Ivica Osim

Ivica Osim (6 May 1941 – 1 May 2022) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina football player. He played for Yugoslavia national team.

Ivica Osim
Osim giving an interview in 1999
President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina normalization committee
In office 18 April 2011 – 13 December 2012
Preceded by	Sulejman Čolaković Bogdan Čeko Iljo Dominković (as Members of the Presidency)
Succeeded by	Elvedin Begić (as sole President)
Personal details
Born	Ivan Osim (1941-05-06)6 May 1941 Sarajevo, Independent State of Croatia (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Died	1 May 2022(2022-05-01) (aged 80) Graz, Austria
Resting place	Bare Cemetery, Sarajevo
Nationality	Bosnian
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse(s)	Asima Osim ​ (m. 1965)​
Children	3, including Amar
Parents	Karolina Osim (mother) Mihail Osim (father)
Association football career Position(s) Midfielder Youth career 1954–1959 Željezničar Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1959–1968 Željezničar 166 (56) 1968 Zwolsche Boys 2 (0) 1969–1970 Željezničar 54 (9) 1970–1972 Strasbourg 58 (16) 1972–1975 Sedan 105 (16) 1975–1976 Valenciennes 30 (1) 1976–1978 Strasbourg 32 (4) Total 447 (102) International career 1964–1969 Yugoslavia 16 (8) Managerial career 1978–1986 Željezničar 1986–1992 Yugoslavia 1991–1992 Partizan 1992–1994 Panathinaikos 1994–2002 Sturm Graz 2003–2006 JEF United Chiba 2006–2007 Japan Medal record Men's Football Representing  Yugoslavia European Championship 1968 Italy Team *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Death

In November 2007, Osim had a major stroke which caused some health problems. He died on 1 May 2022 in Graz, Austria from problems caused by that stroke, five days before his 81st birthday.^[1]

Club career statistics

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Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Yugoslavia			League
1960–61	Željezničar Sarajevo		21	10
1961–62			0	0
1962–63		First League	26	8
1963–64			26	8
1964–65			27	9
1965–66			1	1
1966–67			26	8
1967–68			23	9
Netherlands			League
1968–69	Zwolsche Boys	Tweede Divisie	2	0
Yugoslavia			League
1968–69	Željezničar Sarajevo	First League	18	3
1969–70			33	6
1970–71			3	0
France			League
1970–71	Strasbourg	Division 1	29	4
1971–72		Division 2	29	12
1972–73	Sedan Mouzon Ardennes	Division 1	37	7
1973–74			34	4
1974–75		Division 2	34	5
1975–76	Valenciennes-Anzin	Division 1	30	1
1976–77	Strasbourg	Division 2	29	4
1977–78		Division 1	3	0
Country	Yugoslavia		204	58
	Netherlands		2	0
	France		225	37
Total			431	95

International career statistics

Yugoslavia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1964	6	4
1965	1	0
1966	0	0
1967	3	3
1968	5	1
1969	1	0
Total	16	8