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Mehmed "Meho" Kodro (born 12 January 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Meho Kodro

Personal information
Full name	Mehmed Kodro
Date of birth	(1967-01-12) 12 January 1967 (age 55)
Place of birth	Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1980–1985	FK Blagaj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1991	Velež Mostar	122	(45)
1991–1995	Real Sociedad	129	(73)
1995–1996	Barcelona	32	(9)
1996–2000	Tenerife	72	(18)
1999–2000	→ Alavés (loan)	30	(5)
2000–2001	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	(1)
Total		391	(151)
National team
1991–1992	Yugoslavia	2	(0)
1996–2000	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	(3)
Teams managed
2006	Real Sociedad (assistant)
2008	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2008–2010	Real Sociedad (youth)
2010–2013	Real Sociedad B
2014–2015	Sarajevo
2017–2018	Servette
2020–2022	Stade Lausanne Ouchy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his 16-year senior career in Spain, mostly with Real Sociedad (four seasons) and Tenerife (three), amassing La Liga totals of 263 matches and 105 goals. He possessed good technical skills, and was equally adept in the air.[1]

After retiring, Kodro started a managerial career.

Club career

Born in Mostar, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Kodro's professional debut occurred in 1985 at the age of 18 with hometown club FK Velež. He appeared in only 14 Yugoslav First League games in his first two years but eventually became a starter, scoring a total of 31 goals in his last two full seasons and helping his team win the 1986 edition of the Yugoslav Cup – he did not play in the final against GNK Dinamo Zagreb however – and three consecutive top-three finishes.

When the Yugoslav Wars began, Kodro migrated to Spain – after scoring five goals in only five matches in the last edition of the Yugoslavian championship – where he spent the vast majority of his remaining career. He first played with Real Sociedad of San Sebastián, always netting in double digits for the Basques, including 23 in 1993–94 and a career-best 25 in the following year (including a hat-trick in the Basque derby)[2] and finishing second in the Pichichi Trophy race to Real Madrid's Iván Zamorano.[3][4]

Kodro was purchased by FC Barcelona in the 1995 off-season,[5] starting throughout most of the campaign but only managing nine La Liga goals for the Catalans, including two in the El Clásico against Real Madrid (3–0 home win).[6] After Barça came out empty in silverware, manager Johan Cruyff – who insisted in his signing – was dismissed and the player also left Camp Nou, signing with CD Tenerife where he played three seasons, notably contributing two goals from eight appearances in the Canary Islands side's semi-final run in the UEFA Cup.[7][8] In 1998–99, for the only time in his career, he failed to find the net and his team suffered top-flight relegation.

32-year-old Kodro returned to the Basque region in the summer of 1999, joining Deportivo Alavés on loan for the 1999–2000 campaign.[9] He retired from football the following year after one year in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.

International career

Kodro earned two caps for Yugoslavia, his debut coming on 4 September 1991 in a 4–3 friendly loss against Sweden. In the late 90s and early 2000s he played 13 times with Bosnia and Herzegovina,[10][11] appearing in six 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification games[12] and scoring in a 2–1 away victory over Slovenia.[13]

Coaching career

Kodro started working as a manager in 2006, being assistant to José Mari Bakero at former club Real Sociedad.[14][15] On 5 January 2008, he was appointed head coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accepting the job after the Football Association met his conditions, which were to allow him to continue living in San Sebastián and to guarantee him full independence in football matters.[16] Things quickly went sour, however: he led the side in two friendlies before refusing to take charge of the team for a game against Iran scheduled for 26 May in Tehran, arranged by the federation without his knowledge; as a result, he was sacked on 17 May.[17]

In the summer of 2008, Kodro was appointed manager of the youth sides. He remained in the post for two years when he was promoted to B-team duties, as they competed in Segunda División B.[18]

In the following years, Kodro was in charge of FK Sarajevo in the Bosnian Premier League and Swiss Super League club Servette FC.[19] On 4 June 2020, he signed as new coach of FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy in the latter country's Challenge League.[20]

Personal life

Kodro's son, Kenan, is also a professional footballer and a forward. He was coached by his father at Real Sociedad B for two years. He has two daughters; Dalila Kodro & Meliha KODRO. [21] They became the first son and father to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.[22]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kodro goal.

List of international goals scored by Meho Kodro[23]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 November 1996	Bežigrad, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	2–0	2–1	1998 World Cup qualification
2	10 March 1999	Üllői úti, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	1–1	Friendly
3	5 June 1999	Koševo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Lithuania	1–0	2–0	Euro 2000 qualifying

Managerial statistics

As of 18 September 2021[24][25]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5 January 2008	17 May 2008	2	0	1	1	000.00
Real Sociedad B	1 July 2010	30 June 2013	113	35	37	41	030.97
Sarajevo	26 September 2014	21 April 2015	17	11	4	2	064.71
Servette	30 December 2016	8 March 2018	42	24	11	7	057.14
Stade Lausanne Ouchy	4 June 2020	Present	45	20	14	11	044.44
Total			219	90	67	62	041.10

Honours

Player

Velež Mostar

• Yugoslav Cup: 1985–86; runner-up 1988–89

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey runner-up: 1995–96

Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Israel State Cup: 2000–01

Individual

Awards

• Bosnian Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1997[26]

References

External links

• Meho Kodro at BDFutbol
• Meho Kodro manager profile at BDFutbol
• National team data (in Serbian)
• Meho Kodro at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Meho Kodro

Meho Kodro (* 12. Januar 1967 in Mostar, damals SFR Jugoslawien, heute Bosnien und Herzegowina) ist ein ehemaliger jugoslawischer, später bosnisch-herzegowinischer Fußballspieler und heutiger Trainer.

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- [en] Meho Kodro

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[es] Meho Kodro

Mehmed Kodro (Gubavica, Mostar, República Socialista de Bosnia-Herzegovina, 12 de enero de 1967), más conocido como Meho Kodro, es un exfutbolista internacional, que jugaba como delantero, y entrenador bosnioherzegovino.[1][2]

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[fr] Meho Kodro

Meho Kodro, né le 12 janvier 1967 à Mostar, est un footballeur yougoslave puis bosnien, reconverti entraîneur.

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[it] Meho Kodro

Mehmed "Meho" Kodro (Mostar, 12 gennaio 1967) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore jugoslavo, ora bosniaco, tecnico dello Stade Lausanne. Ha giocato nel ruolo di attaccante nella nazionale jugoslava e successivamente nella nazionale bosniaca, e in squadre come Barcellona, Real Sociedad e Deportivo Alavés.

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[ru] Кодро, Мехо

Мехо Кодро (босн. Meho Kodro; род. 12 января 1967[1][2][3], Мостар) — югославский и боснийский футболист, нападающий. Отец Кенана Кодро.

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