Emir Obuća

Emir Obuća (born 11 December 1978) is a Bosnian football manager and former player.

Emir Obuća

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-12-11) 11 December 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998	FK Vratnik	1
1998	FK Željezničar Sarajevo	1	(0)
1998–1999	Tienen
1999–2000	Racing Mechelen
2000–2001	Olimpik
2001–2003	Sarajevo	56	(36)
2003–2004	Litex Lovech	1	(0)
2004–2007	Sarajevo	73	(21)
2007–2008	PAS Hamedan	21	(8)
2008	Sarajevo	9	(2)
2009	Rah Ahan	9	(0)
2009	SAŠK Napredak
2010	Čelik Zenica	18	(5)
2011–2012	Sarajevo	34	(15)
Total		223	(87)
Managerial career
2022	Sarajevo (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Obuća had several spells with hometown club Sarajevo, winning one league title and four domestic cups with the side.^[1] He scored 89 goals in 205 games for the club.^[2]

Managerial career

On 20 October 2022, Obuća was named as Sarajevo's caretaker manager, following Feđa Dudić's resignation.^[3] In his first game as manager, Sarajevo beat Posušje in a league game on 23 October.^[4] On 5 November 2022, he suffered his first defeat as manager in a 2–0 loss to Sloboda Tuzla.^[5] Obuća was succeeded as manager by Mirza Varešanović on 12 December 2022.^[6]

Managerial statistics

As of 20 November 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Sarajevo (caretaker)	20 October 2022	12 December 2022	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	050.00
Total			4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	050.00

Honours

Player

Sarajevo

• Bosnian Premier League: 2006–07
• Bosnian Cup: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05

Litex Lovech

• Bulgarian Cup: 2003–04

Individual

• Bosnian Premier League top goalscorer: 2002–03