Abas Arslanagić
Abas Arslanagić (born October 2, 1944) is a Bosnian former handball player and coach who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1972, he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal at the Munich Games. He played five matches including the final as goalkeeper.
Abas Arslanagić

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- Name
- Abas Arslanagić
- Born
- October 2, 1944
- Birthplace
- Derventa, Independent State of Croatia
- Nationality
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Occupation
- handball player · writer · handball coach
- Languages
- Bosnian
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Abas Arslanagić (born October 2, 1944) is a Bosnian former handball player and coach who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1972, he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal at the Munich Games. He played five matches including the final as goalkeeper.
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Four years later, he was a member of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches as goalkeeper. In 2013, Arslanagić retired from coaching.
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• Name — Abas Arslanagić • Born — October 2, 1944 • Birthplace — Derventa, Independent State of Croatia • Position — Goalkeeper • Youthyears1 — 1958–1962 • Youthclubs1 — Partizan Derventa • Years1 — 1962–1963 • Clubs1 — Partizan • Years2 — 1963–1976 • Clubs2 — Borac Banja Luka • Years3 — 1976–1977 • Clubs3 — TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke • Nationalyears1 — 1969–1978 • Nationalteam1 — Yugoslavia • Nationalcaps1 — 125 • Nationalgoals1 — 1 • Manageryears1 — 1972–1978 • Managerclubs1 — Borac Banja Luka (youth) • Manageryears2 — 1978–1980 • Managerclubs2 — RK Bosnamontaža • Manageryears3 — 1981 • Managerclubs3 — Yugoslavia U21 • Manageryears4 — 1982–1986 • Managerclubs4 — Yugoslavia (GK coach) • Manageryears5 — 1986–1988 • Managerclubs5 — Yugoslavia • Manageryears6 — 1987–1988 • Managerclubs6 — Metaloplastika • Manageryears7 — 1988–1990 • Managerclubs7 — Benfica • Manageryears8 — 1988–1994 • Managerclubs8 — Qatar • Manageryears9 — 1995–1996 • Managerclubs9 — Croatia • Manageryears10 — 1995–1996 • Managerclubs10 — Badel 1862 Zagreb • Manageryears11 — 1996–1998 • Managerclubs11 — RK Krško • Manageryears12 — 1998–2000 • Managerclubs12 — Celje Pivovarna Laško • Manageryears13 — 2000–2001 • Managerclubs13 — RK Zvečevo • Manageryears14 — 2001–2002 • Managerclubs14 — SG Handball West Wien • Manageryears15 — 2002–2003 • Managerclubs15 — Bosna Sarajevo • Manageryears16 — 2002–2003 • Managerclubs16 — Bosnia and Herzegovina ŽRK Lokomotiva Zagreb • Manageryears18 — 2004–2005 • Managerclubs18 — Medveščak Infosistem • Manageryears19 — 2005 • Managerclubs19 — Borac Banja Luka • Manageryears20 — 2006–2008 • Managerclubs20 — Qatar U21 • Medaltemplates — Men's handball World Championship Mediterranean Games IHF U-21 World Championship • Show Medals — yes
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1944
Abas Arslanagić was born in 1944 at Derventa.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1288986: Abas Arslanagić
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- “Abas Arslanagić”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Honours
• Player • Borac Banja Luka • Yugoslav First League: 1972-73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 • Yugoslav Cup: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 • European Champions Cup: 1975-76 • Yugoslavia • 1970 World Championship third place • 1972 Summer Olympics first place • 1974 World Championship third place • 1975 Mediterranean Games first place • 1976 Summer Olympics fifth place • Coach • Metaloplastika • Yugoslav First League: 1987-88 • Qatar • 1989 Asian Championship sixth place • 1991 Asian Championship fourth place • 1993 Asian Championship seventh place • Benfica • Portuguese First Division: 1988-89, 1989-1990 • Portuguese Super Cup: 1989 • Zagreb • Croatian First A League: 1995-96 • Croatian Cup: 1996 • Celje • Slovenian First League: 1998-99, 1999-00 • Slovenian Cup: 1999, 2000 • Bosna Sarajevo • First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2002-03 • Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2003
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