Admir Raščić

Admir Raščić (born 16 September 1981) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Second League of FBiH - Center club NK Azot Vitkovići.

Admir Raščić
Raščić with Sun Pegasus in 2013
Personal information
Full name Admir Raščić
Date of birth (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981
Place of birth Foča, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Azot Vitkovići
Youth career
Goražde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Željezničar Sarajevo 51 (8)
2006–2007 Bela Krajina 29 (3)
2007–2009 Sarajevo 41 (16)
2009–2010 Sandefjord 34 (3)
2010–2011 Olimpik Sarajevo 26 (8)
2012 Novi Pazar 16 (5)
2013 Borac Banja Luka 15 (3)
2013–2015 Pegasus 34 (30)
2015–2016 Olimpik Sarajevo 13 (0)
2017 Goražde 13 (1)
2018– Azot Vitkovići
National team
2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 1 (0)
2006–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Foča, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Raščić began his career playing with FK Željezničar Sarajevo in the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Premier League, often appearing upfront alongside a young Edin Džeko.[1]

In summer 2006 he moved abroad and joined NK Bela Krajina in the Slovenian First League.[2] At the end of the season he returned to Bosnia, only this time joining Željezničar city rivals FK Sarajevo who had just been crowned Bosnian champions the season before. Admir Raščić had played 6 matches and scored on 3 occasions in Sarajevo's 2007–08 European campaign. He played with them for one and a half seasons, until he moved, in the winter break of 2008–09, to Norways's Tippeligaen side Sandefjord Fotball. He played for them in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In the first season they finished 8th, but in 2010 Sandefjord ended up being relegated. During his two seasons in Norway, beside having played 34 league matches and scoring 3 goals, he also played with Sandefjord's second team for a total of 22 matches scoring 17 goals in the 2009 and 2010 Norwegian third tier.[3]

In 2010 Admir Raščić was back in Bosnia, this time signing with Premier League side FK Olimpic Sarajevo. After making 26 league appearances and scoring 8 goals, in the winter break of 2010–11 he moved abroad again, this time to Serbia by signing with a newly promoted SuperLiga side FK Novi Pazar.[4]

Upon the advice of his former teammate and longstanding mentor, Alen Bajkuša,[5] Raščić joined Hong Kong First Division League club Sun Pegasus on 11 July 2013.[6] On 30 August 2013, Raščić scored on his debut for Sun Pegasus against Happy Valley; the match finished 3–0 to Sun Pegasus. On 26 October 2013, Raščić netted the first hat-trick of the 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League season in a 6–0 home victory against Tuen Mun SA. Unfortunately, the goals scored in both matches were later rescinded by the Hong Kong Football Association following its decision to disqualify Tuen Mun and Happy Valley from further participation in the league.[7] Nevertheless, Raščić ended the season as the league's top goal scorer with 14 goals in 17 league appearances. He also won the HKFA Fans' Favourite Player of the Year Award and was selected into the HKFA 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League Team of the Year. On 27 June 2015 Raščić returned to FK Olimpic to help them in their Europa League Campaign.

In February 2017 Raščić signed for FK Goražde.[8] After leaving Goražde in June 2017, in August 2018, 1 year later, he signed for Second League of FBiH - Center club NK Azot Vitkovići.[9]

Admir Raščić with some of his awards at the 2013–14 HKFA Annual Awards Ceremony

International career

After being part of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian U-21 team in 2003,[10] Admir Raščić made his debut for the main Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in 2006.[11]

Honours

Club

Sun Pegasus

Individual

Personal life

At the age of 10, Raščić fled to Germany with his brother and grandmother as a result of the conflict in Bosnia.[12] He is currently married to Mirela, who was born on exactly the same day as Raščić. The couple have two children, son Ajdin and daughter Hannan.[13]

Trivia

Sun Pegasus's apparel sponsors, Adidas, had to specifically arrange for size 13 footwear to be delivered to Hong Kong for Raščić as they have never marketed such size shoes in Hong Kong previously.[14]

Career statistics

Hong Kong
As of 14 May 2015. The following table only shows statistics in Hong Kong.
Club Season Division League Senior Shield FA Cup League Cup Season play-offs AFC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sun Pegasus 2013–141 First Division 17143210N/AN/A10N/AN/A2216
2014–15 Premier League 161210002100N/AN/A1913
Hong Kong Total 332642102110N/AN/A4129

1 All league and cup appearance(s) and goal(s) scored against Happy Valley and Tuen Mun have been discounted due to Hong Kong Football Association's decision to disqualify both teams from further participation in the league.

References
  1. "飛馬首戰升呢迎愉園". Ming Pao. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
  2. Stats from Slovenia at PrvaLiga.si
  3. Admir Raščić at Playerhistory
  4. Admir Raščić at Soccerway
  5. "薪火相傳馳騁港甲". Oriental Daily. 13 December 2013.
  6. "飛馬加強攻力爭亞協入場券". sports.now.com. 11 July 2013.
  7. "Further Information in relation to the Suspension of Matches". HKFA. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. Admir Raščić u drugom dijelu sezone u Goraždu at sportsport.ba, 12 February 2017
  9. S. Mlaćo (11 August 2018). "Admir Raščić u 36. godini pronašao novi klub" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  10. Admir Raščić at UEFA.com
  11. "Admir Raščić". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  12. "巴爾幹孖寶細訴香江情 戰火成歷史 飛馬援將相照應". Ming Pao. 14 December 2013.
  13. "快與妻兒團聚". Apple Daily. 31 October 2013.
  14. "飛馬引入大腳八東歐兵". Sing Pao. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
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