Adnan Čustović

Adnan Čustović (born 16 April 1978) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.

Adnan Čustović
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-04-16) 16 April 1978
Place of birth Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1991–1996 Velež Mostar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Triglav Kranj 35 (16)
1998–2001 Le Havre 27 (2)
2002–2004 Laval 57 (11)
2004–2005 Amiens 20 (4)
2005–2008 Mouscron 103 (45)
2009–2010 Gent 42 (13)
2010–2012 Germinal Beerschot 47 (6)
2012 → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) 10 (5)
2012–2014 Tournai 54 (20)
Total 395 (122)
International career
2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 (1)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Kortrijk (assistant)
2015–2017 Oostende (assistant)
2017 Oostende (caretaker)
2017–2018 Oostende
2018–2019 Waasland-Beveren
2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina (assistant)
2020 Oostende
2021–2022 Shanghai Port (assistant)
2022 Kortrijk
2023 Hajduk Split (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Čustović started his career at local side Velež Mostar in 1991, before joining Slovenian Second League team Triglav Kranj in 1996. He later moved to France, where he played for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 teams Le Havre, Laval and Amiens. On 21 December 2005, after three years, he left Mouscron and moved to Gent.

In 2010, Čustović joined Germinal Beerschot, who loaned him out to the successor of his previous club Mouscron, namely Mouscron-Péruwelz in 2012. After the loan, he left for Belgian Second Division team Tournai. Čustović finished his playing career at Tournai in 2014, retiring at the age of 36.

International career

Čustović made his debut for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team against Norway on 24 March 2007. On 2 June 2007, he experienced his first notable moment for the national team by scoring his first international goal when he headed the winner over Turkey from a corner kick taken by Mirko Hrgović.

He has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a September 2007 European Championship qualification match against Moldova.[1]

International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 June 2007Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey3–23–2UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Managerial career

Early career

Right after finishing his playing career, Čustović started his managerial career. From 2014 to 2015, he was the assistant manager at Kortrijk and then from 2015 to 2017, Čustović was assistant at Oostende.

Oostende

In September 2017, Yves Vanderhaeghe, Oostende manager at the time, was sacked after a poor start to the season when the club collected only one point in seven games and were bottom of the league. Čustović was named interim manager of Oostende,[2] but after two wins and one draw in three games, thus collecting seven points in those three games, he was given a full contract, which was to last until the end of the season.[3] At the end of the season, the club avoided relegation and Čustović was praised by fans as a result. He left the club after the end of the season.

Waasland-Beveren

On 17 November 2018, Čustović was appointed as the new manager of Waasland-Beveren.[4] His first match in charge was a league game at home to Royal Excel Mouscron on 24 November 2018, which ended in a 1–2 loss.[5] Čustović's most memorable moment at the club was a 2–1 victory over league champions Club Brugge on 7 December 2018. Following a bad start to the 2019–20 season, he was relieved of his duties on 26 August 2019.[6]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 25 January 2020, Čustović was named as an assistant of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team head coach Dušan Bajević.[7]

Return to Oostende

On 4 March 2020, Čustović was once again appointed as the manager of Oostende.[8] After only one game as Oostende's manager, he was released by the club on 7 June 2020.[9]

Kortrijk

Čustović was hired as the manager of Kortrijk on 1 September 2022.[10] He was fired on 14 November 2022 after a seven-game winless streak.[11]

Hajduk Split

On 5 January 2023, Čustović was hired by Hajduk Split as an assistant manager to Ivan Leko.[12]

Managerial statistics
As of 7 March 2020[13]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
PWDLWin %
Oostende (caretaker) Belgium 17 September 2017 17 October 2017 4 2 1 1 050.00
Oostende Belgium 17 October 2017 30 June 2018 32 13 9 10 040.63
Waasland-Beveren Belgium 17 November 2018 26 August 2019 30 8 6 16 026.67
Oostende Belgium 4 March 2020 7 June 2020 1 0 0 1 000.00
Total 67 23 16 28 034.33

Honours

Player

Triglav Kranj

Gent

Mouscron-Péruwelz

References
  1. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. Čustović preuzeo belgijskog prvoligaša at sportsport.ba 21 September 2017
  3. Čustović i zvanično na klupi Oostendea at sportsport.ba, 17 October 2017
  4. Adnan Čustović is nieuwe trainer van Waasland-Beveren at nieuwsblad.be, 17 November 2018
  5. "Moeskroen vergalt debuut van Čustović en doet uitstekende zaak". Sporza (in Dutch). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. Lambert, Pierre (26 August 2019). "Waasland-Beveren se sépare d'Adnan Custovic". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. A. Pašić (25 January 2020). "Dušan Bajević odabrao pomoćnike!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. E.B. (4 March 2020). "Adnan Čustović pronašao novi trenerski angažman" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  9. E.B. (7 June 2020). "Čustović dobio otkaz u klubu kojeg je s Džekom spašavao od gašenja" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  10. "ADNAN CUSTOVIC IS DE NIEUWE HOOFDTRAINER VAN KVK" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  11. "KVK BEËINDIGT SAMENWERKING MET ADNAN CUSTOVIC" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. "TRENER LEKO KOMPLETIRAO STRUČNI STOŽER" (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  13. "Adnan Čustović". Sofascore.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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