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Mirsad Bektic
Mirsad is a masculine given name of classical Arabic origin, meaning "watch tower". It is a fairly common name among South Slavs of Muslim heritage. The feminine version is ''Mirsada''. People named Mirsad include: * Mirsad Bektić, Bosnian-American mix martial artist * Mirsad Baljić, Yugoslav footballer * Mirsad Bektašević, Swedish Islamist * Mirsad Bešlija, Bosnian footballer * Mirsad Fazlagić, Bosnian footballer * Mirsad Hibić, Bosnian footballer * Mirsad Huseinovic, American soccer player * Mirsad Jonuz, Macedonian footballer * Mirsad Mijadinoski, Macedonian footballer * Mirsad Terzić, Bosnian footballer * Mirsad Türkcan, Turkish basketball player of Bosnian/Serbian origin * Mirsada Burić, Bosnian long-distance runner, famous for training under sniper fire in the streets of Sarajevo for the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arabs, Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard Prestige (sociolinguistics), prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as First language, mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Slavs
South Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak South Slavic languages and inhabit a contiguous region of Southeast Europe comprising the eastern Alps and the Balkan Peninsula. Geographically separated from the West Slavs and East Slavs by Austria, Hungary, Romania, and the Black Sea, the South Slavs today include Bosniaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs, and Slovenes, respectively the main populations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. In the 20th century, the country of Yugoslavia (from Serbo-Croatian, literally meaning "South Slavia" or "South Slavdom") united majority of South Slavic peoples and lands—with the exception of Bulgarians and Bulgaria—into a single state. The Pan-Slavic concept of ''Yugoslavia'' emerged in the late 17th century Croatia, at the time party of Habsburg Monarchy, and gained prominence through the 19th-century Illyrian movement. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Bektić
Mirsad Bektić (born February 16, 1991) is a Bosnian-born American retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Background Mirsad Bektić was born on February 16, 1991, to Bosnian Muslim parents in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina) amid the breakup of Yugoslavia. At the age of three, he relocated to Italy with his mother Suada and his siblings fleeing the Bosnian War, a conflict which claimed the lives of his maternal grandparents and several relatives. The family moved again for a five-year stay in Germany. Bektić moved to the United States at age nine, where his family settled in Lincoln, Nebraska. He has two older brothers and a younger sister. Bektić went to Irving Middle School, and graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School. He began training in karate at the age of 13 and later boxed for one and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Baljić
Mirsad "Žvaka" Baljić (born 4 March 1962) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as an offensive left-back. He got his nickname ''Žvaka'' (chewing gum) for his constant use of chewing gum during matches. Club career Baljić made his first football steps in hometown club Sarajevo's youth team before temporarily leaving football because of medical problems. When he returned, he went to city rivals Željezničar, and as one of their more talented youngsters, he got the opportunity to play in the first team. His league debut came in 1980 when he was aged 18. His biggest success at the club was reaching the UEFA Cup semi-finals in the 1984–85 season under the guidance of Ivica Osim. In 1988, Baljić moved to Swiss side Sion and stayed there until 1992, before leaving to join Zürich. After two seasons there he left to Luzern. Baljić finished his career at Locarno in 1995. International career Baljić played in the youth, under-21 and olympic teams of Yug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Bektašević
Mirsad Bektašević (born 30 July 1987), alias Maximus, is a Swedish citizen born in Montenegro, Yugoslavia who in 2005 was arrested in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, charged with planning a terrorist attack against an unnamed target. Bektašević was convicted in 2007 alongside three other men and sentenced to 15 years and 4 months of imprisonment. Early life His father was killed in a traffic accident while Mirsad Bektašević was a young boy. In 1994, Bektašević moved to Sweden together with his mother, and younger brother. He grew up in Kungälv north of Gothenburg. Bektašević frequently attended the Bellevue Mosque in central Gothenburg. Criminal Charges On 19 October 2005 Bektašević was arrested as police raided his aunt's apartment in Butmir, Sarajevo. Abdulkadir Cesur, a 20-year-old Turkish citizen, born and raised in Denmark, was also arrested at the time. In the raid, police found a home-made suicide belt, of factory-made explosives, timing devices, deto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Bešlija
Mirsad Bešlija (born 6 July 1979) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a right winger. He has most notably played for Željezničar, Genk, Heart of Midlothian and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Club career Bešlija started his career with hometown club Slaven Živinice. Although he was among the youngest players in their squad, he became an important part of the first team. He was spotted there and signed by Bosna Visoko, a first division team at that time, in 1997. He spent two seasons in Visoko, during which he won both the Bosnian Cup and Supercup. His rapid footballing ascent attracted the interest of Željezničar and he signed for them in 2000, becoming a fan favourite during his single season in the capital. He won three trophies in that period with Željezničar, one Bosnian Premier League title, one cup and one Supercup. Bešlija joined Genk in July 2001, where he stayed for five years, and made over 130 league appearances, winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Fazlagić
Mirsad Fazlagić (born 4 April 1943) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer and manager, considered one of the best full-backs of his generation. Club career Fazlagić started his football career in the youth setup of his local hometown team Čapljina in 1957. As a talented seventeen year old, he was acquired by Yugoslav First League side FK Željezničar, where he also made his debut in the top tier of Yugoslav football. After one season with the blues he made a switch to bitter city rivals FK Sarajevo in the summer of 1960. The team led by prolific scorer Asim Ferhatović finished fourth in the league during the 1963–64 season, with Fazlagić establishing himself as the team's starting right-back. Two years later the maroon-whites finished runners-up behind FK Partizan and eventually went on to win the league during the 1966–67 season, with him captaining the outfit. FK Sarajevo was narrowly beaten by Manchester United in the 1967–68 European Cup second round, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Hibić
Mirsad Hibić (born 11 October 1973) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career At club level, he played for NK Čelik Zenica, Hajduk Split, Sevilla FC, and Atlético Madrid, before retiring in January 2004. International career Hibić made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an April 1996 friendly match against Albania and has earned a total of 36 caps (14 as captain), scoring no goals. His final international was an April 2004 friendly against Finland. Personal life Hibić resides in Zenica Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. Th ... with his family. References External links * * 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Zenica Association football central defenders Yugoslav footballers Bosnia and Herzego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Huseinovic
Mirsad Huseinovic (born November 26, 1968) is a U.S. soccer player. He spent one season in the American Professional Soccer League and one game Major League Soccer. He also earned one cap with the U.S. national team. Youth and college Huseinovic moved to the United States from Montenegro with his family when he was five. His family settled in Brooklyn where he learned to play soccer from his father. He attended New Utrecht High School, graduating in 1987. He then attended Brooklyn College from 1988 to 1992 where he played on the men’s soccer team. While playing with Brooklyn, he also played with several teams in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League (CSL), including Gjoa and the Albanians. Professional Huseinovic played at least two years with the Brooklyn Italians, winning the 1991 U.S. Open Cup with them. In April 1993, the San Diego Sockers selected him in the fourth round of the Continental Indoor Soccer League draft. On April 12, 1995, Huseinovic signed with the New York C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Jonuz
Mirsad Jonuz ( mk, Мирсад Јонуз; born 9 April 1962) is a former Macedonian football goalkeeper and head coach. Playing career Club Born in Sveti Nikole, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia, as a player Jonuz was member of numerous Yugoslav clubs. He made his senior debut in 1985 with FK Teteks, playing then in the Yugoslav Second League. After that season he played with FK Bregalnica Shtip and FK Borec before joining Belgrade side FK Rad where he made his debut in the Yugoslav First League in the 1988–89 season. During the winter break he moved to FK Novi Pazar and played the rest of the season in the Second League, before returning to the top flight in the next season by signing with FK Vardar. In the summer of 1990 he joined Second League side FK Sutjeska Nikšić. He had another spell with FK Rad until 1993 when he moved abroad to Greece and joined Levadiakos playing in the Greek Championship. Managerial career On 1996 he began his coaching career in FK Rabotnich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Mijadinoski
Mirsad Mijadinoski ( mk, Мирсад Мијадиноски; born 1 October 1981) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career He began his career in Switzerland with FC Zürich, FC Schaffhausen and FC Baden. He played for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League and later ha was on loan at Hungarian side Újpest FC. He signed a four-year contract with Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a professional football club, based in Debrecen, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the ... on 31 August 2009. References External links *Profile at Macedonian Football 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Struga Men's association football central defenders Macedonian men's footballers FC Zürich players FC Schaffhausen players FC Baden players FC Sion players Újpest FC players Debreceni VSC players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Terzić
Mirsad Terzić (born 12 July 1983) is a Bosnian handball player for Wisła Płock and the Bosnian national team. He is a left-back, but primarily known as a defender. While with Izviđač though, he scored 50 goals in only six games of the 2004–05 EHF Champions League season. Which made him the number three top scorer during the group stage. Terzić is also the most capped international and the all-time top scorer for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Honours Izviđač * |
