Amar Osim

Born and raised in Sarajevo, Osim started playing football in hometown club Željezničar. After playing for the youth team, he entered the senior squad in 1986. In 1991, he left for France where he played for lower division clubs Saint-Dié and Strasbourg. In 1996, he returned to his home country. Osim played one more season for Željezničar before retiring. Although a talented player, with good technical skills, Amar never managed to match the success or renown of his father, Ivica Osim's playing career.

Željezničar

Osim's managerial career started in Željezničar's youth squad which he guided to success in domestic competitions. After Dino Đurbuzović was sacked in the spring of 2001, club officials promoted him to the place of first team manager. He immediately led the club to two Bosnian Premier League titles in 2001 and in 2002, being runner-up in 2003. In August 2002, Osim led Željezničar to the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, where the club lost 5–0 on aggregate to English Premier League club Newcastle United. That is, so far, the club's best post-war European competition result. He also claimed two national cup titles in 2001 and 2003, being runner-up in 2002. Osim claimed the Bosnian Supercup in 2001 as well, after winning the double that year. In 2002, he got the award for Bosnian Coach of the Year. Osim was sacked at the beginning of the 2003–04 season due to poor results.

JEF United Chiba

Amar's father Ivica Osim invited him to Japan to be his assistant at JEF United Chiba. After Ivica was named the head coach of the Japan national team, Amar got promoted. He guided JEF United to win the J.League Cup in 2006. But after a poor finish to the 2007 season, in which JEF United finished in 13th place in the J1 League, Osim got sacked.

Return to Željezničar

After his time in Japan, Osim returned to his hometown and in June 2009, returned to Željezničar for his second spell as the club's manager. In his first season as…

Osim's father Ivica was a renowned player and manager. His mothers' name is Asima. He has two children and one grandchild. On 1 May 2022, Osim's father died in Graz, Austria, where he had mostly lived since 1994. He was buried in Sarajevo at the Bare Cemetery on 14 May, thirteen days after his death.

Manager

Željezničar

Bosnian Premier League: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13 Bosnian Cup: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2010–11, 2011–12 Bosnian Supercup: 2001 JEF United Chiba

J.League Cup: 2006 Individual

Bosnian Coach of the Year: 2002 Bosnian Premier League Manager of the Season: 2010, 2011–12, 2012–13 Qatar Stars League Manager of the Month: February 2015