Džemal Hadžiabdić

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]

Džemal Hadžiabdić

Personal information
Full name	Džemaludin Hadžiabdić
Date of birth	(1953-07-25) 25 July 1953 (age 72)
Place of birth	Mostar, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1960–1971	Velež Mostar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1980	Velež Mostar	217	(3)
1980–1983	Swansea City	105	(1)
Total		322	(4)
International career
1974–1978	Yugoslavia	20	(0)
Managerial career
1992–1999	Al-Gharafa
1997–1998	Qatar
1999–2001	Qatar
2002	Al Ain
2003–2004	Al-Wakrah
2004–2005	Al Shabab
2006	Qatar SC
2009–2010	Al-Sailiya
2010–2011	Fujairah
2012	Fujairah
2012	Al Dhafra
2013	East Riffa
2013–2014	Fujairah
2016–2017	Fujairah
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Managerial Statistics

As of 6 December 2012

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Qatar	1 January 1997	31 December 1997	8	3	1	4	037.5
Qatar	1 January 2000	31 December 2000	19	7	6	6	036.8
Al Dhafra	2012	6 December 2012	11	2	5	4	018.2
Total			38	12	12	14	031.58

Honours and achievements

Manager

Al-Gharafa

• Qatar Stars League: 1991–92, 1997–98
• Emir of Qatar Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98

Al Ain

• UAE Pro-League: 2001–02

Al-Wakrah

• Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2004

Al Dhafra

• UAE Federation Cup: 2011–12