Sulejman Rebac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sulejman Rebac

Yugoslav footballer

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1929

Place of Birth: Mostar, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Death: 17-Nov-2006

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sulejman "Sula" Rebac (29 March 1929 – 17 November 2006) was a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer and manager. He started playing football at FK Velež Mostar in 1947.
In 1954, he moved to HNK Hajduk Split where he stayed for several seasons.
He also played one season for FK Sarajevo.
In total, he played more than 1000 games, scoring 620 goals.
He is considered to be one of the most celebrated football players in history of Velež and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 1956, Rebac made one appearance for the Croatian national team against Indonesia, in which he scored two goals.
After retirement, he began his coaching career.
He started in 1963 as a coach of Velež Mostar.
Although they had never won a title, Velež Mostar was among the top Yugoslav clubs at the time.
Players like Dušan Bajevic, Enver Maric, Franjo Vladic, Džemal Hadžiabdic, Vahid Halilhodžic, Aleksandar Ristic, Boro Primorac, Vladimir Pecelj, Momcilo Vukoje, Ahmed Glavovic, Dubravko Ledic, Jadranko Topic, Marijan Kvesic, Marko Colic and Slobodan Mrgan, all made their names under the guidance of Sulejman Rebac.
In the 1977–78 season, he was a coach of FK Željeznicar Sarajevo. In December 1973, he was appointed to a coaching commission, alongside Miljan Miljanic, Milan Ribar, Tomislav Ivic and Milovan Ciric, created to lead the Yugoslavia national team.
As a part of it, he was present at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.Sulejman Rebac died on 17 November 2006 in Mostar.