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Mehmed Baždarević

メフメド・バジダレヴィッチ　/　めふめど・ばじだれゔぃっち

Association football player from Bosnia and Herzegovina

September 28, 1960 (age 65)　・　Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina

association football player
association football coach

My Take

What strikes me about Mehmed Baždarević is the quiet endurance behind the resume. Coming from Višegrad in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he built a career across Yugoslavia and France during years his homeland was torn apart, then carved out a second life as a manager up to Ligue 2. The nicknames Meša and Mécha capture how he belonged to two football cultures at once. I find more value in that kind of cross-border persistence than in any trophy count. Being called one of the best players Bosnia ever produced is praise earned the hard way, and I respect it.

Overview

Mehmed Baždarević (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Baždarević played for Bosnian side Željezničar and French outfit Sochaux, among others. Nicknamed Meša in the former Yugoslavia and Mécha in France, he is considered to be one of the best football players to come from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mehmed Baždarević
Name (Japanese): メフメド・バジダレヴィッチ
Reading: めふめど・ばじだれゔぃっち
Born: September 28, 1960 (age 65)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rat
Origin: Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.bazdarevic.net/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%95%E3%83%A1%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%B8%E3%83%80%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81

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