Enver Lugušić

Enver Lugušić (born 1 May 1961) is a retired Bosnian goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach.

Enver Lugušić
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-05-01) 1 May 1961
Place of birth Foča, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 FK Lokomotiva Brčko 54 (0)
1981–1986 FK Jedinstvo Brčko 72 (0)
1986–1990 FK Sarajevo[1] 107 (0)
1990–1992 Konyaspor 81 (0)
1992–1995 Kayserispor[2] 88 (0)
National team
1986–1990 Yugoslav Olympic team 3 (0)
Teams managed
2002–2004 PFC Slavia Sofia (goalkeeping coach)
2004–2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 (goalkeeping coach)
2006–2007 Pegah F.C. (goalkeeping coach)
2007–2008 Saba Battery F.C. (goalkeeping coach)
2008–2009 Shanghai Shenhua F.C. (goalkeeping coach)
2008–2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina (goalkeeping coach)
2009–2010 Shanghai Shenhua F.C. (goalkeeping coach)
2010–2011 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. (goalkeeping coach)
2011–2012 Persepolis (goalkeeping coach)
2012–2013 Al Wahda (goalkeeping coach)
2014 Al-Fujairah SC (goalkeeping coach)
2014–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina (goalkeeping coach)
2016–2018 Japan (goalkeeping coach)
2018–2019 Al-Fujairah SC (goalkeeping coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He started his career in FK Lokomotiva Brčko in 1979. Two years later, he moved to FK Jedinstvo Brčko where he played until 1986. Then he left to play in FK Sarajevo where he spent four seasons before eventually leaving for Turkish Konyaspor. In Konyaspor, he was proclaimed the best goalkeeper of Turkish Süper Lig twice and won Gold Gloves British Petrol twice. In 1992, he left for Kayserispor where he played successfully until 1995.

International career

Between 1986 and 1990 he played three matches for Yugoslav Olympic team.

Coaching career

Lugušić started his coaching career in 2002 in Bulgarian club PFC Slavia Sofia. In 2004 he joined Bosnia and Herzegovina national Under-21 football team where he worked with national coach Mišo Smajlović, famous ex FK Željezničar Sarajevo player. In 2006 he leaves for Iranian club Pegah F.C. where he worked until 2007. In February 2007 Lugušić joined another Iranian club Saba Battery. In 2008, he leaves for Chinese Shanghai Shenhua where he spent two years. While in Shanghai, he worked for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team with Croatian manager Miroslav Blažević. He leaves for Chinese Shandong Luneng in 2010 where he worked with Croatian coach Branko Ivanković. As of 2011 he joins Iranian Persepolis with Turkish coach Mustafa Denizli. After their contract ended in 2012, Enver left for Al Wahda, UAE Arabian Gulf League. He worked in another club in UAE in 2014, Al Fujairah coached by Džemal Hadžiabdić, but after a short period of time he received an invitation for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team coached by Mehmed Baždarević which he didn't turn down. With Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team he won Kirin Cup held in Japan. In 2016, he received a call from Japan national football team, lead by Vahid Halilhodžić, and signed a contract. In 2017 Enver qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2018 with Japan national football team which was held in Russia. After the contract with head coach Vahid was terminated, Lugušić decided to leave as well. In 2018 he accepted invitation from Maktoom, Sheikh of Al-Fujairah SC and joined the staff of Czech coach Ivan Hašek.

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112044937/http://www.bihsoccer.com/BiH-klubovi-u-prvoj-saveznoj-ligi-Jugoslavije.html. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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