Hajrudin Saračević
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hajrudin Saračević | ||
Date of birth | 26 March 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1967 | Željezničar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1983 | Željezničar | 313 | (27) |
1970–1971 | → Borac Banja Luka (loan) | ||
Teams managed | |||
1991–1992 | Bačka 1901 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Hajrudin Saračević (born 26 March 1949) is a Bosnian former professional footballer and retired football manager
Club career[]
Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then part of Yugoslavia, he played for FK Željezničar Sarajevo for almost all of his career. He made his debut in 1967–1968 season at the age of 18. He has made 313 league appearances for Željezničar and that is the club record. In total, he played 339 official matches for the club. He was a member of the team that won the Yugoslav championship title in 1972.[1] Beside Željezničar, he also played for FK Borac Banja Luka. In 1982, he has decided to end his career. After that, he was working as a coach in FK Željezničar's youth team.
Personal life[]
During the Bosnian War he moved with his family to Palić, Serbia. He worked there as a coach of a local team. He also coached FK Bačka 1901 in the 1991–92 season.[2] After few years he moved to U.S..
He lives in Detroit, Michigan.
Honours[]
Player[]
Željezničar
- Yugoslav First League: 1971–72
- Yugoslav Second League: 1977–78 (West)
References[]
- ^ Od zvijezda do trnja - FK Željezničar (in Bosnian)
- ^ Lučonoše Jugoslovenskog fudbala - Monografija FK Bačka Subotica 1901-2001 pag. 134 (in Serbian)
External sources[]
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sarajevo
- Association football defenders
- Yugoslav footballers
- FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
- FK Borac Banja Luka players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Yugoslav Second League players
- Yugoslav football managers
- FK Bačka 1901 managers