Džemal Hadžiabdić Explained

Džemal Hadžiabdić
Fullname:	Džemaludin Hadžiabdić
Birth Date:	25 July 1953
Birth Place:	Mostar, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Height:	1.74m
Position:	Defender
Youthyears1:	1960–1971
Youthclubs1:	Velež Mostar
Years1:	1971–1980
Clubs1:	Velež Mostar
Caps1:	217
Goals1:	3
Years2:	1980–1983
Clubs2:	Swansea City
Caps2:	105
Goals2:	1
Totalcaps:	322
Totalgoals:	4
Nationalyears1:	1974–1978
Nationalteam1:	Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:	20
Nationalgoals1:	0
Manageryears1:	1992–1999
Managerclubs1:	Al-Gharafa
Manageryears2:	1997–1998
Managerclubs2:	Qatar
Manageryears3:	1999–2001
Managerclubs3:	Qatar
Manageryears4:	2002
Managerclubs4:	Al Ain
Manageryears5:	2003–2004
Managerclubs5:	Al-Wakrah
Manageryears6:	2004–2005
Managerclubs6:	Al Shabab
Manageryears7:	2006
Managerclubs7:	Qatar SC
Manageryears8:	2009–2010
Managerclubs8:	Al-Sailiya
Manageryears9:	2010–2011
Managerclubs9:	Fujairah
Manageryears10:	2012
Managerclubs10:	Fujairah
Manageryears11:	2012
Managerclubs11:	Al Dhafra
Manageryears12:	2013
Managerclubs12:	East Riffa
Manageryears13:	2013–2014
Managerclubs13:	Fujairah
Manageryears14:	2016–2017
Managerclubs14:	Fujairah

Džemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić (born 25 July 1953), also known as Jamal Haji, is a Bosnian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

Playing career

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1974 friendly against Italy and went on to earn 20 caps for the national team, scoring no goals.^[2] His final international was an October 1978 European Championship qualification match against Romania.^[3]

Managerial career

In August 2015, he was expected to be appointed as head coach of the Iraq national football team, having arrived in the country and expected to attend the unveiling press conference; he departed Iraq a day later.^[4]