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 2026–27 season, Željezničar has had 69 managers.
The first manager of Željezničar was Adolf Šmit. He managed the club for one season. Josip Šebalj is the club's longest-serving manager, managing Željezničar for 11 years.
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. Milan Ribar, Amar Osim and his father, Ivica Osim, are the three managers with the most managerial appearances for Željezničar.
List of managers The complete list of Željezničar managers is shown in the following table:
Information correct as of the match played on 18 September 2026. Only competitive matches are counted.
ManagerFromToHonoursNotesAdolf Šmit19221923Josip Šebalj19231934Milovan Adamović19341935Vilim Novak19351936Petar Bugarinović19361939Dušan Marković19391941Zdravko Pavlić19451945Milan Rajlić194519471 Bosnian Republic LeagueIvica Medarić19471947Mensur Bajrami (interim)19471948František Bičiště19481949Josip Bulat19491949Stevo Maslavarić19501950Aleksandar Petrović19501950Slavko Zagorac19511951Zdravko Pavlić19521953Branislav Hrnjiček19531954Prvoslav Dragićević19541955Milutin Pajević19551955Mensur Bajrami19551956Branko Šalipur19561956Miroslav Brozović19561958László Fenyvesi19581959Mensur Bajrami19591959Dimitrije Tadić19591960Branko Stanković19601960Joško Domorocki19601961Vlatko Konjevod19611964Munib Saračević19641965Josip Babić19651966Marcel Žigante19661967Milan Ribar196719761 Yugoslav First LeagueVasilije Radović (interim)19761977Sulejman Rebac19771978Ivica Osim19781986Boris Bračulj19861987Mile Prnjatović19871987Blagoje Bratić19871988Josip Bukal19881988Mišo Smajlović Boris Bračulj (interim)19881989Nedeljko Gugolj19891989Mišo Smajlović19891991Milan Ribar19911992Mišo Smajlović19941997Tarik Hodžić (interim)19971997Dino Đurbuzović19971997Boris Bračulj19971998Enver Hadžiabdić199819991 Bosnian First League 1 Bosnian SupercupNedžad Verlašević199930 June 1999Enver Hadžiabdić1 July 199930 June 20001 Bosnian CupDino Đurbuzović1 July 200028 February 20011 Bosnian SupercupAmar Osim1 March 200110 October 20032 Bosnian Premier League 2 Bosnian Cup 1 Bosnian SupercupMilomir Odović11 October 200310 June 2004Jiří Plíšek11 June 200429 October 2004Ismet Štilić (interim)30 October 200431 December 2004Ivo Ištuk5 January 200531 May 2005Ratko Ninković1 June 200512 March 2006Almir Memić (interim)12 March 200627 June 2006Nenad Starovlah27 June 200619 September 2006Dželaludin Muharemović (interim)19 September 200631 December 2006Enver Hadžiabdić10 January 200718 January 2008Simo Krunić18 January 200824 November 2008Demir Hotić31 December 200831 May 2009Amar Osim22 June 200919 September 20133 Bosnian Premier League 2 Bosnian CupDino Đurbuzović19 September 20136 June 2014Admir Adžem6 June 201415 December 2014Almir Memić17 December 20147 January 2015Milomir Odović8 January 201511 September 2015Vlado Čapljić11 September 201529 September 2015Edis Mulalić29 September 20157 May 2016Haris Alihodžić (interim)7 May 201630 May 2016Miloš Kostić30 May 201622 August 2016Slavko Petrović24 August 201623 July 2017Admir Adžem23 July 20174 June 20181 Bosnian CupSlobodan Krčmarević4 June 201830 July 2018Milomir Odović30 July 201827 November 2018Amar Osim31 December 201811 April 2021Blaž Slišković14 April 20211 June 2021Tomislav Ivković18 June 202124 December 2021Edis Mulalić7 January 20226 April 2023Nermin Bašić12 April 20231 November 2023Haris Alihodžić (interim)1 November 20237 November 2023Abdulhakeem Al-Tuwaijri7 November 20232 January 2024Bruno Akrapović8 January 202420 April 2024 Dino Đurbuzović (interim)20 April 2024 12 June 2024Denis Ćorić12 June 202419 May 2025Admir Adžem10 June 20257 December 2025Slaviša Stojanović29 December 202522 February 2026Savo Milošević3 March 202614 May 2026David Muslera Rodríguez14 July 2026Present
Honours RankManagerYLRLFLPLBCBSTotal1 Amar Osim – – – 5 4 1 102 Enver Hadžiabdić – – 1 – 1 1 33 Milan Rajlić – 1 – – – – 1 Milan Ribar 1 – – – – – Dino Đurbuzović – – – – – 1 Admir Adžem – – – – 1 –
Notes 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.
References
External links History at themaniacs.org