Mensur Mujdža

Mensur Mujdža
Mujdža with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-03-28) 28 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Gorica (assistant coach)
Youth career
1994–2003 Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 Zagreb 142 (5)
2009–2016 SC Freiburg 118 (1)
2016–2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0 (0)
Total 260 (6)
International career
2004 Croatia U20 1 (0)
2005–2006 Croatia U21 8 (2)
2010–2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 (0)
Managerial career
2022– Gorica (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mensur Mujdža (pronounced [měnsur mǔjdʒa]; born 28 March 1984) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is currently an assistant manager for Croatian Football League club Gorica.

Mujdža started his professional career at Zagreb, before joining SC Freiburg in 2009. Seven years later, he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

A former Croatian youth international, Mujdža made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2010, earning over 30 caps until 2015. He represented the nation at their first major championship, the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Mujdža came through the youth setup of his hometown club Zagreb, which he joined in 1994. He made his professional debut in 2003 at the age of 19.[1]

SC Freiburg

In June 2009, Mujdža was transferred to German outfit SC Freiburg for an undisclosed fee.[2] He made his official debut for the team on 22 August against Bayer Leverkusen.[3]

In January 2011, he extended his contract with the club until June 2016.[4]

On 28 April 2012, he scored his first goal for SC Freiburg in a triumph over 1. FC Köln.[5]

Mujdža played his 100th game for the side on 18 October 2014 against VfL Wolfsburg.[6]

In July 2015, he became team captain.[7]

He was an important piece in SC Freiburg's capture of the 2. Bundesliga title, his first trophy with the club, which was secured on 30 April 2016 and earned them promotion to the Bundesliga just one season after being relegated.[8]

Later stage of career

In August 2016, Mujdža signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[9]

He announced his retirement from football on 14 November 2017.[10]

International career

Despite representing Croatia at various youth levels, Mujdža decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.[11]

In July 2010, his request to change sports citizenship from Croatian to Bosnian was approved by FIFA.[12] Later that month, he received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against Qatar,[13] and debuted in that game on 10 August.[14]

In June 2014, Mujdža was named in Bosnia and Herzegovina's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, country's first major competition.[15] He made his tournament debut in the opening group match against Argentina on 15 June.[16]

Personal life

Mujdža's older brother Jasmin was also a professional footballer.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 May 2016[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zagreb 2002–03 Croatian Football League 7 0 1 0 – 8 0
2003–04 Croatian Football League 21 0 1 0 2[b] 0 24 0
2004–05 Croatian Football League 16 1 2 0 – 18 1
2005–06 Croatian Football League 17 0 1 0 – 18 0
2006–07 Croatian Football League 30 0 3 0 – 33 0
2007–08 Croatian Football League 30 3 4 0 2[b] 0 36 3
2008–09 Croatian Football League 21 1 5 1 – 26 2
Total 142 5 17 1 4 0 163 6
SC Freiburg 2009–10 Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 – 14 0
2010–11 Bundesliga 32 0 2 0 – 34 0
2011–12 Bundesliga 14 1 1 0 – 15 1
2012–13 Bundesliga 23 0 3 0 – 26 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
2014–15 Bundesliga 10 0 2 0 – 12 0
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 18 0 2 0 – 20 0
Total 118 1 11 0 0 0 129 1
Career total 260 6 28 1 4 0 292 7
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

As of match played 13 November 2015[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010 4 0
2011 8 0
2012 6 0
2013 3 0
2014 9 0
2015 7 0
Total 37 0

Honours

SC Freiburg[18]

References

  1. ^ "Predstavljamo Zmajeve: Mensur Mujdža, iskusni desni bek bh. reprezentacije". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Mensur Mujdža novi igrač Freiburga". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 17 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Kantersieg für Leverkusen". kicker.de (in German). 22 August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Freiburg produžio ugovor s Mensurom Mujdžom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Mujdža strijelac u visokoj pobjedi Freiburga". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Jubilej za pohvalu: Mujdža odigrao 100. meč u Njemačkoj". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Mensur Mujdža novi kapiten Freiburga". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Mujdža sa Freiburgom izborio povratak u Bundesligu". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Službeno: Mensur Mujdža potpisao za Kaiserslautern". oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Mujdža: Probao sam, ali jednostavno više nije išlo". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Mensur Mujdža: Bila je velika čast igrati za reprezentaciju". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Mujdža: Sretan sam, dobio sam bh. pasoš i očekujem debi u dresu Zmajeva". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  13. ^ "Sušić objavio spisak za Katar". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 28 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  14. ^ "Reprezentativci BiH odigrali neriješeno protiv Katara". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 10 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  15. ^ "Sušić objavio konačan spisak za Brazil". aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Argentina prejaka, ali poslana je lijepa slika u svijet". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Mujdža: Brat Jasmin nije utjecao na moju odluku da igram za BiH". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  18. ^ a b "M. Mujdža". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Mensur Mujdža". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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