Asim Ferhatović "Hase" (; 24 January 1933 – 23 January 1987) was a Bosnian professional

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who played as a striker. He started his football career in 1948 with hometown club

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...

, for whom he made his first-team debut in 1952. Ferhatović remained with the club until his retirement in 1967, although he represented Fenerbahçe in the 1962–63 Turkish league season. He won a solitary cap for the Yugoslavia national team in 1961.

Club career

During the 1950s and 1960s, Ferhatović led

to great heights, and became the club's best and most famous player, scoring 198 goals in 422 games. He also had a short stint at Fenerbahçe where he played only seven league games and scored one goal. After only half a season he left Fenerbahçe and went back to Sarajevo. His greatest personal achievement was becoming the lead scorer in the

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with 19 goals for FK Sarajevo in the 1963–64 season. His last season, ( 1966–67) saw Sarajevo win their first-ever First League title and qualify for the

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. Ferhatović's retirement was one of the most important events in Sarajevo's sporting history, and the local newspapers ran the headline ''Jedan je Hase!'' (''There is Only One Hase!'') in his honour that day.

International career

Ferhatović played once for the Yugoslavia national team, on 8 October 1961 against

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in a qualification match for the

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Death and legacy

Ferhatović died on 23 January 1987, a day before his 54th birthday, of a

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. Sarajevo's

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, the site of the Opening Ceremonies of the

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and the home of

, is named in his honour. The Bosnia and Herzegovina national team often used the stadium for their international matches in the past. It is also the largest stadium in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In popular culture

The Bosnian rock band

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wrote a song in honour of Ferhatović called ''Nedjelja kad je otišao Hase'' ("The Sunday When Hase Left") and was included in their 1985 album '' Dok čekaš sabah sa šejtanom''.

Honours

Player

Sarajevo *

: 1966–67 Individual *

top goalscorer: 1963–64 (19 goals)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferhatovic, Asim 1933 births 1987 deaths Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers FK Sarajevo players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey