Adis Nurković ( sq, Nurkoviq; born 28 April 1986) is a Bosnian-born naturalized Kosovan professional

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coach and former player who is the current goalkeeping coach of First League of FBiH club Čelik Zenica.

Club career

Flamurtari Vlorë

Nurković was born to a

Bosnian Muslim The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, cu ...

family in the

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n town of

Velika Kladuša Velika Kladuša ( sr-cyrl, Велика Кладуша, ; lit. "Great Kladuša") is a town and municipality located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the far n ...

on 28 April 1986. On 15 June 2017, Nurković joined

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side

Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari FC is a professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Parë, which is the second tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, and it is also one ...

, to replace the departed

Stivi Frashëri Stivi Frashëri (born 29 August 1990) is an Albanian professional footballer who as a goalkeeper for Ballkani in the Kosovar Superliga. Club career Early career Frashëri joined the youth setup of his local side Skënderbeu Korçë as a 14-y ...

as the second choice. On 9 September 2017, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Tuzla City

On 7 June 2018, Nurković joined with the newly promoted team of

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side

Tuzla City Fudbalski klub Tuzla City ( en, Football Club Tuzla City), formerly known as Fudbalski klub Sloga Simin Han ( en, Football Club Sloga Simin Han), is a professional football club based in Simin Han, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in ...

. On 24 November 2018, he made his debut in a 1–2 home defeat against

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) **ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *Han ...

after being named in the starting line-up. After a year with Tuzla City, it was confirmed that Nurković had left the club.

Return to Čelik Zenica

On 18 June 2019, Nurković returned to Bosnian side Čelik Zenica, on a three-year contract.

International career

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Under-21

On 6 September 2008, Nurković made his debut with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 in a 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Romania U21 after being named in the starting line-up.

Senior

On 12 August 2009, Nurković made his debut with

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in a

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against

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after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of

Nemanja Supić Nemanja Supić ( Cyrillic: Немања Супић; born 12 January 1982) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Gacko, Supić started out at his hometown club Mladost Gacko. He made seven ap ...

Kosovo

Nurković was invited by the coach Albert Bunjaki to play for Kosovo national team based on Bunjaki's satisfactory impression of Nurković at

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. As he is married to a Kosovan citizen, he is eligible for Kosovo citizenship and

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's rules allow Nurković to play for any national side resulting from the break-up of

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as he was born during the country's existence. On 2 October 2016, Nurković received a call-up from Kosovo for a

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matches against

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and

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. On 5 October 2016,

gave him permission to play for Kosovo. On 11 June 2017, Nurković made his debut with Kosovo in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against

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after coming on as a substitute at 53rd minute in place of injured

Samir Ujkani Samir Ujkani (born 5 July 1988) is a Kosovar Albanian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Italian club Empoli F.C., Empoli and the Kosovo national football team, Kosovo nat ...

Coaching career

On 16 July 2020, three days after Bosnian club Čelik Zenica was excluded to the

League of Zenica-Doboj Canton League of Zenica-Doboj Canton ( bs, Kantonalna Liga NSZDK) is a fourth level league in the Bosnia and Herzegovina football league system. The league champion is promoted to the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Center. Me ...

because of financial difficulties, it was announced that Nurković was to stay in the club both as a player and goalkeeping coach.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

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