Vahidin Musemić (born 29 October 1946 in Janja near Bijeljina, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian footballer.
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Date of birth | (1946-10-29) 29 October 1946 (age 75) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Janja, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1965–1974 | Sarajevo | 163 | (73) | |||||||||||||
1980–1983 | Nice | 42 | (19) | |||||||||||||
Total | 205 | (92) | ||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1968–1970 | Yugoslavia | 17 | (9) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
During his brilliant career with FK Sarajevo he became one of the team's legends, but he truly became known for his outstanding performances as a starting forward for the Yugoslavia national football team in the 1970s. He earned the nickname Orao (the Eagle) because of his soaring headers. He finished his career at French side OGC Nice.
Musemić made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1968 European Championship qualification match away against France and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 9 goals. His final international was an October 1970 friendly match against the Soviet Union.[1]
Musemić's younger brother Husref is a former professional footballer and football manager, former player and manager of FK Sarajevo.
Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 1968 runners-up | ||
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