Sulejman "Sula" Rebac (29 March 1929 – 17 November 2006) was a Bosnian

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and

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Playing career

Club

He started playing football at

FK Velež Mostar Fudbalski klub Velež Mostar ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Beлеж Мостар; English language, English: Football club Velež Mostar) is a professional football (soccer), football club based in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The c ...

in 1947. In 1954, he moved to

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, ...

where he stayed for several seasons. He also played one season for

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (; English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a professional Association football, football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the count ...

. In total, he played more than 1000 games, scoring 620 goals. He is considered to be one of the most celebrated football players in history of Velež and

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International

In 1956, Rebac made one appearance for the Croatian national team against

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, in which he scored two goals.

Managerial career

After retirement, he began his coaching career. He started in 1963 as a coach of Velež Mostar. Although they had never won a title, Velež Mostar was among the top

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clubs at the time. Players like

Dušan Bajević Dušan "Duško" Bajević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Бајевић, ; gr, Ντούσαν Μπάγεβιτς, ''Doúsan Báyevits''; born 10 December 1948) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as the most succes ...

, Enver Marić, Franjo Vladić (the 'BMV' trio),

Džemal Hadžiabdić Džemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić, commonly known as Čorba or Jamal Haji (born 25 July 1953), is a Bosnian professional football manager and former professional footballer who played as a defender. Playing career International He made his debu ...

Vahid Halilhodžić Vahid Halilhodžić (; born 15 October 1952) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the most controversially successful Bosnian football managers, due to his successful tenure in coaching various n ...

Aleksandar Ristić Aleksandar Ristić (born 28 June 1944) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian football manager and a former player. Playing career Club Ristić was born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. During his playing career he played for the Yugoslav clubs FK Velež Mostar, H ...

Boro Primorac Boro Primorac (; born 5 December 1954) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Croatian First Football League club Hajduk Split. Playing career Club Primorac featured as a centre half with Yugoslavia ...

, Vladimir Pecelj, Momčilo Vukoje, Ahmed Glavović, Dubravko Ledić, Jadranko Topić, Marijan Kvesić,

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and Slobodan Mrgan all made their names under the guidance of Sulejman Rebac. In the 1977–78 season, he was a coach of

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional football club, based in Saraje ...

. In December 1973, he was appointed to a coaching commission, alongside

Miljan Miljanić Miljan Miljanić ( sr-Cyrl, Миљан Миљанић; 4 May 1930 – 13 January 2012) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football player, coach and administrator, who played as a defender. Born in Bitola, Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, to ...

, Milan Ribar,

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and

Milovan Ćirić Milovan Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ћирић; 12 February 1918 – 14 October 1986) was a Serbian football coach and former player. He was the last player to captain SK Jugoslavija and the first captain of Red Star Belgrade (1945 ...

, created to lead the Yugoslavia national team. As a part of it, he was present at the

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Personal life

Death

Sulejman Rebac died on 17 November 2006 in

Mostar Mostar (, ; sr-Cyrl, Мостар, ) is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is sit ...

Honours

Player

Velež Mostar *

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Hajduk Split *

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: 1954–55

Manager

Željezničar *

: 1977–78 (West)

References

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