Denijal Pirić (Bosnian pronunciation: [pǐːritɕ]; born 27 September 1946) is a former Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1946-09-27) 27 September 1946 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Živinice, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Slaven Živinice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1972 | Dinamo Zagreb | 135 | (10) |
| 1972–1977 | FK Sarajevo | 68 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 1969–1970 | Yugoslavia | 6 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986–1988 | FK Sarajevo | ||
| 1996 | FK Sarajevo | ||
| 2000–2001 | FK Sarajevo | ||
| 2003 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | ||
| 2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in the small mining town of Živinice, he started playing football at local side Slaven. Former Slaven coach Vlatko Konjevod then lured him to Dinamo Zagreb and played 8 years for the club. He then joined FK Sarajevo.[1] With Dinamo he won three domestic cups and the 1967 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, beating Don Revie's Leeds United in the final. He played over 350 matches for Dinamo in all competitions.[2]
He made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1969 World Cup qualification match away against Spain and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a November 1970 friendly match against West Germany.[3]
At the time a youth team coach, Pirić was given a caretaker role of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team to take charge of a home friendly match against Azerbaijan in Zenica, Zenica-Doboj Canton on 1 June 2008 after quick sacking of Meho Kodro. Most players for this match were assembled from the Bosnian League.[4]
Pirić worked as a technical director of Bosnian national teams until his retirement in November 2017.[5]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Bosnia and Hercegovina U-19 | 1 July 2003 | 11 November 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 000.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 May 2008 | 30 June 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 025.00 | ||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team – managers | |
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