Muhamed Mujić
Muhamed Mujić (25 April 1933 – 20 February 2016) was a Yugoslav-Bosnian footballer.[1] He played at 1956 Summer Olympics for SFR Yugoslavia, winning a silver medal,[2] and at the 1962 FIFA World Cup for SFR Yugoslavia.[3] In Yugoslavia's game he served as captain in a brutal match that saw him break Soviet defender Eduard Dubinsky's leg, that partially caused his death, seven years later.[4] Although referee Albert Dusch took no action Mujić was sent home by his own federation.[5][6]
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Full name | Muhamed Mujić | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 April 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mostar, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 February 2016 82) | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
1950–1962 | Velež Mostar | 341 | (104) | |||||||||||||||||||
1962–1963 | Bordeaux | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
1963–1964 | Dinamo Zagreb | 23 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
1964–1966 | Velež Mostar | 47 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
1966 | Beringen | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
1966–1968 | Velež Mostar | 24 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 456 | (133) | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1962 | Yugoslavia | 32 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | Velež Mostar | |||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1983 | Velež Mostar | |||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
He played for Velež Mostar for most of his career. He made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1956 Central European International Cup match away against RHungary and has earned a total of 32 caps, scoring 17 goals.[7] His final international was that infamous May 1962 World Cup match against the Soviet Union.[8] He was never called-up for the national team again.[9]
International goals
External links
- Muhamed Mujić at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- "Muhamed Mujić". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- "Olympic results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- "FIFA player statistics". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
- "ESPN Top Tenner: Notorious Fouls". Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- Hunt, Chris. World Cup of Soccer. Buffalo NY: Fierfly Books Ltd., 2010. page 131. Print.
- "Bivši igrač Dinama Muhamed Mujić preminuo u 83. godini". 24sata.hr. 21 February 2016.
- Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2020). "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- Morir por una patada: la historia de Eduard Dubinsky - El Equipo Deportea (in Spanish)
- "Football PLAYER: Muhamed Mujić". eu-football.info.