Rajko Rašević

Rajko Rašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Рајко Рашевић, (17 November 1946 – 7 March 2011)[1] was a Yugoslav and Bosnian professional footballer and football manager.

Rajko Rašević
Personal information
Full name Rajko Rašević
Date of birth (1946-11-17)17 November 1946
Place of birth Breza, FNR Yugoslavia
Date of death 7 March 2011(2011-03-07) (aged 64)
Place of death Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Rudar Breza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962 Rudar Breza 14 (2)
1963 Rudar Kakanj 19 (0)
1963-1968 Bosna Visoko 67 (4)
1968-1972 Maribor 79 (1)
1972-1973 Sarajevo 56 (0)
1973 Željezničar 32 (0)
1974 Regensburg 16 (1)
1974-1975 Xamax 22 (0)
Teams managed
1977–1980 Bosna Visoko
1980–1983 Iskra Bugojno
1984–1985 Novi Pazar
1987–1988 Diyarbakır
1990 Sarajevo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Rašević started his playing career in his hometown club Rudar Breza, before eventually reaching the Yugoslav First League where he represented FK Sarajevo and Željezničar.[2] He went on to play abroad in the Swiss Super League [3]

Managerial career

After ending his playing career, Rašević became a football manager, starting out as a coach in the youth team of Bosna Visoko before taking charge of the first team in 1977. He went on to manage Iskra Bugojno, FK Novi Pazar, Süper Lig side Diyarbakır and FK Sarajevo, before retiring from management in 1990 due to bad health.[4]

Death

Rašević died on 7 March 2011 in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina at the age of 64.[5]

References
  1. https://magazinplus.eu/in-memorial-rajko-rasevic/
  2. "Visoko ostalo bez još jedne sportske legende: Umro Rajko Rašević" (in Bosnian). arhiva.visoko.co.ba. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. "In memorial: Rajko Rašević" (in Bosnian). magazinplus.eu. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. "In memorial: Rajko Rašević" (in Bosnian). magazinplus.eu. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. "In memorial: Rajko Rašević" (in Bosnian). magazinplus.eu. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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