Bilal Šuman (born 9 June 1968) is a Bosnian former

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player and current

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. He has coached

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club

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and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Career

As a player, he played in the

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position for Igman Ilidža and Eurofarm Pelister 2 in the former

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and for

in Denmark and has also represented the

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, making 32 appearances and scoring 124 goals. With KIF Kolding he won the 1996

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and was named MVP for the tournament. He is the only Bosnian (by 2025) to have been so. He was also the first non-Dane to win the award. As a coach, Šuman worked at Kolding where he won the 2013–14 Håndboldligaen and qualified Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship. He remained as Bosnia's coach until 17 February 2021.

Personal life

Šuman's son, Benjamin, is also a professional handball player who plays as a

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for his father's former club

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Honours

Player

KIF Kolding *

: 1992–93, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06 *

: 1998–99, 2001–02, 2004–05

Coach

KIF Kolding *

: 2013–14

Individual

* Bosnia and Herzegovina Coach of the Year:

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MVP 1996

References

External links

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