Edhem "Etko" Šljivo (pronounced [edxem ʃʎiʋo]; born 16 March 1950 in Sarajevo) is a former Bosnian footballer and Yugoslav international. He started his career with FK Sarajevo, going on to become one of the best midfielders of the Yugoslav First League.[1][2][3][4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edhem "Etko" Šljivo | ||
Date of birth | (1950-03-16) 16 March 1950 (age 72) | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1964–1968 | FK Sarajevo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1978 | FK Sarajevo | 268 | (37) |
1978–1981 | RFC de Liège | 91 | (29) |
1981–1982 | OGC Nice | 36 | (3) |
1981–1982 | OGC Nice B | 1 | (0) |
1982–1984 | 1. FC Köln | 32 | (2) |
1983–1987 | RFC de Liège | 101 | (14) |
Total | 534 | (85) | |
National team | |||
1976–1982 | Yugoslavia | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edhem Šljivo joined FK Sarajevo as a kid from elementary school, passed through all club's age categories, and made his first senior team debut at the age of 18. He played 424 games for the club in all competitions, counting friendlies. In Yugoslav First League and Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Maršala Tita) he played for the club 268 games scoring 37 times.[2]
In 1978, he joined Belgian side RFC de Liège, whom he represented for three seasons. He made his debut for them 30 August 1978 against Winterslag[5] and later made a move to the French Ligue 1 and joined OGC Nice. From Nice he moved to 1. FC Köln[6] on personal insistence of Rinus Michels and after winning the German cup (the first Bosnian to do so)[7] he moved back to Liège.[3] There he concluded his career in 1987 after a traffic collision on 17 December 1986, in which he was severely injured. Šljivo barely survived a life threatening spinal injuries after 40 days of doctors' struggle to save him.[4][2] His final game for Liège was on 14 December 1986 against Berchem Sport.[5]
Career statistic & transfers[4] | |||||
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Season | Club | National competition | Tier | Apps | Goals |
1986-87 | FC Liégeois | BEL | 1 | 15 | 0 |
1985-86 | FC Liégeois | BEL | 1 | 30 | 1 |
1984-85 | FC Liégeois | BEL | 1 | 33 | 7 |
1983-84 | FC Liégeois | BEL | 1 | 23 | 6 |
1983-84 | 1. FC Köln | GER | 1 | 9 | 0 |
1982-83 | 1. FC Köln | GER | 1 | 28 | 2 |
1981-82 | Nice OGC (B) | FRA | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1981-82 | Nice OGC | FRA | 1 | 36 | 3 |
1980-81 | FC Liégeois | BEL | 1 | 30 | 8 |
1979-80 | FC Liégeois | BEL | 1 | 30 | 8 |
1978-79 | FC Liégeois | BEL | 1 | 31 | 13 |
1977-78 | FK Sarajevo | YUG | 1 | 32 | 6 |
1976-77 | FK Sarajevo | (compulsory 1 yr. military service) | |||
1975-76 | FK Sarajevo | YUG | 1 | 33 | 9 |
1974-75 | FK Sarajevo | YUG | 1 | 32 | 9 |
1973-74 | FK Sarajevo | YUG | 1 | 33 | 5 |
1972-73 | FK Sarajevo | YUG | 1 | 30 | 2 |
1971-72 | FK Sarajevo | YUG | 1 | 33 | 3 |
1970-71 | FK Sarajevo | YUG | 1 | 26 | 2 |
1969-70 | FK Sarajevo | YUG | 1 | 34 | 1 |
1968-69 | FK Sarajevo | YUG | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Career total | 534 | 85 |
1982-83 German cup champion with 1. FC Köln - games & stats | ||||
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Round | Date | Opposition | Result | Goals |
1. Round | 27/08/1982 | 1. FC Köln - Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 3:1 | |
2. Round | 16/10/1982 | 1. FC Köln - SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3:1 | 1 |
Round of 16 | 17/12/1982 | 1. FC Köln - Stuttgarter Kickers | 5:1 | |
Quarter-finals | 28/02/1983 | 1. FC Köln - FC Schalke 04 | 5:0 | |
Semi-finals | 03/04/1983 | 1. FC Köln - VfB Stuttgart | 3:2 aet | |
Season total | 5 | 1 | ||
1983-84 German cup with 1. FC Köln - games & stats | ||||
Round | Date | Opposition | Result | Goals |
1. Round | 26/08/1983 | VfR Aachen-Forst - 1. FC Köln | 1:6 | |
Season total | 1 | - | ||
DFB-Pokal career total | 6 | 1 |
UEFA Cup | ||||
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Season | Club | Games | Goals | |
1985-86 | RFC de Liège | 4 | 0 | |
1982-83 | 1. FC Köln | 6 | 2 |
Šljivo debuted for the Yugoslavia national team on 18 February 1976 in a friendly match away against Tunisia. He was capped in 12 official games (4 friendlies, 5 qualifiers for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and all 3 '82 world cup games) and scored 2 goals, while also featuring in 2 unofficial exhibition-friendlies, 14 games overall. He was first-team regular at play-making midfielder position under Miljan Miljanić, and featured in the same role in 1982 World Cup in Spain.[4]His final international was a June 1982 World Cup match against Honduras.[8]
with Yugoslavia 1976-82[4] | ||||
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Competition | Date | Teams | Result (1st. half) | Goals |
Friendly | 18/02/1976 | Tunis – Jugoslavija | 2-1 - (2-1) | |
Friendly | 24/02/1976 | Alžir – Jugoslavija | 1-2 - (0-1) | 1 |
Friendly | 17/04/1976 | Jugoslavija – Mađarska | 0-0 - (0-0) | |
WC qualifications | 10/09/1980 | Luksemburg – Jugoslavija | 0-5 - (0-0) | |
WC qualifications | 15/11/1980 | Italija – Jugoslavija | 2-0 - (1-0) | |
Friendly | 25/03/1981 | Jugoslavija – Bugarska | 2-1 - (2-1) | |
WC qualifications | 29/04/1981 | Jugoslavija – Grčka | 5-1 - (3-0) | 1 |
WC qualifications | 09/09/1981 | Danska – Jugoslavija | 1-2 - (0-0) | |
WC qualifications | 17/10/1981 | Jugoslavija – Italija | 1-1 - (1-1) | |
with Yugoslavia at 1982 FIFA World Cup[4] | ||||
Competition | Date | Teams | Result (1st. half) | Goals |
World Cup | 17/06/1982 | Jugoslavija – Severna Irska | 0-0 - (0-0) | |
World Cup | 20/06/1982 | Španija – Jugoslavija | 2-1 - (1-1) | |
World Cup | 24/06/1982 | Jugoslavija – Honduras | 1-0 - (0-0) |
Šljivo lives and works in Liege, Belgium, where he opened a restaurant "Taverne 8", in reference to a number he used to wear on his shirt as a midfielder. The place is a popular meeting place for Yugoslav expatriate footballers in Belgium and surrounding countries.[4]
The Indoor tournament, largest of its kind in Europe, carrying his name, "Challenge Šljivo",[9] with seniors Futsal competition as a main event, is organized in his honor in Marche-en-Famenne, during pre-New Year Eve week for over three decades. Tournament comprises several competitions in Indoor varieties of Association football, for all categories and age. It takes place at Wallonie Expo S.A. (WEX) venue, in Marche-en-Famenne, on eight pitches. Qualifying rounds of the competitions including more than 400 teams and 5.000 football players, while games are followed up to 40.000 spectators in attendance. In final round 72 qualified teams take part. Tournament is very popular, with final game being in live broadcast in Belgium by public TV service.[10][2]
Edhem Šljivo's brother Mehmed was also a football player. He played for Edhem’s FK Sarajevo bitter city rivals, in the "blue side of the city", FK Željezničar Sarajevo.[2]
Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 1976 fourth place | ||
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Yugoslavia squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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