Mo Konjic

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Tuzla (Bosnia - formerly Yugoslavia)
Date Of Birth
May 14, 1970
Age
54
Height (cm)
191
Games Played
155
-
Per Game
Games Started
146
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
12923
83.4
Per Game
Goals
4
0.03
Per Game
Assists
3
0.02
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

In 1999 the 6ft 4in defender became the first Bosnian to play in the Premiership when Gordon Strachan paid Monaco £2million for his signature. The club’s doctor described him as the fittest player he had ever examined but a wrangle over work permits delayed his debut. His first appearance came as a substitute in a 0-0 draw at Tottenham. He quickly made his mark with a thunderous tackle that introduced Stefan Iversen to an advertising hoarding and had Gordon Strachan saying: ‘I wouldn’t like to clean out his cage’.
The excellent form of Williams and Richard Shaw meant ‘Big Mo’ had few chances during his first eighteen months at the club and a succession of niggling injuries earned him a reputation as a bit of a hypocondriac. In his first three seasons he started only 14 league games and it wasn’t until the departure of Strachan in September 2001 that he won a regular place in the team.
In the next three seasons Big Mo made 136 appearances, and scoring five goals along the way. During this period he became a fans favourite and was renowned both for his fully committed style of play and also his willingness to bring the ball forward if the midfield and attack were not having any impact.
For any opposing forward, the very sight of Konjic, with muscle seeming to have grown on muscle and that endearing, disarming smile, signalled that you are in for a torrid 90 minutes. Only the foolhardy or extremely brave were ready to challenge him physically and anyone thinking that a man so huge must also be slow and clumsy was guilty of a massive mistake.
The fans’ love affair with him extended to his own song which was sung with more gusto than any other song barring the Sky Blue Song.
He was sold at the end of the 2003/04 season to Derby by new manager Peter Reid. In the 2004/05 season he made 18 appearances in George Burley's Derby side which reached the Championship Play-offs. He returned to Highfield Road with the Rams to play in the final game at the old stadium and got a tumultous reception. It was all too much for the popular Bosnian and he had a stinker, giving away a penalty as well as being given the run around by Dele Adebola in the 6-1 City victory.
Mo was the captain in the first match played by Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1995 and went on to win 39 caps for his country. Since retiring in 2006 he spends a lot of his time in his home country but has returned to Coventry to take part in the Legends Day and received a tumultous reception.

Own goals (1)
2001-02
12 December 2001 v West Bromwich Albion A

Championship (England)
2003-2004
Coventry City
42
36
6
3303′
5
2 (0)
2002-2003
Coventry City
42
42
3760′
4
2001-2002
Coventry City
38
38
3362′
7
2 (0)
3
1
122
116
6
10425′
16
0
0
4 (0)
3
1
FA Cup (England)
2003-2004
Coventry City
3
3
238′
2002-2003
Coventry City
3
3
270′
2001-2002
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
2000-2001
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1998-1999
Coventry City
0
0
0′
7
7
0
598′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Carling Cup (England)
2003-2004
Coventry City
2
2
178′
2
2
0
178′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Worthington Cup (England)
2002-2003
Coventry City
3
3
219′
2001-2002
Coventry City
2
2
210′
2000-2001
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1999-2000
Coventry City
2
1
1
95′
8
7
1
614′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Premier League (England)
2000-2001
Coventry City
8
8
579′
1999-2000
Coventry City
4
3
1
243′
1
1998-1999
Coventry City
4
3
1
286′
2
16
14
2
1108′
3
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
155
146
9
12923′
20
0
0
4 (0)
3
1
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Nationwide Football League First Division 2003-2004
Nationwide Football League First Division 2003-2004
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
W 2:5
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
W 4:1
9`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 4:0
14`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 3:0
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 2:0
27`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
L 0:2
45`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 1:6
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
W 1:2
43`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
L 1:3
23`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 1:0
10`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 2:1
72`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wigan Athletic
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
D 0:0
90`
FA Cup 2003-2004
FA Cup 2003-2004
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 3:1
58`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
H
W 2:1
90`
Carling Cup 2003-2004
Carling Cup 2003-2004
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
H
W 2:0
88`
Nationwide Football League First Division 2002-2003
Nationwide Football League First Division 2002-2003
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
D 0:0
79`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 2:4
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 2:2
81`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 2:1
90`
FA Cup 2002-2003
FA Cup 2002-2003
Coventry City
Rochdale
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Cardiff City
A
D 2:2
90`
Worthington Cup 2002-2003
Worthington Cup 2002-2003
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Rushden & Diamonds
H
W 8:0
39`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 3:0
90`
Nationwide Football League First Division 2001-2002
Nationwide Football League First Division 2001-2002
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Preston North End
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 2:1
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
W 1:6
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Stockport County
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Preston North End
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Rotherham United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
W 1:2
77`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 4:3
90`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Grimsby Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Stockport County
A
W 0:2
45`
1
FA Cup 2001-2002
FA Cup 2001-2002
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:2
90`
Worthington Cup 2001-2002
Worthington Cup 2001-2002
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Peterborough United
A
D 2:2
120`
FA Carling Premiership 2000-2001
FA Carling Premiership 2000-2001
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 1:3
26`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:1
Coventry City
Everton
A
W 1:2
22`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford City
A
L 2:1
81`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
FA Cup 2000-2001
FA Cup 2000-2001
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
W 0:2
Worthington Cup 2000-2001
Worthington Cup 2000-2001
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 0:1
FA Carling Premiership 1999-2000
FA Carling Premiership 1999-2000
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:0
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 3:2
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:2
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
W 2:0
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
57`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 3:4
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:2
6`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 1:0
Worthington Cup 1999-2000
Worthington Cup 1999-2000
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
A
L 5:1
5`
FA Carling Premiership 1998-1999
FA Carling Premiership 1998-1999
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:0
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
D 1:1
69`
Coventry City
Charlton Athletic
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
W 1:4
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 0:0
37`
FA Cup 1998-1999
FA Cup 1998-1999
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:1
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Derby County
Thu, 13 May, 2004
Free
Coventry City
Derby County
Thu, 13 May, 2004
Free
AS Monaco
Coventry City
Fri, 05 Feb, 1999
£2,000,000
AS Monaco
Coventry City
Fri, 05 Feb, 1999
£2,000,000

Bosnia & Herzegovinia, 23 caps (5 as captain), 2 goals

1998-99
10 March 1999 Hungary v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Budapest, friendly, 1-1, captain
1999-00
4 September 1999 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Scotland, Sarajevo, UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying Group 9, 1-2, captain
8 September 1999 Czech Republic v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Teplice, UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying Group , 0-3, captain, booked
23 January 2000 Qatar v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Doha, friendly, 2-0, booked
29 March 2000 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Macedonia, Zenica, friendly, 1-0, scored
2001-02
1 September 2001 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Israel, Sarajevo, 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 7, 0-0
5 September 2001 Austria v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Vienna, 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 7, 0-2
7 October 2001 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Liechtenstein, Zenica, 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 7, 5-0, scored
27 March 2002 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Macedonia, Sarajevo, friendly, 4-4, replaced
17 April 2002 Croatia v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Zagreb, friendly, 0-2
2002-03
21 August 2002 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Yugoslavia, Sarajevo, friendly, 0-2, replaced
11 October 2002 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Germany, Sarajevo, friendly, 1-1, replaced
16 October 2002 Norway v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Oslo, UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying Group 2, 2-0, booked
12 February 2003 Wales v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Cardiff, friendly, 2-2
29 March 2003 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Luxembourg, Zenica, UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying Group 2, 2-0, captain
2 April 2003 Denmark v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Copenhagen, UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying Group 2, 2-0
7 June 2003 Romania v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Craiova, UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying Group 2, 2-0
2003-04
6 September 2003 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Norway, Zenica, UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying Group 2, 1-0
10 September 2003 Luxembourg v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Luxembourg CIty, UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying Group 2, 0-1
11 October 2003 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Denmark, Sarajevo, UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying Group 2, 1-1, replaced
18 February 2004 Macedonia v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Skopje, friendly, 1-0, captain, replaced
31 March 2004 Luxembourg v Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Luxembourg City, friendly, 1-2, replaced
28 April 2004 Bosnia & Herzegovinia v Finland, Zenica, friendly, 1-0, replaced

2 previous caps with Zagreb, 5 caps with Zurich, 8 caps and 1 goal with Monaco and 1 further cap with Derby County (total 39 caps, 3 goals).