List of FK Željezničar Sarajevo managers

Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Željezničar from 1922, when the first professional manager was appointed, to the present day. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure, major honours won and significant achievements under his leadership. Caretaker managers are included, where known. As of the 2024–25 season, Željezničar has had 66 managers.

The first manager of Željezničar was Adolf Šmit.^[1] He managed the club for one season. Josip Šebalj is the club's longest-serving manager, managing Željezničar for 11 years.^[1]

The most successful Željezničar manager in terms of trophies won is Amar Osim, who won five Bosnian Premier League titles, four Bosnian Cups and one Bosnian Supercup.^[2] Milan Ribar, Amar Osim and his father, Ivica Osim, are the three managers with the most managerial appearances for Željezničar.^[3]

The complete list of Željezničar managers is shown in the following table:^[1]

Information correct as of the match played 10 November 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.

Manager	Nat.	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win%[A]	Honours	Notes
Adolf Šmit		1922	1923	—	—	—	—	—		[B]
Josip Šebalj		1923	1934	—	—	—	—	—		[C]
Milovan Adamović		1934	1935	—	—	—	—	—
Vilim Novak		1935	1936	—	—	—	—	—
Petar Bugarinović		1936	1939	—	—	—	—	—
Dušan Marković		1939	1941	—	—	—	—	—
Zdravko Pavlić		1945	1945	—	—	—	—	—
Milan Rajlić		1945	1947	—	—	—	—	—	1 Bosnian Republic League
Ivica Medarić		1947	1947	—	—	—	—	—
Mensur Bajrami (interim)		1947	1948	—	—	—	—	—
František Bičiště		1948	1949	—	—	—	—	—
Josip Bulat		1949	1949	—	—	—	—	—
Stevo Maslavarić		1950	1950	—	—	—	—	—
Aleksandar Petrović		1950	1950	—	—	—	—	—
Slavko Zagorac		1951	1951	—	—	—	—	—
Zdravko Pavlić		1952	1953	—	—	—	—	—
Branislav Hrnjiček		1953	1954	—	—	—	—	—
Prvoslav Dragićević		1954	1955	—	—	—	—	—
Milutin Pajević		1955	1955	—	—	—	—	—
Mensur Bajrami		1955	1956	—	—	—	—	—
Branko Šalipur		1956	1956	—	—	—	—	—
Miroslav Brozović		1956	1958	—	—	—	—	—
László Fenyvesi		1958	1959	—	—	—	—	—
Mensur Bajrami		1959	1959	—	—	—	—	—
Dimitrije Tadić		1959	1960	—	—	—	—	—
Branko Stanković		1960	1960	—	—	—	—	—
Joško Domorocki		1960	1961	—	—	—	—	—
Vlatko Konjevod		1961	1964	—	—	—	—	—
Munib Saračević		1964	1965	—	—	—	—	—
Josip Babić		1965	1966	—	—	—	—	—
Marcel Žigante		1966	1967	—	—	—	—	—
Milan Ribar		1967	1976	344	151	90	103	043.90	1 Yugoslav First League
Vasilije Radović (interim)		1976	1977	—	—	—	—	—
Sulejman Rebac		1977	1978	—	—	—	—	—
Ivica Osim		1978	1986	301	118	81	102	039.20
Boris Bračulj		1986	1987	—	—	—	—	—
Mile Prnjatović		1987	1987	—	—	—	—	—
Blagoje Bratić		1987	1988	—	—	—	—	—
Josip Bukal		1988	1988	—	—	—	—	—
Mišo Smajlović Boris Bračulj (interim)		1988	1989	—	—	—	—	—
Nedeljko Gugolj		1989	1989	—	—	—	—	—
Mišo Smajlović		1989	1991	—	—	—	—	—
Milan Ribar		1991	1992	23	8	4	11	034.78
Mišo Smajlović		1994	1997	—	—	—	—	—
Tarik Hodžić (interim)		1997	1997	—	—	—	—	—
Dino Đurbuzović		1997	1997	16	7	6	3	043.75
Boris Bračulj		1997	1998	—	—	—	—	—
Enver Hadžiabdić		1998	1999	—	—	—	—	—	1 Bosnian First League 1 Bosnian Supercup
Nedžad Verlašević		1999	30 June 1999	—	—	—	—	—
Enver Hadžiabdić		1 July 1999	30 June 2000	38	22	8	8	057.89	1 Bosnian Cup
Dino Đurbuzović		1 July 2000	28 February 2001	27	18	3	6	066.67	1 Bosnian Supercup
Amar Osim		1 March 2001	10 October 2003	150	93	35	22	062.00	2 Bosnian Premier League 2 Bosnian Cup 1 Bosnian Supercup	[D]
Milomir Odović		11 October 2003	10 June 2004	20	15	1	4	075.00
Jiří Plíšek		11 June 2004	29 October 2004	18	11	2	5	061.11
Ismet Štilić (interim)		30 October 2004	31 December 2004	6	3	1	2	050.00
Ivo Ištuk		5 January 2005	31 May 2005	15	5	4	6	033.33
Ratko Ninković		1 June 2005	12 March 2006	23	10	5	8	043.48
Almir Memić (interim)		12 March 2006	27 June 2006	14	5	3	6	035.71
Nenad Starovlah		27 June 2006	19 September 2006	7	2	2	3	028.57
Dželaludin Muharemović (interim)		19 September 2006	31 December 2006	14	5	4	5	035.71
Enver Hadžiabdić		10 January 2007	18 January 2008	33	17	3	13	051.52
Simo Krunić		18 January 2008	24 November 2008	34	15	4	15	044.12
Demir Hotić		31 December 2008	31 May 2009	14	7	0	7	050.00
Amar Osim		22 June 2009	19 September 2013	144	85	28	31	059.03	3 Bosnian Premier League 2 Bosnian Cup	[D]
Dino Đurbuzović		19 September 2013	6 June 2014	22	13	7	2	059.09
Admir Adžem		6 June 2014	15 December 2014	22	11	7	4	050.00
Almir Memić		17 December 2014	7 January 2015	0	0	0	0	!—
Milomir Odović		8 January 2015	11 September 2015	28	15	8	5	053.57
Vlado Čapljić		11 September 2015	29 September 2015	4	3	0	1	075.00
Edis Mulalić		29 September 2015	7 May 2016	23	16	4	3	069.57
Haris Alihodžić (interim)		7 May 2016	30 May 2016	1	0	1	0	000.00
Miloš Kostić		30 May 2016	22 August 2016	6	2	1	3	033.33
Slavko Petrović		24 August 2016	23 July 2017	36	21	10	5	058.33
Admir Adžem		23 July 2017	4 June 2018	40	26	7	7	065.00	1 Bosnian Cup
Slobodan Krčmarević		4 June 2018	30 July 2018	5	3	0	2	060.00
Milomir Odović		30 July 2018	27 November 2018	18	7	4	7	038.89
Amar Osim		31 December 2018	11 April 2021	68	34	16	18	050.00
Blaž Slišković		14 April 2021	1 June 2021	4	0	1	3	000.00
Tomislav Ivković		18 June 2021	24 December 2021	21	7	8	6	033.33
Edis Mulalić		7 January 2022	6 April 2023	43	18	14	11	041.86
Nermin Bašić		12 April 2023	1 November 2023	26	10	4	12	038.46
Haris Alihodžić (interim)		1 November 2023	7 November 2023	1	1	0	0	100.00
Abdulhakeem Al-Tuwaijri		7 November 2023	2 January 2024	5	0	1	4	000.00
Bruno Akrapović		8 January 2024	20 April 2024	9	2	2	5	022.22
Dino Đurbuzović (interim)		20 April 2024	12 June 2024	6	5	1	0	083.33
Denis Ćorić		12 June 2024	Present	14	9	2	3	064.29

Rank	Manager	YL	RL	FL	PL	BC	BS	Total
1	Amar Osim	–	–	–	5	4	1	10
2	Enver Hadžiabdić	–	–	1	–	1	1	3
3	Milan Rajlić	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
	Milan Ribar	1	–	–	–	–	–
	Dino Đurbuzović	–	–	–	–	–	1
	Admir Adžem	–	–	–	–	1	–

A. ^{^} Win % is rounded to two decimal places.

B. The club's first manager.

C. Longest-serving manager in club history.

D. Most honours won.

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