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Historija se pisala kroz tunel i preko skele

Prištinski radioamateri javili rezultat iz Tirane * Bilo nam je stalo da igramo po svaku cijenu, kaže Fuad Muzurović


Bila je to utakmica o kojoj se mogu napisati eseji, ali za uvodnu rečenicu izabrali smo: "Historija je počela".
A počela je 30. novembra 1995. godine, kada je nogometna reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine odigrala prvu međunarodnu utakmicu.
Bilo je to u Tirani protiv Albanije, na jučerašnji dan prije 10 godina, kada se po prvi put na jednom fudbalskom igralištu začula himna BiH i kada su se na jednom mjestu našli i oni koji su otišli u nogometnu penziju, i oni koji su se udebljali i oni čije je vrijeme tek dolazilo.

Pozivi preko satelita

Selekciju je tada vodio Fuad Muzurović, koji je imao posao koji ne pamti nijedan drugi selektor u Evropi.
- Znam da sam tada našao satelitski faks i slao pozive mnogima, ali ih se dosta nije odazvalo. Neki su bili spriječeni, a neki nisu željeli. Okupili smo se u Zagrebu, gdje smo dobili dresove, pa letjeli u Tiranu.
Na početku smo imali osam fudbalera, među njima i Husrefa Musemića, koji je prestao igrati, ali je dobro izgledao. Pitali smo ga: "Možeš li?", a on je rekao da može. I tako je to bilo... Okupljali su se oni koji su srcem željeli igrati i oni koji su to tijelom još mogli - prisjeća se Muzurović.
Pored Muzurovića, iz Sarajeva su tada išli Bajro Bačić, rahmetli Mustafa Hukić, tadašnji prvi strijelac lige Amir Osmanović.... Iz grada su izašli kroz tunel ispod aerodroma. Neki su u Hrvatsku prešli preko skele na Savi. Na okupljanju, vidjevši da je stiglo samo nekoliko igrača, Hukić je u šali govorio da nema problema, da će igrati oni koji su tu, Jusuf Pušina, Bačić...

Malo ste prestarili

- Igrači su ponijeli kopačke, a osim tih dresova što smo dobili, nismo imali ništa. Nosili smo najlon-kese, ali su nam Albanci dali sve. Priredili su nam fantastičan doček, mada su nas zezali da smo malo prestarili. Međutim, kada se sve okolnosti uzmu u obzir, na terenu smo bili dobri. Izgubili smo sa 0:2, ali nam je bilo stalo da igramo po svaku cijenu, da se to upiše kao prvi meč. I bili smo svi ponosni na to - govori Muzurović.
Nakon Albanije, jedva se saznao rezultat, takve su tada bile telefonske veze. Radioamateri iz Prištine javili su da smo izgubili sa 0:2, a pres-konferencija je upriličena sedam dana kasnije.
Međutim, već u narednom ciklusu, BiH je igrala. I pregazila Dansku. Udareni su temelji ekipe koja je pred sobom imala zadatak da ispuni snove naroda nove države.

M. TANOVIĆ



Ko je igrao u Tirani

Svoj prvi međunarodni meč u historiji Bosna i Hercegovina je igrala u sljedećem sastavu: Pintol, Musić, I. Duro, Konjić, Begić, N. Fazlagić, Džafić (S. Fazlagić), Demirović, H. Musemić (Osmanović), Turković, Hrnjić. Selektor je bio Fuad Muzurović.

Put od Albanije do danas

Upitali smo Muzurovića kako bi on ocijenio put koji je selekcija BiH prešla od Albanije do danas.
- To je bilo teško vrijeme. Mnogi se nisu odazivali dok nisu vidjeli da zaista počinje stvaranje tima, ali neki to i dalje nisu željeli. Pobijedili smo Italiju i Sloveniju i počeli podmlađivanje.
Došli su Salihamidžić, Kodro i ostali i već smo imali tim za respekt. Pokušavao sam dovesti Barbareza, Ristu Vidakovića, Marija Stanića, ali zna se kako je to završilo.
Blaž Slišković je najduže tu. Dva puta je bio nadomak uspjeha. Iz sveg srca mu želim da mu treća bude sreća i da učini ono što smo svi mi željeli i prije deset godina - kaže Muzurović.

Rođendan u mraku

U Nogometnom savezu BiH jučer se niko nije sjetio da obilježi rođendan reprezentacije. Svako se zabavio o svojim problemima, koji ne sežu dalje od ličnog interesa.
Na Internet strani našeg Saveza nema ni rečenice o jubileju. Zato na web-adresi UEFA-e (http://www.uefa.com), na početnoj strani stoji već sedam dana link za veliku priču o utakmici u Tirani i počecima bh. reprezentacije sa fotografijom Fuada Muzurovića.

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Sarajevo looks to the future
Friday, 25 November 2005
by Fuad Krvavac
from Sarajevo

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It was a friendly international unlike any other. "One month after the war had ended we received the invitation from Albania," Fuad Muzurović, Bosnia-Herzegovina's first coach, tells uefa.com. "We accepted it even though we didn't have a team. Somehow we gathered 12 players." Most of the side were nearing the end of their careers or had come out of retirement to play. "Our Albanian hosts lent us the equipment, all we had were shirts. It was a big event, but our people only learned about the result later."

Cause for celebration
Few in Bosnia-Herzegovina even knew there was a national side, let alone that they were playing. The country was in ruins and there was no way to broadcast the match on television or radio. Radio hams picked up the result, but the eleven players who made history that day were not known in their homeland until the squad returned several days later. Only then could the local media put together a match report. Regardless, the news alone that a first official fixture had been played was cause for celebration.

Great achievement
Bosnia-Herzegovina lost 2-0 in Tirana but the result hardly mattered. The greatest achievement was that the match had been played at all, coming just nine days after the Dayton Peace Agreement had been approved to end the Balkan conflict. It would not be signed for another fortnight. When Bosnia-Herzegovina's players kicked off against Albania on 30 November 1995, their nation was only one month into the ceasefire that finally ended four years of fighting in post-World War II Europe's bloodiest conflict.

At that match in Tirana, our national anthem was played at a sporting event for the first timeMuhamed Konjić
'Historic match'
Muhamed Konjić, captain that day, remembers the occasion with pride. "It was an historic match, the favourite of my career," he says. "I was honoured to be the first captain. At that match in Tirana, our national anthem was played at a sporting event for the first time." The national stadium in Sarajevo had been destroyed during the war, so the return five months later was played in Zenica. It finished goalless.

FIFA membership
Bosnia-Herzegovina had been granted provisional FIFA membership during the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The country was still at war but representative matches were played across Europe featuring players such as Faruk Hadžibegić, Safet Sušić and Blaž Slišković (now national coach), who had been caught outside the country when war broke out. In 1995 Bosnia-Herzegovina became full FIFA members and a month after playing in Tirana, took part in a World Cup draw for the first time.

Early days
"We began creating a national team after that match with domestic players, but also with players from foreign clubs," Muzurović said. "In our first qualifying campaign for the 1998 World Cup, we had three amazing wins [against Slovenia twice and Denmark] and hosted Italy. We also played away in Brazil. The squad that played those qualifiers formed the spine of today's side. It's difficult to compare that first team with today's, which narrowly missed out on qualifying for [UEFA] EURO 2004™, and Germany 2006."

Building bridges
In a country still divided ten years after the conflict, the national side offers an important window to the outside world. It is a positive example of the country's Serb, Croat and Bosniac populations working together; helping build bridges within Bosnia-Herzegovina and also with the international community. Sarajevo's Koševo Stadion has been rebuilt and staged the goalless draw with Serbia and Montenegro at the start of the recent qualifying campaign.

My players and I are really sorry not to have qualified, but we made significant progressBlaž Slišković
Progress
Ultimately, Bosnia-Herzegovina's World Cup hopes rested on their Group 7 finale in Belgrade. A 1-0 defeat against Serbia and Montenegro meant disappointment this time, but could not diminish the achievements of the past decade. "My players and I are really sorry not to have qualified, but we made significant progress, finishing third in a group with Spain, Serbia and Montenegro and Belgium," Slišković said. "We achieved another goal, getting younger players into our team."

'Optimism'
The task ahead will not be easy. Captain Sergej Barbarez has retired and veterans Konjić and Elvir Bolić are expected to follow. Barbarez in particular will be difficult to replace. He was the team’s spiritual leader, coach Slišković's eyes and ears on the pitch. A measure of how far this team has come in such a short time is the level of expectation that now rests on Slišković's shoulders. Ambitious supporters have their eyes set on a place in a major tournament. UEFA EURO 2008™ might come too soon for Slišković's new generation, but the coach is confident expectations will be met sooner rather than later. "The most important thing is young players are slowly getting into the team which gives optimism for the future," he said. Fulfilling that promise would be a fitting way to complete a remarkable journey that began in Tirana ten years ago this week.


Additional reporting by Kadira Malkoc

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