Murat Šaran (24 October 1949 – 3 June 2021) was a Bosnian professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Šaran started his career with

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-based lower-tier side Igman Ilidža before making his move to

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (; English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the country. Founded on 24 October 1946, FK Sara ...

where he spent seven years and established himself as a first team regular. He went on to play for Bor,

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

and Čelik,Stats from Yugoslav First and Second League
at zerodic.com before making a move to Spain where he joined Levante for two seasons before retiring in 1981.

References

1949 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers FK Sarajevo players FK Bor players HNK Rijeka players NK Čelik Zenica players Levante UD footballers Yugoslav First League players Segunda División players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain {{Yugoslavia-footy-bio-stub