Kemal Alispahić

Kemal Alispahić (born 13 March 1965) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.

Kemal Alispahić

Alispahić as head coach of Tajikistan in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-03-13) 13 March 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1982	Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1985	Iskra Bugojno
1985–1986	Sarajevo	0	(0)
1986–1987	Željezničar	17	(0)
1987–1988	Sloboda Užice	32	(8)
1988–1989	Željezničar	9	(0)
1989–1990	MSV Duisburg	11	(2)
1991–1992	Remscheid	4	(0)
1993–1995	Kayserispor	37	(4)
1996	Lausanne-Sport	26	(8)
Managerial career
2001–2003	Željezničar (assistant)
2004	Sarajevo
2008–2009	Jedinstvo Bihać
2009	Mughan
2011	Al-Ittihad Aleppo
2012	Tajikistan
2012	Ravan Baku
2014–2015	Tajikistan U23
2016	Čelik Zenica
2017	Al-Ramtha
2018–2019	Al-Qaisumah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

As a player, Alispahić played for Iskra Bugojno, hometown clubs Sarajevo and Željezničar, Sloboda Užice, MSV Duisburg,^[1] Remscheid,^[2] Kayserispor and Lausanne-Sport. He was part of Iskra Bugojno's golden generation, when the club got promoted from the Yugoslav Second League to the First League in 1984 and also won the 1984–85 edition of the Mitropa Cup.^[3]

Managerial career

In his managerial career, Alispahić first worked as an assistant manager to Amar Osim at Željezničar. He then went to manage rivals Sarajevo,^[4] Jedinstvo Bihać, Mughan, Al-Ittihad Aleppo, Ravan Baku, Čelik Zenica,^[5]Jordanian Pro League club Al-Ramtha^[6] and most recently, Saudi Arabian side Al-Qaisumah. He also head coached the under-23 and senior Tajikistan national team,^[7]

Alispahić was most successful at Al-Ittihad Aleppo, winning the 2010–11 Syrian Cup.

Honours

Player

Iskra Bugojno

• Yugoslav Second League: 1983–84 (West)
• Mitropa Cup: 1984–85

Manager

Al-Ittihad Aleppo

• Syrian Cup: 2010–11