Edhem Šljivo

Edhem "Etko" Šljivo (pronounced [edxem ʃʎiʋo]; born 16 March 1950 in Sarajevo) is a former Bosnian footballer and Yugoslav international. He started his career with FK Sarajevo, going on to become one of the best midfielders of the Yugoslav First League.[1][2][3][4]

Edhem Šljivo
Personal information
Full name Edhem "Etko" Šljivo
Date of birth (1950-03-16) 16 March 1950
Place of birth Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1968 FK Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1978 FK Sarajevo 268 (37)
1978–1981 RFC de Liège 91 (29)
1981–1982 OGC Nice 36 (3)
1981–1982 OGC Nice B 1 (0)
1982–1984 1. FC Köln 38 (3)
1983–1987 RFC de Liège 101 (14)
Total 534 (85)
National team
1976–1982 Yugoslavia 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Edhem Šljivo joined FK Sarajevo as a kid from elementary school, passed through all club's age categories, and made his first senior team debut at the age of 18. He played 424 games for the club in all competitions, counting friendlies. In Yugoslav First League and Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Maršala Tita) he played for the club 268 games scoring 37 times.[2]

In 1978, he joined Belgian side RFC de Liège, whom he represented for three seasons. He then made a move to the French Ligue 1 and joined OGC Nice. From Nice he moved to 1. FC Köln on personal insistence of Rinus Michels, and after winning German cup he moved back to Liège.[3] There he concluded his career in 1987 after traffic collision on 7. December 1986, in which he was severely injured. Šljivo barely survived a life threatening spinal injuries after 40 days of doctors' struggle to save him.[4][2]

Career statistic & transfers
Career statistic & transfers[4]
SeasonClubNational competitionTierAppsGoals
1986-87FC LiégeoisBEL1150
1985-86FC LiégeoisBEL1301
1984-85FC LiégeoisBEL1337
1983-84FC LiégeoisBEL1236
1983-841. FC KölnGER190
1982-831. FC KölnGER1282
1981-82Nice OGC (B)FRA110
1981-82Nice OGCFRA1363
1980-81FC LiégeoisBEL1308
1979-80FC LiégeoisBEL1308
1978-79FC LiégeoisBEL13113
1977-78FK SarajevoYUG1326
1976-77FK Sarajevo(compulsory 1 yr. military service)
1975-76FK SarajevoYUG1339
1974-75FK SarajevoYUG1329
1973-74FK SarajevoYUG1335
1972-73FK SarajevoYUG1302
1971-72FK SarajevoYUG1333
1970-71FK SarajevoYUG1262
1969-70FK SarajevoYUG1341
1968-69FK SarajevoYUG1150
Career total53485

German cup
Main article: 1982–83 DFB-Pokal
1982-83 German cup champion with 1. FC Köln - games & stats
RoundDateOppositionResultGoals
1. Round27/08/19821. FC Köln - Bayer 05 Uerdingen3:1
2. Round16/10/19821. FC Köln - SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen3:11
Round of 1617/12/19821. FC Köln - Stuttgarter Kickers5:1
Quarter-finals28/02/19831. FC Köln - FC Schalke 045:0
Semi-finals03/04/19831. FC Köln - VfB Stuttgart3:2 aet
Season total51
1983-84 German cup with 1. FC Köln - games & stats
RoundDateOppositionResultGoals
1. Round26/08/1983VfR Aachen-Forst - 1. FC Köln1:6
Season total1-
DFB-Pokal career total61

UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup)
UEFA Cup
SeasonClubGamesGoals
1985-86RFC de Liège40
1982-831. FC Köln62

National team
Main article: Yugoslavia national football team

Šljivo debuted for the Yugoslavia national team on 18 February 1976. He was capped in 12 official games (4 friendlies, 5 qualifiers for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and all 3 '82 world cup games) and scored 2 goals, while also featuring in 2 unofficial exhibition-friendlies, 14 games overall. He was first-team regular at play-making midfielder position under Miljan Miljanić, and featured in the same role in 1982 World Cup in Spain.[4]

National team statistic
Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup
with Yugoslavia 1976-82[4]
CompetitionDateTeamsResult (1st. half)Goals
Friendly18/02/1976Tunis – Jugoslavija2-1 - (2-1)
Friendly24/02/1976Alžir – Jugoslavija1-2 - (0-1)1
Friendly17/04/1976Jugoslavija – Mađarska0-0 - (0-0)
WC qulifications10/09/1980Luksemburg – Jugoslavija0-5 - (0-0)
WC qulifications15/11/1980Italija – Jugoslavija2-0 - (1-0)
Friendly25/03/1981Jugoslavija – Bugarska2-1 - (2-1)
WC qulifications29/04/1981Jugoslavija – Grčka5-1 - (3-0)1
WC qulifications09/09/1981Danska – Jugoslavija1-2 - (0-0)
WC qulifications17/10/1981Jugoslavija – Italija1-1 - (1-1)
with Yugoslavia at 1982 FIFA World Cup[4]
CompetitionDateTeamsResult (1st. half)Goals
World Cup17/06/1982Jugoslavija – Severna Irska0-0 - (0-0)
World Cup20/06/1982Španija – Jugoslavija2-1 - (1-1)
World Cup24/06/1982Jugoslavija – Honduras1-0 - (0-0)

Life and legacy

Šljivo lives and works in Liege, Belgium, where he opened a restaurant "Taverne 8", in reference to a number he used to wear on his shirt as a midfielder. The place is a popular meeting place for Yugoslav expatriate footballers in Belgium and surroundings countries.[4]

Challenge Šljivo Tournament

The Indoor tournament, largest of its kind in Europe, carrying his name, "Challenge Šljivo",[5] with seniors Futsal competition as a main event, is organized in his honor in Marche-en-Famenne, during pre-New Year Eve week for over three decades. Tournament comprises several competitions in Indoor varieties of Association football, for all categories and age. It takes place at Wallonie Expo S.A. (WEX) venue, in Marche-en-Famenne, on eight pitches. Qualifying rounds of the competitions including more than 400 teams and 5.000 football players, while games are followed up to 40.000 spectators in attendance. In final round 72 qualified teams take part. Tournament is very popular, with final game being in live broadcast in Belgium by public TV service.[6][2]

Family

Edhem Šljivo's brother Mehmed was also a football player. He played for Edhem’s FK Sarajevo bitter city rivals, in the "blue side of the city", FK Željezničar Sarajevo.[2]

References
  1. "Edhem Šljivo, legendarni fantazista FK Sarajevo i jedan od najboljih igrača Kluba svih vremena". FKSInfo (in Bosnian). Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ""Sportski vremeplov" Hayat TV: Edhem Šljivo: U Belgiji turnir nosi njegovo ime". Oslobođenje (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Zaboravljeni junaci jednog vremena: Edhem Šljivo, bosanski Kajzer". Doznajemo.com (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "Šljivo Edhem". Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian). 20 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. "Challenge Sljivo - Challenge Sljivo". www.sljivo.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ""Challenge Šljivo"". Sportizon. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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