Hamburg - Ivory Coast have appointed Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic as coach to lead the national side's bid to reach a second successive World Cup finals. Halilhodzic, 55, succeeds German Uli Stielike whose contract was not extended last month. The former Yugoslav international, who was coach of Saudi Arabia club Al Ittihad and has also coached French clubs Stade Rennes, Lille and Paris St Germain, has signed a two-year contract, the Ivorian federation said. Ivory Coast begin their World Cup qualifying campaign at home to Mozambique on June 1. (dpa
MIRZA DELIBASIC As i said, this last wallpaper is made in honor of Bosnian basketball legend - wallpaper of Mirza Delibasic... Delibasic had great career and is member of FIBA Hall of Fame... He won Olympic gold in Moscow 1980, gold at 1978 World championship and also has 3 gold medals from European championships - all of them won as member of Yugoslavian national team. Delibasic also won many titles and trophies with clubs he played for. He died at December 8th, 2001 in Sarajevo at the age of 47 but legend of him as basketball player will live forever. RIP Mirza
In 2000, Mirza Delibašić was named Bosnia’s top athlete of all-time. Although he started out with a Bosnian title in tennis in 1968, he earned that award playing basketball. He played guard for Bosna Sarajevo (1972-1981), and led the team to the Yugoslav title in 1979 and a victory in the 1979 Euroleague. He then left to play for Real Madrid in Spain, winning the national title there in 1982. With the national team, Delibašić won every prize available. In 1975 and 1977, Yugoslavia won the European Championships, followed by a World Title in 1978 and Olympic gold in 1980. It should be noted that no American team was present in 1980, and that the U.S. was represented by the Christian “Athletes in Action” in 1978. The 176-fold international experienced various health problems following the end of his career in 1983, and succumbed to lung cancer in 2001. His funeral in Sarajevo was attended by thousands of people, including many of his former teammates for the Yugoslav national team.