Hajrudin Saračević

Hajrudin Saračević (born 26 March 1949) is a Bosnian former professional footballer and retired football manager

Hajrudin Saračević
Personal information
Full name Hajrudin Saračević
Date of birth (1949-03-26)26 March 1949
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1967 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

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. 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. 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.[1] After few years he moved to U.S..

He lives in Detroit, Michigan.

Honours

Player

Željezničar

References
  1. Lučonoše Jugoslovenskog fudbala - Monografija FK Bačka Subotica 1901-2001 pag. 134 (in Serbian)

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