England, 4 - 20 MAY 2018 - GROUP C

Bosnia and Herzegovina U-17 National Team 2 - Basic information

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Damjan Ratković Adin Mulaosmanović Nenad Džidić Coach Coach GK Coach Goalkeepers Name Name Luka Kačavenda Belmin Dizdarević Date of Birth Date of Birth 01/11/2001 09/08/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 6/0 0/0 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 6/0 0/0 Club Club FK Vojvodina (SRB) FK Sarajevo

www.nfsbih.ba Defenders Name Name Elvir Muminović Robert Voloder Date of Birth Date of Birth 02/03/2001 09/05/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 5/0 6/0 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 5/0 6/0 Club Club FC Sion (SUI) 1. FC Köln (GER)

Name Name Dino Islamović Nemanja Nikolić Date of Birth Date of Birth 23/01/2001 21/02/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 6/0 3/0 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 6/0 3/0 Club Club FK Sarajevo FK Sarajevo

Name Name Stefan Rankić Andrej Đokanović Date of Birth Date of Birth 13/01/2001 01/03/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 5/0 3/0 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 5/0 3/0 Club Club 1. FC Union Berlin (GER) FK Sarajevo

www.nfsbih.ba Defenders Name Name Asim Muratović Alen Mehić Date of Birth Date of Birth 07/05/2001 23/02/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 0/0 3/1 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 0/0 3/1 Club Club FK Sloboda Atalanta BC (ITA)

Midfielders Name Name Dragan Matković Ajdin Hasić Date of Birth Date of Birth 09/06/2001 07/10/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 6/0 6/4 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 6/0 6/4 Club Club FK Vojvodina (SRB) GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)

Name Name Edin Mujić Denil Badžak Date of Birth Date of Birth 27/01/2001 02/03/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 5/1 6/2 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 5/1 6/2 Club Club FK Željezničar FC Augsburg (GER)

www.nfsbih.ba Forwards Name Name Farid Baćevac Kristijan Stanić Date of Birth Date of Birth 17/02/2001 20/04/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 2/0 2/1 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 2/0 2/1 Club Club 1. FC Köln (GER) HŠK Zrinjski

Name Name Vedad Radonja Malik Memišević Date of Birth Date of Birth 06/09/2001 15/07/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 3/0 0/0 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 3/0 0/0 Club Club GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) SV Werder Bremen (GER)

Name Name Armin Šarić Elmin Herić Date of Birth Date of Birth 21/03/2001 14/03/2001 Qualifying Apps/Goals Qualifying Apps/Goals 6/0 5/0 Compet. Apps/Goals Compet. Apps/Goals 6/0 5/0 Club Club FK Sarajevo 1. FC Köln (GER)

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Adnan Šatrović Branislav Tešan Marko Zovko Doctor Physiotherapist Coordinator

Ivana Vlaić Dinko Čeko Nihad Kukan Administrator Press Officer Kit Manager

www.nfsbih.ba Sakib Malkočević Bosnia and Herzegovina Under 17 team head coach

Born in Tuzla on 21.01.1965 - As a player whole career played in FK Sloboda Tuzla (1989-2001) - Played about 400 games for Sloboda - 6 years played as a team captain - Played 5 national Cup finals - Starts coaching career in 2003 - Participated twice in the UEFA Intertoto Cup as the FK Sloboda senior team coach, and once in the UEFA Cup - Bosnia and Herzegovina champion with FK Sloboda U-19 team in 2011 - Head coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina Under 17 team since 2011 - 5 times participated in European Under 17 Championship Elite Round - Qualified for the Under 17 European Championship in 2016 (Baku, Azerbaijan) - Qualified for the Under 17 European Championship in 2017 (Croatia) - Qualified for the Under 17 European Championship in 2018 (England)

Zoran Erbez Bosnia and Herzegovina Under 15 team head coach

Born in Sarajevo on 15.09.1971 - As a player most of his career played in FK Slavija – Istočno Sarajevo - 8 years worked as an assistant coach in FK Slavija – Istočno Sarajevo - 2 years worked as a head coach in FK Slavija – Istočno Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup winner with FK Slavija in 2009 as a head coach - Second place in Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League with FK Slavija in 2009 as a head coach - Participated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Cup with FK Slavija in 2009 as a heaad coach - Head coach of FK Slavija U-19 team (2009-2011) - Head coach of FK Slavija U-17 team (2011-2013) - Head coach of FK Slavija U-15 team (2013-present) - Head coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina Under 15 team since 2011 - Participated at the European Under 17 Championship in 2016 (Baku, Azerbaijan) as an assistant coach - Qualified for the European Under 17 Championship in 2018 (England)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Team facts Previous U17 final tournaments 2 Most recent 2017 (group stage) Best performance Group stage (2016, 2017) Coaches Sakib Malkočević and Zoran Erbez

Qualifying results Qualifying round Group 8 Elite round Group 6 P W D L F A Pts P W D L F A Pts Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 2 0 5 1 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 4 4 6 Slovakia 3 1 2 0 3 1 5 Denmark 3 2 0 1 2 1 6 FYR Macedonia* 3 1 2 0 2 0 5 France 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 Moldova 3 0 0 3 0 8 0 * 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 *Hosts *Hosts MDA 0-2 SVK, BIH 0-0 MKD, SVK 0-0 MKD, FRA 3-0 BIH, DEN 1-0 AUT, FRA 1-2 DEN, BIH 4-0 MDA, MKD 2-0 MDA, SVK 1-1 BIH AUT 1-3 BIH, BIH 1-0 DEN, AUT 0-0 FRA

MATCHES

05 May 2018 Group Stage Loughborough University Stadium Loughborough DENMARK 13:30 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

05 May 2018 Group Stage Loughborough University Stadium Loughborough REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 18:45 BELGIUM

08 May 2018 Group Stage St. George’s Park Stadium Burton-on-Trent REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 14:00 DENMARK

08 May 2018 Group Stage Rotherham United Stadium Rotherham BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 20:00 BELGIUM

11 May 2018 Group Stage Chesterfield FC Stadium Chesterfield BELGIUM 14:00 DENMARK

11 May 2018Group Stage St. George’s Park Stadium Burton-on-Trent BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 14:00 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

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