Senad Kreso

Senad Kreso (born 5 April 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.

Senad began his footballing career in 1962 with the youth squad of top Bosnian club, FK Sarajevo.

In 1963, he moved to Vogošća where he signed a long-term contract with FK UNIS Vogošća and played for the youth teams of the club for a long period of six years.

He began his professional footballing career in 1969 with his parent club, FK UNIS Vogošća and played there for a long period of six years.

In 1975, he signed a long-term contract with Brčko-based, FK Jedinstvo Brčko.

In 1979, he first moved out of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a footballer to Serbia where he played for a short period with Bela Crkva-based, FK BAK Bela Crkva.

In 1980, he moved back to Bosnia and Herzegovina where he signed a one-year contract with Goražde-based, FK Goražde.

In 1981, he moved back to Vogošća and more accurately to his parent and former club, FK UNIS Vogošća before hanging his boots as a professional footballer in 1983.

Senad holds the UEFA A Licence, the second highest football coaching qualification.

He has participated in various Youth Level courses organised by the Royal Belgian Football Association in Brussels.

He has also participated in various lower level UEFA Coaching courses organised by Malta Football Association, Italian Football Federation and Football Association of Norway in association with UEFA.

He has had a successful managerial career from 1984 to 1999 in Bosnia and Herzegovina with teams like FK UNIS Vogošća, FK Mladost Župča, FK Sarajevo U20, FK Olimpik and Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-20 football team.

He first moved out of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1999 to Kuwait where he was appointed as the manager of Kuwaiti Premier League club, Al-Qadsia SC.

In the year 2000, he moved to North Africa where he was appointed as the manager of Sudan's most successful club, Al-Merrikh SC.

In his one-year stay at the Omdurman-based club, he helped them win the 2000-2001 Sudan Premier League and the 2001 Sudan Cup.

He then moved to Saudi Arabia in 2001 where he was appointed as the manager of Buraidah-based, Saudi Premier League club, Al-Raed and later in the mid-season he was appointed as the manager of another Saudi Arabian club, Al-Fateh SC.

He also helped them secure the 3rd position in the 2002–03 Bahraini Premier League.

At the end of the 2002–03 season, he was appointed as the manager of another Bahraini club, Al-Muharraq SC.

His next move was to Bahrain in 2003 where he was appointed as the manager of Bahraini Premier League club, Al-Ahli.

In his one-year stay at the Manama-based club, he helped them win the 2003 Bahraini King's Cup.

In his one-year stay at the Muharraq-based club, he helped them win the 2003–04 Bahraini Premier League.

In 2004, he moved back to Manama and was reappointed as the manager of his former club, Al-Ahli Club.

This particular time he helped the club achieve the runners-up position in all the three major titles of the Bahrain Football Association.

Under the Bosnian manager, the club secured the 2nd position in the 2005–06 Bahraini Premier League, achieved the runners-up place in the 2006 Bahraini King's Cup and also achieved the runners-up place in the 2005 Bahraini Crown Prince Cup.

After a two-years successful stint with top Bahraini clubs, Al-Ahli Club and Al-Muharraq SC, the Bahrain Football Association appointed him as the manager of the Bahrain national under-23 football team.

At the end of the 2006–07 Bahraini Premier League season, he was appointed as the manager of another Manama-based club, Al-Najma.

Looking at his success with the top clubs of Bahrain, the association appointed him as the manager of Bahrain national football team in 2007.

His first major task was to lead the national team in the region's biggest football tournament, the 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations.

He led his side to the Semi-Finals stage of the competition but unfortunately his side had to face a 1–0 loss against Oman in the Semi-finals.

He helped the club achieve the runners-up place in the 2008 Bahraini King's Cup.

In 2009, he again made a move out of Bosnia and Herzegovina and this time to Oman where on 26 December 2009 he was appointed as the manager of Salalah-based Omani giants, Dhofar.

In his first year with then the 9-time Oman League winners, he helped them secure the 2nd position in the 2009–10 Oman Mobile League and also helped them achieve the runners-up position in the 2009 Sultan Qaboos Cup where they narrowly lost 7–6 on penalties to Saham SC.

The club management was happy with the efforts and achievements of the Bosnian manager in his first ever season in the country and as a result on 29 May 2009, he signed a contract extension with the Salalah-based club.

In the 2010-11 Oman League season, he helped the club win the biggest and the most prestigious trophy of the country, the 2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup.

But after some disputes with the club management and due to some financial delays in December 2011, he decided to part company with the club.

In January 2012, he again moved out of Bosnia and Herzegovina and more accurately to his former working place, Bahrain.

On 29 January 2012, he signed a one-year contract to be appointed as the manager of East Riffa Club.

Before the beginning of the inaugural season of the Oman Professional League (2013-14 season), on 13 August 2013 he was appointed as the manager of the newly promoted Sohar-based club, Majees SC.

But after some disputes with the club management and due to some financial delays he decided to part company with the Majees-based club.

In December 2013, he moved back to Bahrain where on 18 December 2013, he again signed a short-term contract with Bahraini Premier League club, Busaiteen.