Zoran Erbez (born 15 September 1971) is a Bosnian professional

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. He is one of the most notable

Slavija Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Slavija Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Славија Сарајево) is a professional association football club from the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska that is situated in Bosnia and Herzeg ...

managers ever, winning the

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

and finishing in second place in the 2008–09 season.

Managerial career

Slavija Sarajevo

Erbez started out his managerial career when he was named an assistant manager of

. In April 2008, he was promoted to the position of manager of Slavija. With Slavija, he won the club's historic

title in the 2008–09 season. As the club's manager, Erbez also finished as a runner-up in the 2008–09 Bosnian Premier League season. On 20 September 2009, after a loss against

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the main ...

, he resigned as manager after a poor start to the 2009–10 season. On 23 September 2011, two years after leaving Slavija, Erbez was once again named as the new manager of Slavija, but only four months later, on 1 January 2012, he left the club.

Bosnia and Herzegovina youth teams

On 29 June 2011, Erbez became the new head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U15 national team where he has been holding the position ever since. He led the team in a couple of UEFA Euro U17 qualifications alongside coach Sakib Malkočević, but was unsuccessful.

Return to Slavija

On 2 July 2020, it was announced that Erbez would once again become the manager of Slavija, but also staying as the under-15 national team head coach.

Honours

Manager

Slavija Sarajevo *

: 2008–09

References

External links

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