Bulend Biščević
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bulend Biščević | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1994 | Željezničar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2004 | Željezničar | 300 | (7) |
2004 | AEP Paphos | 11 | (0) |
2005 | Hajduk Split | 38 | (2) |
2006 | Zrinjski Mostar | 12 | (2) |
Total | 361 | (11) | |
National team | |||
1999–2005 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Bulend Biščević (born 10 March 1975) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played firstly as a right-back, and then as a midfielder.
Club career[]
Željezničar[]
Born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, Biščević spent almost his entire career playing for hometown club Željezničar.[1] That is the club where he began playing football as a child, and in 1994 he started playing for the first team. At first, he played as a right-back, but in 2001, Željezničar's manager Amar Osim moved him to midfield. That was the position in which Biščević showed his real qualities. He was a hard-working player who ran a lot and was mostly oriented in disrupting opposite teams play. Biščević had good technique, so he would, if needed, play in more offensive roles.
During his ten period with Željezničar, he had many success. Biščević won three Bosnian Premier League titles, three Bosnian Cups and three, now defunct, Bosnian Supercups.[1]
Later career and retirement[]
In 2004, Biščević moved to Cypriot First Division side AEP Paphos. He then moved to Hajduk Split at the beginning of the next year, where he won the 1. HNL and the Croatian Super Cup. Finally, in the 2006 winter transfer window, Biščević came back to Bosnia and Herzegovina and signed a contract with Zrinjski Mostar. Before the start of 2006–07 season, he decided to retire from professional football at only the age of 31.
International career[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_national_football_team_in_2002.jpg/250px-Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_national_football_team_in_2002.jpg)
He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an August 1999 friendly match away against Liechtenstein and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals.[2] His final international was a February 2005 friendly against Iran.[3]
Honours[]
Player[]
Željezničar[1]
- Bosnian Premier League: 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02
- Bosnian Cup: 1999–00, 2000–2001, 2002–03
- Bosnian Supercup: 1998, 2000, 2001
Hajduk Split[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Bulend Biščević". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
External links[]
- Bulend Biščević at Sofascore
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sarajevo
- Association football fullbacks
- Association football midfielders
- Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers
- FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
- AEP Paphos FC players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Croatian First Football League players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia