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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion Bilino polje - Zenica Friday 9 June 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Bosnia and Herzegovina Group H - Matchday 6 Greece Last updated 09/06/2017 10:23CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 10 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece Friday 9 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Tzavellas 90+5; 13/11/2016 QR (GS) Greece - Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 Piraeus Karnezis 32 (og) FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Bosnia and Herzegovina - Džeko 30, 54, Ibišević 22/03/2013 QR (GS) 3-1 Zenica Greece 36; Gekas 90+3 12/10/2012 QR (GS) Greece - Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-0 Piraeus UEFA EURO 2008 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Charisteas 10, Gekas 58, Liberopoulos 73; 13/10/2007 QR (GS) Greece - Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2 Athens M. Hrgović 54, Ibišević 90+2 Charisteas 9 (P), Patsatzoglou 82, 11/10/2006 QR (GS) Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece 0-4 Zenica Samaras 85, Katsouranis 90+3 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 02/04/1997 QR (GS) Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece 0-1 Sarajevo Frantzeskos 73 Ouzounidis 41, 01/09/1996 QR (GS) Greece - Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 Kalamata Apostolakis 78, Nikolaidis 84 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 4 0 2 2 - - - - 8 1 3 4 6 13 Greece 4 2 2 0 3 2 0 1 - - - - 8 4 3 1 13 6 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece Friday 9 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica Squad list Bosnia and Herzegovina Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Ibrahim Šehić 02/09/1988 28 Qarabağ - 0 0 0 0 - Asmir Begović 20/06/1987 29 Chelsea - 5 0 0 0 - Kenan Pirić 07/07/1994 22 Zrinjski - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Toni Šunjić 15/12/1988 28 Palermo - 2 0 0 0 - Ognjen Vranješ 24/10/1989 27 AEK - 3 0 0 0 - Senad Lulić 18/01/1986 31 Lazio - 4 0 0 0 - Dario Dumić 30/01/1992 25 NEC - 0 0 0 0 - Ermin Bičakčić 24/01/1990 27 Hoffenheim - 4 1 0 0 - Ervin Zukanovic 11/02/1987 30 Atalanta - 4 0 0 0 Midfielders - Edin Cocalić 05/12/1987 29 Mechelen - 1 0 0 0 Philadelphia - Haris Medunjanin 08/03/1985 32 * 3 1 0 0 Union - Miralem Pjanić 02/04/1990 27 Juventus * 5 1 0 0 - Mato Jajalo 25/05/1988 29 Palermo - 2 0 0 0 İstanbul - Edin Višća 17/02/1990 27 - 4 1 0 0 Başakşehir - Sanjin Prcić 20/11/1993 23 Rennes - 0 0 0 0 - Muhamed Bešić 10/09/1992 24 Everton - 0 0 0 0 - Gojko Cimirot 19/12/1992 24 PAOK - 2 0 0 0 Forwards - Edin Džeko 17/03/1986 31 Roma - 4 3 0 0 - Vedad Ibišević 06/08/1984 32 Hertha - 5 3 0 0 - Miroslav Stevanović 29/07/1990 26 Željezničar - 0 0 0 0 Dinamo - Armin Hodžić 17/11/1994 22 - 1 0 0 0 Zagreb - Riad Bajić 06/05/1994 23 Konyaspor - 1 0 0 0 - Kenan Kodro 19/08/1993 23 Osasuna - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Mehmed Baždarević 28/09/1960 56 - 4 0 0 0 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece Friday 9 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica Greece Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Orestis Karnezis 11/07/1985 31 Udinese - 4 0 0 0 - Stefanos Kapino 18/03/1994 23 Olympiacos * 1 0 0 0 - Andreas Gianniotis 12/12/1992 24 Panionios - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Vasilis Torosidis 10/06/1985 31 Bologna - 5 2 0 0 - Sokratis Papastathopoulos 09/06/1988 29 Dortmund * 5 0 0 0 - Giannis Maniatis 12/10/1986 30 - 4 0 0 0 - Kostas Manolas 14/06/1991 25 Roma - 4 0 0 0 - Kostas Stafylidis 02/12/1993 23 Augsburg * 4 1 0 0 - Giorgos Koutroumbis 10/02/1991 26 Panathinaikos - 0 0 0 0 - Panagiotis Retsos 09/08/1998 18 Olympiacos - 0 0 0 0 - Marios Oikonomou 06/10/1992 24 Bologna * 1 0 0 0 Midfielders - Alexandros Tziolis 13/02/1985 32 Hearts - 3 0 0 0 - Petros Mantalos 31/08/1991 25 AEK - 5 1 0 0 - Yannis Gianniotas 29/04/1993 24 APOEL - 2 0 0 0 - Kostas Fortounis 16/10/1992 24 Olympiacos - 4 1 0 0 - Manolis Siopis 14/05/1994 23 Panionios - 0 0 0 0 - Dimitris Kourbelis 02/11/1993 23 Panathinaikos - 0 0 0 0 - Zeca 01/10/1988 28 Panathinaikos - 1 0 0 0 Forwards - Kostas Mitroglou 12/03/1988 29 Benfica * 5 3 0 0 - Dimitris Diamantakos 05/03/1993 24 Karlsruhe - 0 0 0 0 - Apostolos Vellios 08/01/1992 25 Nottm Forest - 2 0 0 0 - Tasos Bakasetas 28/06/1993 23 AEK - 3 0 0 0 - Anastasios Donis 29/08/1996 20 Nice - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Michael Skibbe 04/08/1965 51 - 5 0 0 0 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece Friday 9 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica Head coach Mehmed Baždarević Date of birth: 28 September 1960 Nationality: Bosnian Playing career: FK Željezničar, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Nîmes Olympique, Étoile Carouge FC Coaching career: FC Istres, Étoile du Sahel, Al-Wakrah SC (twice), Grenoble Foot 38, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, MC Alger, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Baždarević played in midfield for Sarajevo-based Željezničar, helping them reach the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1984/85. • Transferred to France for a lengthy spell with Sochaux, and was named as the best foreign player in Ligue 1 in 1988/89. Wound his career down with spells at Nîmes and Swiss side Étoile Carouge. • Capped 54 times by Yugoslavia, he made two appearances for the independent Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying. • Achieved a coaching coup by leading Istres to promotion to the top division in France, with further spells at Grenoble and Sochaux between assignments in Tunisia, Qatar and Algeria. • Hired to replace Safet Sušić as Bosnia and Herzegovina coach in December 2014 with the Dragons having taken two points from their first four UEFA EURO 2016 qualifiers. Stayed on for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers despite the play-off loss to the Republic of Ireland. Michael Skibbe Date of birth: 4 August 1965 Nationality: German Playing career: FC Schalke 04 Coaching career: Borussia Dortmund, Germany (assistant), Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Galatasaray AŞ, Eintracht Frankfurt, Eskişehirspor (twice), Hertha BSC Berlin, Kardemir Karabükspor, Grasshopper Club, Greece • Michael Skibbe started out as a midfielder at home-town club Schalke; however, the former youth international made just 15 first-team appearances before a series of cruciate injuries forced him to abandon his playing career in his early 20s. • Impressing as a youth coach at Schalke and Dortmund, Skibbe became the youngest boss in Bundesliga history when he was given the senior job at Dortmund aged 32 in July 1998. • Worked in tandem with Rudi Völler during the latter's time as Germany coach, reaching the 2002 FIFA World Cup final but the pair resigning after the national team's early exit from UEFA EURO 2004. Skibbe returned to club football, coaching Leverkusen from 2005–08. • First ventured abroad to coach Galatasaray from 2008–09. Went back to Turkey three more times, twice leading Eskişehirspor and briefly taking charge of Karabükspor. Had a longer stint in Switzerland with Grasshoppers. • Hired as Greece coach in late October 2015, tasked with directing their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying attempt after failure to reach UEFA EURO 2016. 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece Friday 9 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica Match officials Referee Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) Assistant referees Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA) , Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) Fourth official Marco Guida (ITA) FIFA Match Commissioner Christian Schmölzer (AUT) Referee observer Miroslav Tulinger (CZE) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Nicola Rizzoli 05/10/1971 8 89 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 10/10/2009 WC QR Estonia Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Tallinn 06/09/2013 WC QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovakia 0-1 Zenica Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 13/02/2008 UEL R32 Rangers FC Panathinaikos FC 0-0 Glasgow 10/10/2009 WC QR Estonia Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-2 Tallinn 04/11/2009 UCL GS R. Standard de Liège Olympiacos FC 2-0 Liege 14/09/2010 UCL GS FC Barcelona Panathinaikos FC 5-1 Barcelona 23/11/2011 UCL GS Olympique de Marseille Olympiacos FC 0-1 Marseille 06/09/2013 WC QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovakia 0-1 Zenica 14/11/2014 EURO QR Greece Faroe Islands 0-1 Piraeus 09/12/2015 UCL GS Olympiacos FC Arsenal FC 0-3 Piraeus 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece Friday 9 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers – which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.