Mirsad Baljić
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| Full name | Mirsad Baljić | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1962 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | |||||||||||||||
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| FK Sarajevo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1979–1988 | Željezničar | 187 | (20) | |||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Sion | 126 | (41) | |||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Zürich | 31 | (8) | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Luzern | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 1994-1995 | Locarno | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 355 | (80) | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1990 | Yugoslavia | 29 | (3) | |||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
Mirsad "Žvaka" Baljić (born 4 March 1962) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired football player who played as an offensive full-back.
He got his nickname Žvaka (chewing gum) for his constant use of chewing gum during matches.
Club career[]
He made his first football steps in FK Sarajevo youth team before temporarily leaving football because of medical problems. When he returned he went to city rivals FK Željezničar, and as one of their more talented youngsters, he got the opportunity to play in first team. His league debut came in 1980 when he was aged 18. His biggest success at the club was reaching the UEFA Cup semifinals in 1984-1985 season under the guidance of Ivica Osim.
In 1988, he moved to Swiss side FC Sion and stayed there until 1992, before leaving to join FC Zürich.[1] After two seasons there he left to FC Luzern and he finished his career at Locarno.[2]
International career[]
He played in junior, Under-21 and olympic teams of Yugoslavia.
Baljić made his senior debut for Yugoslavia in a March 1984 friendly match against Hungary and has earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 2 goals.[3] He was part of a 1990 FIFA World Cup Yugoslav squad. His final international was a June 1990 FIFA World Cup match against West Germany.[4]
Personal life[]
He lives and works in Switzerland. His son is also a footballer, and has played for Swiss national youth teams.
References[]
- ^ Profile - FC Zurich
- ^ Priča o Žvaki iz Sarajeva: Legenda Željezničara i reprezentacije Jugoslavije - Sportske (in Bosnian)
- ^ Vandenberghe, Luc (12 June 2009). "Yugoslavia National Team Players 1964-1992". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External sources[]
- Mirsad Baljić at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Serbian) Serbian national football team website
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sarajevo
- Association football fullbacks
- Yugoslav footballers
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
- UEFA Euro 1984 players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
- FC Sion players
- FC Zürich players
- FC Luzern players
- FC Locarno players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland