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{{Short description|Bosnian football player and manager (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Mehmed Baždarević
| image          = Mehmed Bazderevic.jpg
| upright        = 0.9
| caption        = Baždarević as [[Al-Wakrah SC|Al-Wakrah]] manager in 2012
| fullname       = 
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1960|09|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Višegrad]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]
| height         = 1.78 m
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub    = 
| youthyears1    =
| youthclubs1    =
| years1         = 1978–1987
| clubs1         = [[FK Željezničar Sarajevo|Željezničar]]
| caps1          = 229
| goals1         = 22
| years2         = 1987–1996
| clubs2         = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
| caps2          = 308
| goals2         = 20
| years3         = 1996–1997
| clubs3         = [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]]
| caps3          = 32
| goals3         = 0
| years4         = 1998
| clubs4         = [[Étoile Carouge FC|Étoile Carouge]]
| caps4          = 6
| goals4         = 0
| totalcaps      = 575
| totalgoals     = 42
| nationalyears1 = 1983–1992
| nationalteam1  = [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]<ref name="nftstat">{{NFT player|id=14418|name=Mehmed Baždarević|accessdate=}}</ref>
| nationalcaps1  = 54
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 1996
| nationalteam2  = [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<ref name="bazdarevic.net">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bazdarevic.net/Mecha_Joueur.php |title=Le Joueur - M?cha Bazdarevic - Site Officiel |access-date=24 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930035650/http://www.bazdarevic.net/Mecha_Joueur.php |archive-date=30 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/double-caps.html |title=Players Appearing for Two or More Countries |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=10 February 2009 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803173844/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/double-caps.html |archive-date=3 August 2008}}</ref>
| nationalcaps2  = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1  = 1998–2003
| managerclubs1  = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] (assistant)
| manageryears2  = 2003–2005
| managerclubs2  = [[FC Istres|Istres]]
| manageryears3  = 2005–2006
| managerclubs3  = [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]]
| manageryears4  = 2006–2007
| managerclubs4  = [[Al-Wakrah SC|Al-Wakrah]]
| manageryears5  = 2007–2010
| managerclubs5  = [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]
| manageryears6  = 2011–2012
| managerclubs6  = [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
| manageryears7  = 2012–2013
| managerclubs7  = [[Al-Wakrah SC|Al-Wakrah]]
| manageryears8  = 2014–2017
| managerclubs8  = [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| manageryears9  = 2018–2019
| managerclubs9  = [[Paris FC]]
| manageryears10 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs10 = [[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]]
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Association football|Football]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{YUG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] | [[football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Team]] }}
}}
'''Mehmed Baždarević''' (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]]. He was most recently the manager of [[Ligue 2]] club [[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]].

Baždarević played for Bosnian side [[FK Željezničar Sarajevo|Željezničar]] and French outfit [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]], among others. Nicknamed '''Meša''' in the former Yugoslavia and '''Mécha''' in France,<ref name="bazdarevic.net" /> he is considered to be one of the best football players to come from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Internationally, Baždarević earned [[Cap (sport)|caps]] with [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] and took part in playing at [[UEFA Euro 1984]]. He also played for [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] after the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992. He was the first captain of the Bosnia national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/prije-16-godina-bih-je-igrala-sa-grckom-u-kalamati/121012128#3 |work=klix.ba |author=Fuad Krvavac |title=Prije 16 godina BiH je igrala sa Grčkom u Kalamati |date=12 October 2012 |access-date=12 October 2012 |language=bs}}</ref> He retired as a player in 1998 and moved into management.

==Club career==
===Željezničar===
Born in [[Višegrad]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]], present-day [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], Baždarević's professional playing career started in [[FK Željezničar Sarajevo|Željezničar]] in 1978. He was part of the team that managed to reach the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] semi-finals in 1985 under the guidance of [[Ivica Osim]].

In the 1980–81 season, Željezničar reached the [[1980–81 Yugoslav Cup#Final|Yugoslav Cup final]] (''Marshal Tito Cup'' final), with 20-year-old Baždarević scoring two goals in a 2–3 loss to another Bosnian side [[FK Velež Mostar|Velež Mostar]]. The venue of the final was [[Red Star Stadium]] in Belgrade played in front of 40,000 football fans.

Baždarević played more than 300 games for the club.

===Sochaux===
In 1987, Baždarević moved to French club [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] alongside compatriot [[Faruk Hadžibegić]]. He stayed at the club until 1996. He collected more than 350 appearances for Sochaux in various competitions.

===Later career and retirement===
After Željezničar and Sochaux, Baždarević played for [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] (1996–97 season) and Swiss side [[Étoile Carouge FC|Étoile Carouge]] (1997–98 season) before he announced his retirement in the summer of 1998.

As a player, Baždarević was targeted by many clubs including [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Borussia Dortmund]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/cijenim-ciru-ali-nije-za-reprezentaciju/15869 |work=sportsport.ba |author=sportsport.ba |title=Cijenim Ćiru, ali nije za reprezentaciju |date=13 April 2009 |access-date=13 April 2009 |location=Sarajevo}}</ref>

==International career==
Baždarević played for the national teams of two countries. He played for the Yugoslavia junior, [[Yugoslavia Olympic football team|Olympic]] and [[Yugoslavia national under-21 football team|under-21]] teams. He captained the under-20 national team that took part in the [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship]]. His debut for the senior [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia national team]] came in 1983 in a [[friendly match]] against [[France national football team|France]]. He collected 54 caps and scored four goals for the national team.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mamrud, Roberto|title=Mehmet Bazdarevic - International Appearances
| url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/dc-bazdarevic-intl.html|date= 2 February 2017 |website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date = 30 January 2021}}</ref> He represented the Yugoslavia at [[UEFA Euro 1984]] playing in all the team's games at the tournament.

Baždarević began to play for the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina national team]] in 1992 after [[1992 Bosnian independence referendum|Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence]]. However, the team was not recognised by [[FIFA]] until 1995 in part due to the [[Bosnian War]]. He made his official debut for them in a September 1996 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match away against [[Greece national football team|Greece]] and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a month later against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=1453|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
===Early career===
From 1 July 1998 to 30 June 2003, Baždarević worked as [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] assistant manager to [[Jean Fernandez]] and [[Guy Lacombe]] before taking over as manager of reserve sides at the club.

===Istres===
Baždarević's first job as a manager was at [[FC Istres|Istres]]. He guided the club to its biggest success – entering the French [[Ligue 1]] in 2004, which secured him a best [[Trophées UNFP du football#Manager of the Year 2|Ligue 2 Manager of the Year]] award. During this stint, he started working with [[Stéphane Gilli]], who became his assistant manager for 17 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reprezentacija.ba/356137-sa-vahom-radi-jos-jedan-bosanac-koja-je-tajna-vahinog-uspjeha-ima-ih-vise|title=Sa Vahom radi još jedan "Bosanac": Koja je tajna Vahinog uspjeha, ima ih više…}}</ref>

===Étoile===
On 16 July 2005, Baždarević took over Tunisian side [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4689139.stm |title=Etoile Sahel get Bosnian coach |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=16 July 2005 |access-date=10 February 2009}}</ref> He reached the [[2005 CAF Champions League]] final with the club. Baždarević was fired by Etoile on 12 April 2006, after a 1–0 home defeat to [[US Monastir (football)|USM Monastir]] in their final league game which cost them  the [[Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Tunisian championship]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4903022.stm |title=Etoile du Sahel sack their coach |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=12 April 2006 |access-date=10 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4910224.stm |title=Etoile name new coach |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=14 April 2006 |access-date=10 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060415/asp/sports/story_6102230.asp |title=Scoreline |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=15 April 2006 |access-date=10 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605115231/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060415/asp/sports/story_6102230.asp |archive-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Al-Wakrah===
Baždarević was employed as manager of [[Qatar Stars League]] club [[Al-Wakrah SC|Al-Wakrah]] in 2006.

===Grenoble===
In December 2007, Baždarević became the manager of French side [[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]] where he arrived on recommendation of his mentor, [[Ivica Osim]], who knew Grenoble's Japanese owners from working with them in [[J.League]] with [[JEF United Chiba]]. He rejected offers from top league clubs [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]] and [[OGC Nice|Nice]] to take over Grenoble. At the end of the [[2007–08 Ligue 2]] season, Grenoble, led by Baždarević, gained promotion to the Ligue 1, for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/ekskluzivno-za-jl-novi-izbornik-bih-bazdarevic---krecem-u-lov-na-15-bodova-osvojiti-cemo-3--mjesto-/1259022/ |title=EKSKLUZIVNO ZA JL Novi izbornik BiH Baždarević: 'Krećem u lov na 15 bodova,osvojiti ćemo 3. mjesto' - Jutarnji.hr |website=www.jutarnji.hr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221075036/http://www.jutarnji.hr/ekskluzivno-za-jl-novi-izbornik-bih-bazdarevic---krecem-u-lov-na-15-bodova-osvojiti-cemo-3--mjesto-/1259022/ |archive-date=2014-12-21}}</ref> Under Baždarević, the club reached the [[Coupe de France|French Cup]] semi-finals during the [[2008–09 Coupe de France#Semi-finals|2008–09 season]].

In September 2010, he left Grenoble due to financial reasons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Otići ću ako mi pukne film |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/otici-cu-ako-mi-pukne-film/24577 |work=sportsport.ba |date=1 October 2009 |access-date=1 October 2009 |language=bs}}</ref>

===Sochaux===
On 10 June 2011, Baždarević was named as manager of Sochaux, for which he played as a player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2894&Itemid=106 |language=fr |title=Communiqué Officiel |work=FC Sochaux-Montbéliard |access-date=11 June 2011 |date=10 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613204513/http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2894&Itemid=106 |archive-date=13 June 2011  }}</ref> He was sacked on 6 March 2012, due to poor results after only 8 months in charge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Communiqué Officiel |url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3810&Itemid=106 |work=FC Sochaux-Montbéliard |date=6 March 2012 |access-date=23 March 2012 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309120443/http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3810&Itemid=106 |archive-date=9 March 2012 }}</ref>

After Sochaux, he had interest to manage clubs from [[Serbia]] and [[Belgium]].<ref name="sportsport.ba">{{cite news |title=Baždarević priznao da su ga zvali iz Crvene zvezde |url=http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/bazdarevic-priznao-da-su-ga-zvali-iz-crvene-zvezde/121555 |work=sportsport.ba |date=4 January 2014 |access-date=4 January 2014 |language=bs}}</ref>

===Bosnia and Herzegovina===
[[File:20150331 2201 AUT BIH 2601.jpg|thumb|200px|Baždarević managing [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] on 31 March 2015.]]

On 13 December 2014, Baždarević was named head coach of the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina national team]], beating [[Milovan Rajevac]] for the position.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mehmed Baždarević je novi selektor reprezentacije BiH! |url=http://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/mehmed-bazdarevic-je-novi-selektor-reprezentacije-bih/141212154 |work=klix.ba |date=13 December 2014 |access-date=13 December 2014 |language=bs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mehmed Bazdarevic Named Bosnia-Herzegovina's New Manager |url=http://bhdragons.com/badarevic-named-bosnia-herzegovinas-new-manager |work=bhdragons.com |date=13 December 2014 |access-date=13 December 2014}}</ref> Among other candidates were [[Vahid Halilhodžić]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://reprezentacija.ba/17201-celnici-fnsbih-uskoro-na-sastanku-sa-vahidom-halilhodzicem |work=Reprezentacija.ba |author=Reprezentacija.ba |title=Čelnici F/NSBIH uskoro na sastanku sa Vahidom Halilhodžićem |date=19 November 2014 |access-date=19 November 2014 |language=bs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.radiosarajevo.ba/novost/171890/vahid-halilhodzic-za-radiosarajevoba-nazalost-politika-vlada-u-bih-bilo-bi-tesko-raditi |work=Radiosarajevo.ba |author=Radiosarajevo.ba |title=Vahid Halilhodžić za Radiosarajevo.ba: Nažalost, politika vlada u BiH, bilo bi teško raditi |date=19 November 2014 |access-date=19 November 2014 |language=bs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122071022/http://radiosarajevo.ba/novost/171890/vahid-halilhodzic-za-radiosarajevoba-nazalost-politika-vlada-u-bih-bilo-bi-tesko-raditi |archive-date=22 November 2014  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.turkish-football.com/vahid-halilhodzic-rejects-bosnia-job/ |work=Turkish-Football.com |author=Eren Sarigul |title=Vahid Halilhodzic rejects Bosnia job |date=19 November 2014 |access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref> [[Igor Štimac]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/hr/news/7087/euro-2016/2014/11/25/6480291/%C5%A1timac-se-kandidirao-za-izbornika-bih?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_0_3 |work=goal.com |author=Jasmin Ligata |title=Ekskluzivno: Štimac kandidat za izbornika BiH |date=25 November 2014 |access-date=25 November 2014}}</ref> and [[Felix Magath]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/04/felix-magath-bosnia-herzegovina-fulham |work=theguardian.com |author=Nick Ames |title=Felix Magath to hold talks over Bosnia managerial position |date=5 December 2014 |access-date=5 December 2014}}</ref> He replaced [[Safet Sušić]], who was sacked by [[Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina|N/FSBiH]] due to a run of poor results in the [[UEFA Euro 2016]] qualifying having only taken two points in four matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0253-0d7f85b64479-83a33d29f5db-1000--susic-tenure-ends-with-bosnia-and-herzegovina/ |work=[[UEFA]] |author=Fuad Krvavac |title=Sušić tenure ends with Bosnia and Herzegovina |date=17 November 2014 |access-date=17 November 2014 |location=Sarajevo}}</ref> Bosnia and Herzegovina improved considerably under Baždarević and reached the [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs|play-off stage]] for Euro 2016, where they were unfortunately eliminated by the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] with a 3–1 aggregate score. In the aftermath, [[Miroslav Blažević|Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević]], former national team head coach and successful manager, blamed Baždarević for Bosnia's elimination against the Republic of Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.ba/clanak/178022/ciro-nakon-poraza-od-irske-razocaran-i-ljut-pronasao-i-krivca |author=sport.ba |title=Ćiro nakon poraza od Irske pronašao krivca |date=18 November 2015 |access-date=18 November 2015}}</ref>

On 9 November 2015, the Bosnian FA extended the contract with Baždarević till after the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier campaign]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oslobodjenje.ba/sport/nogomet/izvrsni-odbor-nfsbih-jednoglasan-bazdarevic-selektor-i-u-kvalifikacijama-za-sp-u-rusiji |title=Izvršni odbor N/FSBiH jednoglasan: Baždarević selektor i u kvalifikacijama za SP u Rusiji &#124; NOGOMET &#124; Oslobođenje &#124; Bosanskohercegovačke nezavisne novine - vijesti iz BiH, osvrti, mišljenja |access-date=9 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113140817/http://www.oslobodjenje.ba/sport/nogomet/izvrsni-odbor-nfsbih-jednoglasan-bazdarevic-selektor-i-u-kvalifikacijama-za-sp-u-rusiji |archive-date=13 November 2015 }}</ref> He won his first managerial trophy with Bosnia and Herzegovina after beating [[Japan national football team|Japan]] 2–1 in the [[Kirin Cup#2016 Kirin Cup Soccer|2016 Kirin Cup]] final.<ref name="jfa">[http://www.jfa.jp/eng/samuraiblue/kirincupsoccer_2016/match_page/m4.html Kirin Cup soccer2016] at jfa.jp</ref>

After not qualifying for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]], Baždarević's contract expired and shortly after was left of his duties as the head coach after three years in charge.<ref>[https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/bazdarevic-imao-sam-plan-sa-bih-igraci-su-trazili-da-ostanem/260784 Baždarević: Imao sam plan sa BiH, igrači su tražili da ostanem] at sportsport.ba, 5 December 2017</ref>

===Paris FC===
On 15 June 2018, Baždarević was named manager of Ligue 2 club [[Paris FC]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-paris-fc-le-nouveau-coach-devoile-off-108427.html|title=Paris FC : Le nouveau coach dévoilé (off)|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=15 June 2018|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> In his first season, the French team finished on a good 4th place. However, on 30 December 2019, Baždarević was sacked due to poor results in the following season.

===Guingamp===
On 30 August 2020, Baždarević was hired as the new manager of [[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]] until 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=En Avant Guingamp. Mécha Bazdarevic entraîneur jusqu'en 2022 |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/ea-guingamp/en-avant-guingamp-mecha-bazdarevic-entraineur-jusqu-en-2022-6953138 |work=[[Ouest-France]] |language=fr |date=30 August 2020 }}</ref> On 1 February 2021, he terminated his contract with the club due to poor results.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/mehmed-bazdarevic-vise-nije-trener-francuskog-drugoligasa-guingampa/210201130|title=Mehmed Baždarević više nije trener francuskog drugoligaša Guingampa|date=1 February 2021|access-date=1 February 2021|language=bs|author=K.H.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Baždarević's wife, Marina Baždarević, was born in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]].<ref name="sportsport.ba" /> He met his wife in 1979 on an airplane from [[Japan]] going back to Belgrade. Nine months later, they met again on another flight from [[Tunisia]] to Belgrade and after the second meeting they started dating.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reprezentacija.ba/18300-mehmed-bazdarevic-otvoreno-o-svemu-moj-otac-je-zakljucavao-kucu-u-23-sata-kasnije-nisam-mogao-uci|title = Mehmed Baždarević otvoreno o svemu: Moj otac je zaključavao kuću u 23 sata, kasnije nisam mogao ući}}</ref> Their daughter, Téa Baždarević, works as a journalist in [[France]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reprezentacija.ba/18123-video-mehmed-bazdarevic-u-as-ekskluzivu-sa-muhamedom-bikicem |title=VIDEO \\ Mehmed Baždarević u "AS Ekskluzivu" sa Muhamedom Bikićem |publisher=reprezentacija.ba |access-date=22 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.franceinter.fr/depeche-le-maire-de-sigolsheim-sest-marie?page=37 |title=Le maire de Sigolsheim s'est marié |work=franceinter.fr |date=22 September 2013 |access-date=22 December 2014}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Yugoslavia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baždarević goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mehmed Baždarević
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1
| 14 December 1983
| [[Cardiff]], Wales
| {{fb|Wales}}
| align="center"|1–1
| align="center"|1–1
| [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 4|UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|2
| 20 October 1984
| [[Leipzig]], [[East Germany]]
| {{fb|DDR}}
| align="center"|1–1
| align="center"|3–2
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|3
| 14 September 1988
| [[Oviedo]], Spain
| {{fb|Spain}}
| align="center"|1–1
| align="center"|2–1
| [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|4
| 14 November 1990
| [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
| {{fb|Denmark}}
| align="center"|1–0
| align="center"|2–0
| [[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 4|UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|30 January 2021}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sofascore.com/hr/trener/mehmed-bazdarevic/784575|title=Mehmed Baždarević|access-date=30 January 2021|language=hr|website=Sofascore}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team
! rowspan="2"|Nat
! rowspan="2"|From
! rowspan="2"|To
! colspan="5"|Record
! rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[FC Istres|Istres]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|FRA}}
|align=left|1 July 2003
|align=left|9 January 2005
{{WDL|63|22|19|22}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
|align=left|[[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|TUN}}
|align=left|16 July 2005
|align=left|12 April 2006
{{WDL|35|21|10|4}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Wakrah SC|Al-Wakrah]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|QAT}}
|align=left|1 July 2006
|align=left|30 June 2007
{{WDL|27|7|13|7}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
|align=left|[[Grenoble Foot 38|Grenoble]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|FRA}}
|align=left|1 July 2007
|align=left|5 September 2010
{{WDL|132|37|37|58}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
|align=left|[[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|FRA}}
|align=left|10 June 2011
|align=left|6 March 2012
{{WDL|30|4|10|16}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Wakrah SC|Al-Wakrah]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|QAT}}
|align=left|23 May 2012
|align=left|3 June 2013
{{WDL|32|9|9|14}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
|align=left|[[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|BIH}}
|align=left|13 December 2014
|align=left|10 October 2017
{{WDL|25|14|5|6}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
|align=left|[[Paris FC]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|FRA}}
|align=left|15 June 2018
|align=left|30 December 2019
{{WDL|65|25|17|23}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
|align=left|[[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|FRA}}
|align=left|30 August 2020
|align=left|1 February 2021
{{WDL|21|4|9|8}}
|{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
|-
! colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|430|143|129|158}}
!—
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Sochaux'''
*[[Ligue 2]]: [[1987–88 French Division 2|1987–88]] (Group A)

'''Yugoslavia'''
*[[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] third place: [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]

===Manager===
'''Bosnia and Herzegovina'''
*[[Kirin Cup]]: [[Kirin Cup#2016 Kirin Cup Soccer|2016]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Trophées UNFP du football#Manager of the Year 2|Ligue 2 Manager of the Year]]: 2004

==In popular culture==
*Baždarević's international career is marked by an infamous incident of him spitting on Turkish [[Referee (association football)|referee]] Yusuf Namoğlu during a [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5|qualifying match]] for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5#Yugoslavia v Norway|against]] [[Norway national football team|Norway]] in [[Sarajevo]]. Baždarević received a 12-month ban from international competition, resulting in him missing the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Yugoslavia reached the [[1990 FIFA World Cup#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] at the tournament.
*Baždarević again missed a major tournament, this time the entire Yugoslav team was excluded from taking part in [[UEFA Euro 1992]], having [[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 4|already qualified]], because of UN sanctions due to the [[Yugoslav Wars]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717045303/http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2011 |title=History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year) |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=13 December 2011}}</ref> Denmark instead took their place and, ironically, won the 1992 championship. On 14 November 1990, Baždarević scored a goal against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in [[Copenhagen]] during the qualification for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/euro2012/history/season=1992/round=218/match=2967/index.html |title=Denmark 0 – 2 Yugoslavia |work=[[UEFA]] |access-date=1 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116055404/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/euro2012/history/season%3D1992/round%3D218/match%3D2967/index.html |archive-date=16 January 2016 }}</ref>
*During the early 1990s, a Yugoslav sketch comedy TV show, ''[[Top lista nadrealista]]'', made Baždarević a popular figure, due to the spitting incident on the Turkish referee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiosarajevo.ba/novost/174366/sta-nadrealisti-kazu-o-izboru-mehmeda-bazdarevica-za-selektora-bih-video |title=Šta Nadrealisti kažu o izboru Mehmeda Baždarevića za selektora BiH |work=radiosarajevo.ba |access-date=13 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116055404/http://www.radiosarajevo.ba/novost/174366/sta-nadrealisti-kazu-o-izboru-mehmeda-bazdarevica-za-selektora-bih-video |archive-date=16 January 2016 }}</ref>

==References==
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