Kenan Hasagić

{{Short description|Bosnian footballer (born 1980)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kenan Hasagić

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|02|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kakanj, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.86 m{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/915/Kenan_Hasagic.html|title=Kenan Hasagić|access-date=3 November 2019|website=National-Football-Teams.com}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Bosnia and Herzegovina (goalkeeping coach)

| youthyears1 = 1994–1997

| youthclubs1 = Rudar Kakanj

| years1 = 1997–1998

| clubs1 = Rudar Kakanj

| caps1 = 14

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1998–1999

| clubs2 = Vorwärts Steyr

| caps2 = 21

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1999–2001

| clubs3 = Altay

| caps3 = 42

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2001

| clubs4 = Bosna Visoko

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2002

| clubs5 = Rudar Kakanj

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2002–2004

| clubs6 = Željezničar

| caps6 = 55

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2004–2007

| clubs7 = Gaziantepspor

| caps7 = 76

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2007–2012

| clubs8 = İstanbul Başakşehir

| caps8 = 84

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 311

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2011

| nationalteam1 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

| nationalcaps1 = 44

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2017–2019

| managerclubs1 = Mladost Doboj Kakanj (goalkeeping coach)

| manageryears2 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs2 = Bosnia and Herzegovina (goalkeeping coach)

| manageryears3 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs3 = Tuzla City (goalkeeping coach)

| manageryears4 = 2021–2024

| managerclubs4 = Željezničar (goalkeeping coach)

| manageryears5 = 2024–

| managerclubs5 = Bosnia and Herzegovina (goalkeeping coach)

}}

Kenan Hasagić ({{IPA|bs|xâsaɡitɕ}}; born 1 February 1980) is a Bosnian former professional football goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Hasagić's football career began in his hometown with Rudar Kakanj. At the age of 16, he made his debut in a first division match. He concedeed 5 goals. He was the most promising goalkeeper in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he played for youth selections and was later transferred to Austrian side Vorwärts Steyr.

After that, Hasagić was a member of Altay in Turkey but didn't see much first team football. He went back to Bosnia and played for Rudar Kakanj and Bosna Visoko. In 2003, he signed a contract with Željezničar. Here he found good form and even became first choice goalkeeper for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

During the 2004–05 season, he moved to Turkey once again where he signed for Turkish Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor. In 2007, he moved over to another Turkish Süper Lig side in İstanbul Başakşehir. In 2012, Hasagić retired from football early after injuries shattered his career.

International career

Hasagić made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a September 2002 European Championship qualification match against Romania and has earned a total of 44 caps, scoring no goals.{{Cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players| url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bih-recintlp.html|date= 16 July 2009 |website=RSSSF|access-date = 30 January 2021}} His final international was an October 2011 European Championship qualification match against France.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=7978|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=2021-03-06}}

Coaching career

In August 2017, Hasagić became the new goalkeeping coach of Bosnian Premier League club Mladost Doboj Kakanj.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/kenan-hasagic-pojacao-mladost-doboj-kakanj/248190|title=Kenan Hasagić pojačao Mladost Doboj Kakanj|date=14 August 2017|accessdate=14 August 2017|language=Bosnian|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}} Two years later, on 2 November 2019, he announced that he left Mladost and that he will only be focusing on the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/kenan-hasagic-napustio-fk-mladost-doboj-kakanj/339486|title=Kenan Hasagić napustio FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj|date=2 November 2019|accessdate=2 November 2019|language=Bosnian|author=S. Mlaćo|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

On 4 January 2018, after Robert Prosinečki was named the new head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, it was announced that Hasagić became the new goalkeeping coach of the national team.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/kenan-hasagic-i-elvir-rahimic-u-strucnom-stabu-roberta-prosineckog/263800|title=Kenan Hasagić i Elvir Rahimić u stručnom štabu Roberta Prosinečkog|date=4 January 2018|accessdate=4 January 2018|language=Bosnian|author=A. Lendo|publisher=sportsport.ba}} Hasagić left the national team in November 2019 with the sacking of Prosinečki.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/robert-prosinecki-vise-nije-selektor-bih/342477|title=Robert Prosinečki više nije selektor BiH|date=27 November 2019|accessdate=27 November 2019|language=Bosnian|author=M.Šljivak|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

It was announced on 7 January 2020 that Hasagić took over the position of goalkeeping coach of another Bosnian Premier League club, Tuzla City, working alongside former national team teammate and godfather Elvir Baljić, the club manager at the time.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/kenan-hasagic-dogovorio-saradnju-sa-tuzla-cityjem/347088|title=Kenan Hasagić dogovorio saradnju sa Tuzla Cityjem|date=7 January 2020|accessdate=7 January 2020|language=Bosnian|author=A. Pašić|publisher=sportsport.ba}} He decided to leave the club in June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/kenan-hasagic-odlazak-fk-tuzla-city/400793|title=Kenan Hasagić napušta FK Tuzla City|date=5 June 2021|access-date=5 June 2021|language=bs|author=M. Šljivak|publisher=sportsport.ba}}

On 9 July 2021, Hasagić became the new goalkeeping coach of his former club Željezničar.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/kenan-hasagic-fk-zeljeznicar-trener/403258|title=Kenan Hasagić se vratio u FK Željezničar|date=9 July 2021|access-date=9 July 2021|language=bs|author=M. Šljivak|publisher=sportsport.ba}} He left the club by mutual consent in April 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/bruno-akrapovic-vise-nije-trener-fk-zeljeznicar/240419189|title=Bruno Akrapović više nije trener FK Željezničar|date=20 April 2024|access-date=20 April 2024|language=bs|author=E.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}}

In May 2024, Hasagić returned to the Bosnian national team to work as a goalkeeping coach within the staff of newly appointed head coach Sergej Barbarez.{{cite web|url=https://faktor.ba/sport/fudbal/barbarez-kompletirao-strucni-stab-ukupno-11-ljudi-legende-reprezentacije-a-medu-njima-i-finac/188080|title=Barbarez kompletirao stručni štab: Ukupno 11 ljudi, legende reprezentacije, a među njima i Finac|date=16 May 2024|access-date=16 May 2024|language=bs|website=faktor.ba}}

Personal life

In 1998, Hasagić met his future wife, Dijana, in Jablanica. They were married in 2000. They have three daughters together: Ilda, Iman and Inam. On 27 December 2009, Hasagić confirmed he divorced his wife Dijana after 9 years of marriage.

After his divorce, he has been in a long-term relationship with a model, Aminka Sivac. He is 15 years older than her.{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/magazin/ne-smeta-mu-razlika-hasagic-ljubi-15-godina-mladu-aminku/302045|title=Ne smeta mu razlika: Hasagić ljubi 15 godina mlađu Aminku|date=4 January 2019|accessdate=4 January 2019|language=Bosnian|author=O. Lekić|publisher=sportsport.ba}} On 8 July 2019, Hasagić married Sivac. Former national team teammate Elvir Baljić was the best man at his wedding.{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/ozenio-se-kenan-hasagic-kum-mu-bio-elvir-baljic/190708161|title=Oženio se Kenan Hasagić, kum mu bio Elvir Baljić|date=8 July 2019|accessdate=8 July 2019|language=Bosnian|publisher=Klix.ba}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="9"|Bosnia and Herzegovina

|2002

10
200370
200420
200570
200660
200850
200930
201060
201170
colspan="2"|Total440

Honours

=Player=

Željezničar

References

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