OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

LEAGUE A GROUP 1

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. NETHERLANDS

11 OCTOBER w 18:00 STADIUM BILINO POLJE, UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - vs. Netherlands

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Nogometni/Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA FOOTBALL FEDERATION

Osnovan / Foundation: 1992. Član FIFA / Affi liated: 1995. Član UEFA / Affi liated: 1998. Predsjednik / President: Elvedin Begić Generalni sekretar / Secretary General: Adnan Džemidžić Broj registrovanih igrača / reported players: 35.454 Seniori / men: 33.288 Seniorke / women: 1.051 Igrači futsala / futsal players: 1.115 Broj registrovanih klubova / clubs: 804 Muški fudbal / men’s: 702 Ženski fudbal / women’s: 36 Futsal: 66 Broj sudija / Referees: 1.750 Žene / women: 77 Muškarci / men: 1.673

KRALJEVSKI NOGOMETNI SAVEZ NIZOZEMSKE ROYAL DUCH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Osnovan / Foundation: 1919. Član FIFA / Affi liated: 1923. Član UEFA / Affi liated: 1955. Predsjednik / President: Just Spee Generalni sekretar / Secretary General: Gijs de Jong Tehnički direktor / Technical Director Eric Gudde

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4 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA FOOTBALL FEDERATION Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Netherlands - UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE Poštovani sportski prijatelji, Dear sports friends, Od 1995. godine, kada je selekci- From 1995, when the BH national ja BiH odigrala svoju prvu zvaničnu uta- team played its first official match, until kmicu, pa do danas, naš tim se sastajao today, our team has met with numerous sa brojnim svjetskim reprezentacijama world national teams, but never with ali nikad sa Nizozemskom. the Netherlands. Zanimljivo je da će utakmica tre- It is interesting that the match of ćeg kola UEFA A lige nacija praktično the third round of the UEFA Nations predstavljati prvi duel dvije selekcije. A League will practically represent the Nizozemska, koja je bila neuspješna u first duel between these two national kvalifikacijama za EP 2016. i SP 2018. teams. The Netherlands, which was uspjela se vratiti i osim što su trenutno unsuccessful in the qualifications for 13. na FIFA rang listi, već su obezbijedili the 2016 European Championship and i plasman na završni turnir Euro 2020. the 2018 World Cup, managed to re- Uvjeren sam da da reprezentacija koja je dala turn and, in addition to being currently 13th on the FIFA jednog Johana Cruyffa, Marka van Bastena, Ruuda ranking list, they have already secured a place in the Gullita i druge velikane, u našu zemlju ne dolazi samo 2020 EURO final tournament. da bi odigrala jednu rutinsku utakmicu, već prije sve- I am convinced that the national team that gave ga da pokaže da se radi o selekciji zbog koje su nekad one Johan Cruyff, Marko van Basten, Ruud Gullit and mnogi zavoljeli fudbal. other greats, comes to our country not only to play one S druge strane i našim igračima nedostaju uta- routine match, but above all to show that it is a national kmice protiv ovakvih rivala, tako da možemo očekiva- team that made many people love football. ti da će se svi koji u srijedu 14. oktobra, 2020. istrče On the other hand, our players also lack matches na teren stadiona „Bilino polje“ truditi da opravdaju against such rivals, so we can expect that everyone naša očekivanja. Rezultat nije imperativ, ali očekuje- who will run on the pitch of the “Bilino Polje” Stadium on mo da su svi svjesni šta znači obući dres za grbom Wednesday, 14th October 2020, will try to justify our svoje zemlje a da se povjerenje gradi kroz požrtvo- expectations. The result is not imperative, but we expect vanje i jedinstvo na terenu, te igru u kojoj se beskom- everyone to be aware of what it means to wear the jer- promisno bori za svaku loptu. sey with the coat of arms of his country and to build trust Sa takvim odnosom i željom pokazaćemo i da naš through sacrifice and unity on the pitch, and a game in plasman u elitni rang Lige nacija nije bio slučajan. which you fight uncompromisingly for every ball. Nizozemci su poznati kao nacija koja voli nogo- With such an attitude and desire, we will show that met i svoju reprezentaciju ali u tom kontekstu sam our qualification to the elite rank of the Nations League siguran da im i mi možemo parirati. Bezbroj je situa- was not accidental. cija u kojima su se bh. navijači pokazali kao dodatna The Dutch are known as a nation that loves football snaga i motiv da se na terenu pruži više nego što se and its national team, but in that context, I am sure we objektivno može. Nedostajaće ta podrška i gostuju- can match them too. There are countless situations in ćem timu i nama, sasvim je sigurno, međutim zbog which BH fans showed as additional strength and moti- trenutne epidemiološke situacije izazvane virusom vation to provide more on the field than objectively pos- Covid 19, još neko vrijeme će se igrati bez publike. sible. Both the visiting team and us will lack that support, Ipak, to ne bi trebalo uticati na aktere ovog su- it is quite certain, however, due to the current epidemi- sreta, koji bi po svemu trebalo da bude spektaku- ological situation caused by the Covid-19 virus, it will be laran, da jedni drugima iskažu poštovanje i odigraju played without an audience for some time to come. „fair-play“. However, that should not affect the actors of this Kao Predsjednik NS/FS BiH, pozdravljam dra- match, which should be spectacular in all respects, to ge goste iz Nizozemske, igrače i rukovodstva obje show respect to each other and play “fair-play”. reprezentacije, kao i službene predstavnike UEFA/ As the FF BH President, I greet the dear guests FIFA-e. Želja mi je da večeras uživamo u dobroj no- from the Netherlands, the players and the management gometnoj utakmici, ali i da se pridržavamo svih od- of both national teams, as well as the official representa- luka nadležnih institucija vezanih za zdravlje igrača, tives of UEFA/FIFA. My wish is to enjoy a good football dužnosnika i navijača. match tonight, but also to abide by all the decisions of the competent institutions related to the health of play- Predsjednik NS/FS BiH ers, officials and fans. Elvedin Begić FF BH President Elvedin Begić BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA FOOTBALL FEDERATION 5 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Netherlands

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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA STAFF Dušan Bajević Head Coach

MEDICAL STAFF

Reuf Karabeg Doctor

Adnan Hadžimuratović Doctor

Slaven Musa Rusmir Cviko Marko Ostojić Assistent Coach Assistent Coach Doctor

Ismar Hadžibajrić Physiotherapist

Siniša Ćebić Physiotherapist

Marko Pehar Physiotherapist Adnan Čustović Goran Brašnić Assistent Coach GK Coach Admir Zaimović Kit Manager

Ermin Ćehajić Kit Manager

Eldin Jelešković Darko Ljubojević Fitness Coach Team Secretary

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Ibrahim Šehić Asmir Begović Position Position GK GK Date of Birth Date of Birth 02.09.1988. 20.06.1987. Club Club Konyspor AFC Caps Bournemouth 29 Caps Goals 63 - Goals -

Jasmin Burić Kenan Pirić Position Position GK GK Date of Birth Date of Birth 18.02.1987. 07.07.1994. Club Club Hapoel Haifa NK Maribor Caps Caps 1 2 Goals Goals - -

Siniša Saničanin Ervin Zukanović Position Position DF DF Date of Birth Date of Birth 24.04.1995. 11.02.1987. Club Club FK Vojvodina Fatih Caps Karagumuruk 3 Caps Goals 38 - Goals -

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Sead Kolašinac Bojan Nastić Position Position DF DF Date of Birth Date of Birth 20.06.1993. 06.07.1994. Club Club Arsenal FC Bate Borisov Caps Caps 32 4 Goals Goals - -

Anel Ahmedhodžić Dennis Hadžikadunić Position Position DF DF Date of Birth Date of Birth 26.03.1999. 09.07.1998. Club Club Malmo FF FK Rostov Caps Caps 1 - Goals Goals - -

Branimir Cipetić Darko Todorović Position Position DF DF Date of Birth Date of Birth 24.05.1995. 05.05.1997. Club Club NK Široki Brijeg HNK Hajduk Caps Split 2 Caps Goals 10 - Goals -

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Advan Kadušić Rade Krunić Position Position DF MF Date of Birth Date of Birth 14.10.1997. 07.10.1993. Club Club NK Celje AC Milan Caps Caps - 14 Goals Goals - 2

Stjepan Lončar Miralem Pjanić Position Position MF MF Date of Birth Date of Birth 10.11.1996. 12.04.1990. Club Club HNK Rijeka FC Barcelona Caps Caps 5 93 Goals Goals - 15

Gojko Cimirot Amir Hadžiahmetović Position Position MF MF Date of Birth Date of Birth 19.12.1992. 08.03.1998. Club Club Standard Liege Konyaspor Caps Caps 24 3 Goals Goals - -

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Amer Gojak Deni Milošević Position Position MF MF Date of Birth Date of Birth 13.02.1997. 09.03.1995. Club Club Torino FC Konyaspor Caps Caps 13 9 Goals Goals 4 1

Haris Hajradinović Benjamin Tatar Position Position FW MF Date of Birth Date of Birth 18.02.1994. 17.05.1994. Club Club Kasimpasa FK Caps Caps 3 - Goals Goals 1 -

Dino Hotić Edin Džeko Position Position MF FW Date of Birth Date of Birth 26.07.1995. 17.03.1986. Club Club Cercle Brugge AS Roma Caps Caps 2 110 Goals Goals - 59

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Smail Prevljak Armin Hodžić Position Position FW FW Date of Birth Date of Birth 10.05.1995. 17.11.1994. Club Club Kas Eupen Kasimpasa Caps Caps 1 11 Goals Goals - 3

Edin Višća Milan Đurić Position Position FW FW Date of Birth Date of Birth 17.02.1990. 22.05.1990. Club Club Istanbul US Salernitana Basaksehir 1919 Caps Caps 53 14 Goals Goals 10 7

OFFICIALS

Referee Istvan Kovacs (ROU) Assistant referee 1 Mihai Ovidiu Artene (ROU) Assistant referee 2 Valentin Gabriel Avram (ROU) 4th o cial Sergei Ivanov (RUS) Delegate Depi Koxenoglou (GRE) Observer David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP) RLO Tarik Kečo (BIH)

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STAFF Assistant coach: Dwight Lodeweges Assistant coach: GK coach: Patrick Lodewijks

Frank de Boer Head Coach

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NETHERLANDS

Caps/ No Player Position Date of Birth Club Goals 1 Jasper Cillessen GK 22.04.1989 Valencia 58 2 GK 03.04.1988 Norwich City 8 3 GK 10.03.1991 AZ - 4 Nathan Aké DF 18.02.1995 Manchester City 15/2 5 DF 09.03.1990 Ajax 69/2 6 Virgil van Dijk DF 08.07.1991 Liverpool 35/4 7 DF 18.04.1996 PSV 10 8 DF 09.01.1994 Atalanta Bergamo 5 9 Joël Veltman DF 15.01.1992 Brighton & Hove Albion 24/2 10 DF 05.02.1992 Inter 37/3 11 DF 28.11.1999 AZ - 12 Donny van de Beek MF 18.04.1997 Manchester United 12 13 MF 12.02.2002 PSV - 14 MF 12.05.1997 Barcelona 17/1 15 MF 28.02.1998 AZ - 16 MF 29.03.1991 Atalanta Bergamo 18 17 Kevin Strootman MF 13.02.1990 Olympique Marseille 46/3 18 MF 11.11.1990 Liverpool 64/18 19 Ryan Babel FW 19.12.1986 Galatasaray 63/10 20 FW 19.12.1991 16 21 Steven Bergwijn FW 08.10.1997 Tottenham Hotspur 11/1 22 FW 13.02.1994 Olympique Lyon 54/19 23 FW 27.08.1990 Sevilla 26/5 24 FW 19.01.1999 PSV 4/1 25 FW 04.01.1992 Ajax 44/7

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EXCLUSIVE PARTNER

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