Husnija Fazlić (3 January 1943 – 6 October 2022) was a Bosnian

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player and

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. He was a scout for

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Club career

Fazlić played for

FK Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional association football, football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika ...

in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

. He finished his career playing for Germany's 2. Bundesliga team

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Managerial career

Fazlić managed Borac Banja Luka in the

and led the team to their first Yugoslav trophy winning the

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in 1988. During his time as manager Borac enjoyed the best period in its long history.

Scouting career at Werder Bremen

Fazlić joined

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club

as an assistant manager to

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in early 1999. He remained with the club when Magath left. He went on to become a scout at Werder Bremen where he recommended players such Diego and

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. He left the club in 2014.

Personal life and death

Fazlić died on 6 October 2022, at the age of 79. His son

Dino Fazlic Dino Fazlic (born 21 November 1991) is a German footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Eintracht Mahlsdorf. Career As a youth player, Fazlic joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Werder Bremen but left due to injury and ...

is also a footballer.

Honours

Manager

Borac Banja Luka *

: 1987–88

References

External links

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