Sead Jesenković
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 1943 | ||
| Place of birth |
Rogatica, Independent State of Croatia (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina) | ||
| Date of death | 22 November 2023 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Vogošća, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1961 | Sarajevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1964 | Famos Hrasnica | 33 | (1) |
| 1964–1971 | Sarajevo | 161 | (1) |
| 1971–1973 | Jedinstvo Brčko | 22 | (0) |
| Total | 216 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1986 | Sarajevo (youth) | ||
| 1988–1992 | Sarajevo (youth) | ||
| 1999 | Sarajevo | ||
| 1999 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2007 | Sarajevo (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sead Jesenković (17 February 1943 – 22 November 2023) was a Bosnian professional football player and manager.
Playing career
Jesenković spent most of his playing career at Bosnian club Sarajevo, making 161 official appearances for the club.[1] He was a member of the 1966–67 Yugoslav First League title winning squad.[2]
Managerial career
After ending his playing career, Jesenković became a football manager, starting out as a coach in the youth team of Sarajevo in 1977; a role he kept for a majority of his coaching career. Along with being a youth coach, Jesenković had short stints as an assistant coach to senior team managers in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2001, respectively, as well as briefly managing the senior side himself in 1999.[3]
Death
On 22 November 2023, Jesenković died in Vogošća, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the age of 80.[4]
Honours
Player
Sarajevo
References
- ^ "Sead Jesenković". bordovremeplov.ba.
- ^ "SYugoslavia - List of Final Tables". rsssf.org.
- ^ "SLegende FK Sarajevo dirnute ponovnim okupljanjem i atmosferom zajedništva". bhrt.ba.
- ^ H.H. (22 November 2023). "Preminuo legendarni Sead Jesenković, član prve šampionske generacije FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 22 November 2023.