Kemal Alispahić (born 13 March 1965) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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Playing career

As a player, Alispahić played for Iskra Bugojno, hometown clubs

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and Željezničar, Sloboda Užice,

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and Lausanne-Sport. He was part of Iskra Bugojno's golden generation, when the club got promoted from the

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to the First League in 1984 and also won the 1984–85 edition of the

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Managerial career

In his managerial career, Alispahić first worked as an assistant manager to Amar Osim at Željezničar. He then went to manage rivals

, Jedinstvo Bihać,

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, Čelik Zenica,

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and most recently, Saudi Arabian side Al-Qaisumah. He also head coached the under-23 and senior Tajikistan national team, Alispahić was most successful at Al-Ittihad Aleppo, winning the 2010–11 Syrian Cup.

Honours

Player

Iskra Bugojno *

: 1983–84 (West) *

: 1984–85

Manager

Al-Ittihad Aleppo *

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