Ivica Osim

Soccer Player

Birthday April 6, 1941

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Yugoslavia

DEATH DATE May 1, 2022 (81)

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About

Former soccer player who is widely considered one of the greatest Bosnian players in history. He led the Yugoslavian national team at multiple Olympic Games and later became the team's manager.

Before Fame

He played in FK Željezničar Sarajevo's youth system following the end of World War II. He later studied mathematics at the University of Sarajevo. 

Trivia

His managerial career ended after he suffered a stroke in 2007. He went on to join the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Family Life

He married a woman named Asima and has children named Amar and Irma Osim.

Associated With

Like Faruk Hadzibegic, he was a former soccer manager who represented Yugoslavia at the international level.