Meho Kodro

Meho Kodro

Kodro as Bosnia and Herzegovina manager in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Mehmed Kodro
Date of birth	(1967-01-12) 12 January 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1980–1985	Velež Mostar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1991	Velež Mostar	122	(45)
1991–1995	Real Sociedad	129	(73)
1995–1996	Barcelona	32	(9)
1996–2000	Tenerife	72	(18)
1999–2000	→ Alavés (loan)	30	(5)
2000–2001	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	(1)
Total		391	(151)
International career
1991–1992	Yugoslavia	2	(0)
1996–2000	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	(3)
Managerial career
2008	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2008–2010	Real Sociedad (youth)
2010–2013	Real Sociedad B
2014–2015	Sarajevo
2016–2018	Servette
2020–2022	Stade Lausanne Ouchy
2023	Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mehmed "Meho" Kodro (born 12 January 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Kodro started playing professionally at Velež Mostar, making his first team debut in 1985. He spent most of his 16-year senior career in Spain, playing for Real Sociedad, Barcelona, Tenerife and Alavés, amassing La Liga totals of 263 matches and 105 goals. Kodro finished his career at Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2001. He possessed good technical skills, and was equally adept in the air.^[1]

After retiring, Kodro started a managerial career. He had a short stint as manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in 2008. He then worked as a youth coach at Real Sociedad, before managing Real Sociedad B. Kodro managed Bosnian Premier League side Sarajevo, and later also managed Swiss clubs Servette and Stade Lausanne Ouchy. In August 2023, he again took over as manager of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but was sacked by the end of September.