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Bosnian handball player and coach

Bilal Šuman
Personal information
Born (1968-06-09) 9 June 1968 (age 56)
Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Bosnian
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right wing
Youth career
Years Team
1982–1986 Igman Ilidža
Senior clubs
Years Team
1986–1988 Igman Ilidža
1988–1991 RK Pelister
1992–1993 KIF Kolding
1995–2006 KIF Kolding
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina 32 (124)
Teams managed
2013–2014 KIF Kolding
2015–2016 KIF Kolding
2016–2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bilal Šuman (born 9 June 1968) is a Bosnian former handball player and current coach. He coached Danish Men's Handball League club KIF Kolding and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Career

As a player, he played in the right wing position for Igman Ilidža and Eurofarm Pelister 2 in the former Yugoslavia and for KIF Kolding in Denmark and has also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national handball team, making 32 appearances and scoring 124 goals.

As a coach, Šuman worked at Kolding where he won the 2013–14 Håndboldligaen and qualified Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship. He remained as Bosnia's coach until 17 February 2021.

Personal life

Šuman's son, Benjamin, is also a professional handball player who plays as a left winger for his father's former club Kolding.

Honours

Player

KIF Kolding

Coach

KIF Kolding

Individual

References

  1. "Bilal Šuman: Od Ilidže, preko Makedonije i Danske do klupe bh. tima" (in Bosnian). Interviewed by Dejan Maksimović. aa.com.tr. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Bilal Šuman biografija". biografija.info (in Bosnian). 16 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. N.K. (16 June 2019). "Historijski uspjeh rukometaša BiH: Osiguran prvi plasman na Evropsko prvenstvo!" (in Bosnian). aa.com.tr. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. N.K. (17 February 2021). "Bilal Šuman više nije selektor rukometne reprezentacije BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. "Bilal Šuman: Ako bude dobar, moj sin Benjamin će postati Zmaj" (in Bosnian). Interviewed by N. Cviko. sport.avaz.ba. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

External links

Bosnian Sportsperson of the Year
Men
Women
Team
Coach
Bosnia and Herzegovina squad – 2020 European Men's Handball Championship – 23rd place
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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