Meho Kodro

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Personal information
Kodro
Full name	Meho Kodro
Date of birth	January 12, 1967 (age 40)
Place of birth	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.88 cm
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Retired
Number	—
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1985–1991 1991–1995 1995–1996 1996–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001	Velez Mostar Real Sociedad FC Barcelona CD Tenerife Deportivo Alavés Maccabi Tel Aviv FC	– (–) 129 (73) 32 (9) 72 (18) 30 (5) – (–)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Meho Kodro (born January 12, 1967 in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina) was a famous Bosnian football forward. He was a tall and strong, but also a fast and technical finisher with a good shot and aerial skills.

1 Club Career
2 International Career
3 Club Career Summary
4 References

[edit] Club Career

Kodro's first division debut occurred in 1985, with the then Yugoslavian club Velez Mostar, his hometown club. When the Yugoslav wars began, he migrated to Spain, where he spent the rest of his footballing career. He first played with Real Sociedad of San Sebastian, where he had his best professional years, and became a respected striker. He scored 23 goals in the 1993-1994 season and the following season he came in second in the Pichichi Trophy race with 25 goals in 35 matches.

FC Barcelona manager Johann Cruyff brought him to his team for the 1995-1996 season. However, he did not enjoy a great season, scoring 9 goals and not being able to contribute to any titles for the Catalan team. This was due in part to several injuries and the psychological effects caused by the war in Yugoslavia, which during that time was especially affecting Bosnia-Herzegovina and his native Mostar, where his family and friends lived. The destitution of Johann Cruyff (who was very supportive of him) caused him to be released from the club at the end of the tournament. He then joined CD Tenerife, where he played three seasons, although without shining the way he did in Real Sociedad.

In 1999 he moved to Deportivo Alaves of Vitoria, where he stayed until 2002, when he retired. In 2006, he was hired as an assistant to Real Sociedad's coach José Mari Bakero.

[edit] International Career

Kodro was part of the Yugoslavia national football team from 1991 to 1992, earning two caps; he later played for Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1996 to 2000, scoring 3 goals in 13 caps.^[1]