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Encyclopedia > Blaz Sliskovic

Blaž Slišković (born May 30, 1959 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a former football player from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is currently the head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Riverside in Mostar Mostar is a city of 75,613 (1991) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... First International Albania 2 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tirana, Albania; November 30, 1995) Largest win Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 - 0 Liechtenstein (Zenica, B&H; October 7, Argentina 5 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (La Plata, Argentina; May 14, 1998) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - European Championship Appearances none...


Slišković was capped for Yugoslavia 26 times, scoring three goals. First International Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium...


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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Blaz Sliskovic (520 words)
Sliskovic is one of the cult footballing personalities throughout the former Yugoslavia.
Sliskovic's footballing prowess was matched only by his less than professional attitude towards his duties: he was known to disappear from the club for a couple of days, much in the style of George Best in his Manchester United heyday, only to win back the coach's confidence with another sensational performance.
Sliskovic's ascension to the national team post coincided with the long-awaited unification of club football in the country, after years of ethnic Serb, Croat and Bosnian Muslim leagues.
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