| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 September 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Živinice, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Slaven Živinice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1972 | Dinamo Zagreb | 135 | (10) |
| 1972–1977 | Sarajevo | 68 | (6) |
| Total | 203 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Yugoslavia | 6 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Sarajevo | ||
| 1995–1996 | Sarajevo | ||
| 2000–2001 | Sarajevo | ||
| 2003 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | ||
| 2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Denijal Pirić (Bosnian pronunciation: [pǐːritɕ]; born 27 September 1946) is a Bosnian former professional football manager and player.
Club career
Born in the small mining town of Živinice, Pirić started playing football at local side Slaven. Former Slaven manager Vlatko Konjevod then lured him to Dinamo Zagreb and played 8 years for the club. Pirić then joined Sarajevo.[1] With Dinamo, he won two domestic cups and the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, beating Don Revie's Leeds United in the final. He played over 350 matches for Dinamo in all competitions.[2]
International career
Pirić made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1969 World Cup qualification match away against Spain and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a November 1970 friendly game against West Germany.[3]
Managerial career
At the time a youth team coach, Pirić was given a caretaker role of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team to take charge of a home friendly game against Azerbaijan in Zenica on 1 June 2008 after the sacking of Meho Kodro. Most players for this match were assembled from the Bosnian Premier League.[4]
Pirić worked as a technical director of the Bosnian national teams until his retirement in November 2017.[5]
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 | 1 July 2003 | 11 November 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 May 2008 | 30 June 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00 | ||
Honours
Player
Dinamo Zagreb
References
- ^ Profile - GNK Dinamo(in Croatian)
- ^ Profile - Reprezentacija (in Serbian)
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Kodro fired as Bosnia-Herzegovina boss". UEFA.com. 17 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "Konkursi se raspisuju i padaju, a Darko Ljubojević primljen u NSBiH". 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
External links
- Denijal Pirić at National-Football-Teams.com
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