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Edin Osmanović

Osmanović with ND Gorica in 2000
Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-05-20) 20 May 1964 (age 61)
Place of birth	Srebrenik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1978–1982	Zagorje
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1992	Zagorje
Managerial career
1995–1997	Rudar Trbovlje
1997–1998	Celje (Assistant manager)
1998–1999	Celje
1999–2001	Gorica
2001–2002	Rudar Velenje
2002–2003	Korotan Prevalje
2003–2004	Dravograd
2004–2006	Aluminij
2007–2010	Mura 05
2013	Aluminij
2017–2018	Fužinar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edin Osmanović (born 20 May 1964) is a football manager from Slovenia. He used to be a football player too. He started his career playing for Rudar Trbovlje.

Later, he became a coach for many teams in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. This is the top football league in Slovenia. Some of the clubs he coached include Celje, Gorica, and Mura 05.

Edin Osmanović played his entire career for Zagorje. His team won a championship, which helped them join the first season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga. As a coach, he led Gorica to be runner-up in the 1999–2000 season. They also reached the semi-finals of the 1999–2000 Slovenian Football Cup. Gorica even played four matches in the UEFA Europa League, which was a big achievement for the club.

With Korotan, he won the Winter Futsal All Star League in 2003. He also helped Dravograd become runner-up in the 2003–04 Slovenian Football Cup. Edin Osmanović was one of the first ten coaches from Slovenia to get the special UEFA Pro Licence. This is the highest coaching license in Europe.

Playing and Coaching Career

Osmanović (right) and assistant Obrad Mudrinić receiving runner-up award for Dravograd's placement in the 2004 Slovenian Football Cup finals.

Edin Osmanović started his football journey as a player for Zagorje. While playing for Zagorje, his team won the West division of the Slovenian Second League in the 1990–91 season. This win meant they could play in the very first season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

He left Zagorje before the 1992–93 season to begin his coaching career. After getting his Slovenian Pro License in 1994, Osmanović started coaching Rudar Trbovlje. In 1997, he became an assistant coach for Stanko Poklepović at Celje. The next year, in 1998, he took over as the main coach for Celje.

With Gorica, Osmanović helped the team finish as runner-up in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. They also played in the UEFA Europa League and reached the semi-finals of the Slovenian Football Cup.

In 2001, Osmanović moved from Gorica to coach Rudar Velenje. In 2002, he took over Korotan Prevalje. With Korotan, he won the Winter Futsal All Star League in 2003. His team also made it to the semi-finals of the Slovenian Football Cup.

In 2003, Osmanović became the coach for Dravograd. His team was the runner-up in the Slovenian Football Cup. They lost the first match but won the second one 4–3. He stayed with Dravograd until 2004.

From 2004 to 2006, Osmanović coached Aluminij. He then moved to Mura 05 in 2007 and stayed there until 2010. In 2013, he returned to Aluminij. During this time, the club reached the semi-finals of the Slovenian Football Cup. His last coaching role was with Fužinar during the 2017–18 season.

Achievements and Awards

Edin Osmanović has achieved several important things in his football career, both as a player and a manager.

As a Player

Zagorje

• Slovenian Second Football League (West)
  • Champion: 1990–91

As a Manager

Gorica

• Slovenian PrvaLiga
  • Runner-up: 1999–2000

Dravograd

• Slovenian Football Cup
  • Runner-up: 2003–04

Coaching Qualifications

Edin Osmanović has a very high level of education in football coaching. He holds the UEFA Pro Licence, which is the top football coaching license in all of Europe. He also studied and graduated from the Faculty of Sport (DIF) in Ljubljana.

Here are the coaching licenses he has earned:

Clubs Coached

Here is a list of the clubs Edin Osmanović has coached and the years he was there: