Susic named new Bosnia coach

By foxsports
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Bosnia-Herzegovina has appointed Safet Susic as its new football coach, replacing Miroslav Blazevic.

Blazevic stepped down after Bosnia failed to qualify for next year's World Cup in South Africa in a playoff against Portugal.

Susic, 54, was selected Tuesday by the Bosnian football federation's executive committee in an unanimous decision. Other candidates were Sergej Barbarez, Blaz Sliskovic and Ljupko Petrovic.

Susic played for Sarajevo and Paris Saint-Germain, and had 21 goals in 54 games for the former Yugoslavia team. He has coached in France, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.