Hamid Guska
Quick Facts
Biography
Hamid Guska (born February 15, 1953 in Glavatičevo) is a Bosnian boxing trainer and a former boxer.
Boxing career
He started his amateur boxing career in 1974 in BK Partizan Sarajevo. His boxing career ended 1980 due to an arm injury. One year later he was named as trainer of BK Željezničar.
Head trainer of BK Željezničar
Several boxers of BK Željezničar have been Yugoslavian Champions and medal winners at major international boxing tournaments.
Hamid Guska trained a large number of notable boxers: Fikret Kadić, Almedin Fetahović, Stephen Mwema, David Ouma, Zijad Hodžić, Vibor Ćorković, Predrag Bartula, Zaim Numanović, Kazimir Radoš, Rifet Kadić, Ibro Jakupović, Afrim Majanci, Ramiz Aljić, Mustafa Mrkulić, Izet Mrkulić, Mensur Peljto, Draženko Đokić, Muhamed Jeleč, Mergim Šalja, Said Čolpa and Edin Bajrić. However, BK Željezničar ceased to exist due to the Bosnian War
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1993 Guska was named as trainer of newly founded Bosnia and Herzegovina boxing national team. At the Mediterranean Games 1993, in France, Almedin Fetahović, a member of BK Željezničar, won the gold medal in light middleweight. Guska also guided the Bosnian national team on its first participation at the 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Bursa. Edin Bajrić was stopped in Preliminaries losing to Danny Williams from United Kingdom in heavyweight.
- Jasmin Hasić (2007: European Junior Boxing Championships in Sombor)
- Nadir Čolpa (2008: European Schoolboys Championships in Novi Sad)
- Memnun Hadžić (2008: European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool)
- Velibor Vidić (2009: Mediterranean Games in Pescara)
In August 2009 he was succeeded by Anton Josipović as Head coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Success at Pan Arab Games
Guska was named as trainer of United Arab Emirates boxing team for the 2004 Pan Arab Games in Algeria. Ali Khalfan Ali won bronze medal in featherweight and became the first Emirati boxer ever to win a medal at a major international multi-sport event.