Bulend Biščević (born 10 March 1975) is a Bosnian retired professional

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who played firstly as a

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, and then as a

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Club career

Željezničar

Born in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

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, present day

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, Biščević spent almost his entire career playing for hometown club Željezničar. That is the club where he began playing football as a child, and in 1994 he started playing for the first team. At first, he played as a

, but in 2001, Željezničar's manager

Amar Osim Amar Osim (born 18 July 1967) is a Bosnian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers. Osim was a talented player during ...

moved him to

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. That was the position in which Biščević showed his real qualities. He was a hard-working player who ran a lot and was mostly oriented in disrupting opposite teams play. Biščević had good technique, so he would, if needed, play in more offensive roles. During his ten period with Željezničar, he had many success. Biščević won three

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

titles, three

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

s and three, now defunct,

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Later career and retirement

In 2004, Biščević moved to

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side

AEP Paphos Athletic Union Paphos , nickname = Πάφος , founded = 2000 , dissolved = 29 July 2014 , ground = Pafiako Stadium,Pafos, Cyprus, capacity = 9,394 , chairman = Christos Glykis20/5/12-31/12/13 , manager = Andreas Polydorou , league = Cyp ...

. He then moved to

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

at the beginning of the next year, where he won the 1. HNL and the

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. Finally, in the 2006 winter transfer window, Biščević came back to Bosnia and Herzegovina and signed a contract with

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 ...

. Before the start of 2006–07 season, he decided to retire from professional football at only the age of 31.

International career

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in 2002

He made his debut for

in an August 1999

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away against

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and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a February 2005 friendly against

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Honours

Player

Željezničar *

: 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02 *

: 1999–00, 2000–2001, 2002–03 *

: 1998, 2000, 2001 Hajduk Split * 1. HNL: 2004–05 *

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References

External links

Bulend Biščević
at Sofascore {{DEFAULTSORT:Biscevic, Bulend 1975 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Association football fullbacks Association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers FK Željezničar Sarajevo players AEP Paphos FC players HNK Hajduk Split players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Cypriot First Division players Croatian Football League players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia