Amir Alagić

Amir Alagić
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-03-05) 5 March 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Bihać, FPR Yugoslavia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1982 Jedinstvo Bihać
1982–1985 Borac Banja Luka
1986–1990 Jedinstvo Bihać
1994–1995 SC 04 Leer
1995–1996 Dandenong Thunder
Managerial career
1996–1998 Dandenong Thunder
1999 Bratstvo Cijevna
2000–2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19
2001–2003 Nike Academy
2004–2005 DPMM
2005 Brunei
2006–2007 Osnabrück (assistant)
2007 Werder Bremen (assistant)
2007–2008 Al-Nasr Academy
2008–2009 Sohar
2009–2010 Jedinstvo Bihać
2009–2010 Libya U23
2012–2013 East Bengal
2013 Gostivari
2013–2014 Sohar
2014 Al-Riyadh
2015 New Radiant
2016 Carlstad United
2016 Drita
2016–2017 South China (youth coach)
2017–2018 Gol Gohar (youth coach)
2018–2019 Jedinstvo Bihać (sporting director)
2020–2022 Sri Lanka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amir Alagić (born 5 March 1960) is a Bosnian-Australian professional football manager.[1][2]

Managerial career

Alagić started his coaching career in 1996 in Australia, where he migrated, and then managed clubs in Europe and Asia.[3] He also managed Bosnia and Herzegovina U19.[4] In 2004, he was appointed head coach of Bruneian club DPMM FC and won the domestic double there, instigating a stint with the country's national football team a year later.[5] In 2020, he was appointed as the manager of Sri Lanka national team.[6] He resigned as coach of Sri Lanka after the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, as Sri Lanka, rated as the weakest team in the group, were eliminated without scoring a point and only two goals.

References

  1. ^ "East Bengal appoints UEFA pro licence coach Amir Alagic - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ Hassimdeen, Irshard (18 February 2020). "Sri Lanka Football gets Alagic". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ Kamboe, Harmit (4 May 2010). "India Football: Amir Alagic: "I look forward to coach in India at some point."". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ "EKSKLUZIVE: Drita me trajner boshnjak" [EXCLUSIVE: Drita with Bosnian coach]. Zeri (in Albanian). 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Brunei Begins Campaign At NTFA". Borneo Bulletin. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka lagging behind in professional leagues". Sunday Observer. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.