Resting placeBare Cemetery, Sarajevo
NationalityBosnian
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse(s)
Asima Osim
(m. 1965)
Children3, including Amar
Parents
  • Karolina Osim (mother)
  • Mihail Osim (father)

Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1954–1959 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1968 Željezničar 166 (56)
1968 Zwolsche Boys 2 (0)
1969–1970 Željezničar 54 (9)
1970–1972 Strasbourg 58 (16)
1972–1975 Sedan 105 (16)
1975–1976 Valenciennes 30 (1)
1976–1978 Strasbourg 32 (4)
Total 447 (102)
National team
1964–1969 Yugoslavia 16 (8)
Teams managed
1978–1986 Željezničar
1986–1992 Yugoslavia
1991–1992 Partizan
1992–1994 Panathinaikos
1994–2002 Sturm Graz
2003–2006 JEF United Chiba
2006–2007 Japan
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1968 Italy Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In November 2007, Osim had a major stroke which caused some health problems. He died on 1 May 2022 in Graz, Austria from problems caused by that stroke, five days before his 81st birthday.[1]

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
YugoslaviaLeague
1960–61 Željezničar Sarajevo 21 10
1961–62 0 0
1962–63 First League 26 8
1963–64 26 8
1964–65 27 9
1965–66 1 1
1966–67 26 8
1967–68 23 9
NetherlandsLeague
1968–69 Zwolsche Boys Tweede Divisie 2 0
YugoslaviaLeague
1968–69 Željezničar Sarajevo First League 18 3
1969–70 33 6
1970–71 3 0
FranceLeague
1970–71 Strasbourg Division 1 29 4
1971–72 Division 2 29 12
1972–73 Sedan Mouzon Ardennes Division 1 37 7
1973–74 34 4
1974–75 Division 2 34 5
1975–76 Valenciennes-Anzin Division 1 30 1
1976–77 Strasbourg Division 2 29 4
1977–78 Division 1 3 0
Country Yugoslavia 204 58
Netherlands 2 0
France 225 37
Total 431 95

International career statistics

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Yugoslavia national team
YearAppsGoals
1964 6 4
1965 1 0
1966 0 0
1967 3 3
1968 5 1
1969 1 0
Total 16 8

References

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  1. "Umro je Ivica Osim" (in Croatian). index.hr. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ivica Osim". www.national-football-teams.com.

Other websites

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