Background
Jusufi was born in Zlipotok village near Dragaš (Vardarska Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia).
Jusufi was born in Zlipotok village near Dragaš (Vardarska Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia).
He played as a full-back on both sides and was renowned for his never-say-die attitude, good defensive positioning and quality passing and technique. He is considered one of Yugoslavia"s greatest defenders. During his career, he played for FK Partizan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Germania Wiesbaden and Football Club Dornbirn, retiring in 1972.
He was part of the Partizan squad when they became vice-champions of Europe after losing the 1966 European Cup Final against Real Madrid.
He started his coaching career seven years later, and also mainly in Germany, mainly with SG Wattenscheid 09, in the second division, but also in 1987-1988 at first side Partizan. In a 1991 interview for Serbian bi-weekly Tempo, Jusufi was asked if he is "experiencing any problems in regards to the current political situation" and "due to his ethnicity." Jusufi replied, "Why would I be experiencing any problems? I"m a Gorani, if that even interests anyone.".