Ilijas Pašić (10 May 1934 – 2 February 2015) was a Yugoslav football player and manager.
Playing career
Club
He started playing football at FK Romanija at Pale, a small club based on the outskirts of Sarajevo. At the age of 18 he made a move to the city's giants Željezničar. He played more than 250 games for the club as a left winger (including 174 across all competitions) and scored almost 200 goals (104 in competitive matches). That makes him one of the best goalscorers in history of the club.
He made a move to Dinamo Zagreb in 1959 for whom he played 95 games, scoring 31 goals over a period of three seasons, until 1962.[1] However, his career was hampered by a serious injury. He later played in Austria and Switzerland.
International
In 1954 he made his debut for the Yugoslavia national team, as the first ever Željezničar player earn a full international cap. He had a total of eight appearances for the national team, and scored one goal, on his debut. He was a part of the Yugoslavia squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
He was also a member of Under-21 national team and B national team (18 games, 12 goals). His final international was a December 1959 friendly match against West Germany.[2]
Managerial career
He worked as a coach in Switzerland.[3] He was a head coach in NK Rijeka and BSK Slavonski Brod, before he returned to Switzerland once more.
Career statistics
As a player
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Yugoslavia | League | Yugoslav Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1952 | Željezničar Sarajevo | Yugoslav Third League | 2 | 0 | - | - | – | – | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 1952-53 | Yugoslav Second League | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 11 | 4 | |
| 1953-54 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | – | - | - | 36 | 7 | ||
| 1954-55 | Yugoslav First League | 20 | 13 | - | - | – | – | - | - | 20 | 13 | |
| 1955-56 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| 1956-57 | Yugoslav Second League | 25 | 17 | - | - | – | – | - | - | 25 | 17 | |
| 1957-58 | Yugoslav Second League | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | - | - | 25 | 10 | |
| 1958-59 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | - | - | 21 | 7 | ||
| 1959-60 | Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1961-62 | 0 | 0 | - | - | – | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1962-63 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 27 | 7 | ||
| Total | 199 | 72 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 232 | 84 | ||
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| NK Rijeka | June, 1970 | July, 1971 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 68.75 |
Honours
- Željezničar Sarajevo
- Yugoslav Second League (Zone II): 1956–57
- Dinamo Zagreb
- NK Rijeka
- Yugoslav Second League: 1970-71
References
- ^ "Ilija Pašić". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Pašić Ilijas statistics". www.reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
External links
- Ilijas Pašić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ilijas Pašić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
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