Ilijas Pašić

Ilijas Pašić (10 May 1934 – 2 February 2015) was a Yugoslav football player and manager.

Playing career Club He started playing football at FK Romanija at Pale, a small club based on the outskirts of Sarajevo. At the age of 18 he made a move to the city's giants Željezničar. He played more than 250 games for the club as a left winger (including 174 across all competitions) and scored almost 200 goals (104 in competitive matches). That makes him one of the best goalscorers in history of the club.

He made a move to Dinamo Zagreb in 1959 for whom he played 95 games, scoring 31 goals over a period of three seasons, until 1962. However, his career was hampered by a serious injury. He later played in Austria and Switzerland.

International In 1954 he made his debut for the Yugoslavia national team, as the first ever Željezničar player earn a full international cap. He had a total of eight appearances for the national team, and scored one goal, on his debut. He was a part of the Yugoslavia squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.

He was also a member of Under-21 national team and B national team (18 games, 12 goals). His final international was a December 1959 friendly match against West Germany.

Managerial career He worked as a coach in Switzerland. He was a head coach in NK Rijeka and BSK Slavonski Brod, before he returned to Switzerland once more.

Career statistics As a player

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %NK RijekaJune, 1970July, 1971

Honours Željezničar Sarajevo Yugoslav Second League (Zone II): 1956–57

Dinamo Zagreb Yugoslav Cup: 1959–60, 1962–63

NK Rijeka Yugoslav Second League: 1970-71