Sead Jesenković (17 February 1943 – 22 November 2023) was a Bosnian professional

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and

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Playing career

Jesenković spent most of his playing career at Bosnian club

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, making 161 official appearances for the club. He was a member of the

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title winning

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Managerial career

After ending his playing career, Jesenković became a

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, starting out as a coach in the youth team of

in 1977; a role he kept for a majority of his coaching career. Along with being a youth coach, Jesenković had short stints as an assistant coach to senior team managers in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2001, respectively, as well as briefly managing the senior side himself in 1999.

Death

On 22 November 2023, Jesenković died in

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the age of 80.

Honours

Player

Sarajevo *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

: 1966–67

References

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