Fuad Muzurovic has been appointed coach of Bosnia-Herzegovina for a second
time. Muzurovic was the first coach of the national side following independence,
leading the fledgling nation between 1992 and 1997, and was delighted
to return to the role.
'Very glad'
"I'm very glad to have been selected to lead the national team again,"
he said. "The assignment I have been given is not easy, and I know
this from the start. I will try to do my best and with the help of my
team I hope we will achieve good results."
Experience
Muzurovic, 61, played for FK Sarajevo among others and was in their title-winning
side of 1967, the first time a club outside the big four of Partizan,
FK Crvena Zvezda, Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split were crowned Yugoslav
champions. He has vast coaching experience, having led FK Sarajevo and
FK Pristina in his homeland as well as enjoying stints with clubs in Turkey,
Egypt and Japan.
Tough task
Muzurovic replaces Blaz Sliskovic who was sacked after a poor start to
Bosnia-Herzegovina's UEFA EURO 2008T qualifying campaign. He inherits
a team with a record of one win and four points from four Group C games.
His first match back in charge will be a qualifier against Norway in Oslo
on 24 March.
