Nail Beširović (born 22 July 1967) is a Bosnian retired

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who played as a

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. He spent the better part of his 16-year professional career in Portugal, representing six clubs.

Club career

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 ...

, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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, Beširović began his career with

FK Sloboda Tuzla Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Слободa Tyзла; English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team ...

. In January 1992 he moved to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

, where he remained until the end of his playing days twelve years later. In that country Beširović represented

S.C. Espinho Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho in the Aveiro district. Besides football, the club has volleyball and handball departments that usually compete in the major Po ...

and

S.C. Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club will play the 2021–22 season in the Liga Portugal ...

in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

, and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Académico de Viseu FC, Académica de Coimbra and Espinho in the

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, amassing totals in the former competition of 134 games and seven goals over the course of five seasons. He retired at the age of nearly 37 after a spell with amateurs Grupo Desportivo Beira-Mar, in Monte Gordo (Vila Real do Santo António).

International career

Beširović made one appearance for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, a June 1998

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away against Macedonia in which he came on as a late substitute for

Senad Repuh Senad Repuh (born 18 December 1972) is a Bosnian football manager and former player who is currently working as an assistant manager at Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo. Club career After passing the club's youth selections, Repuh started hi ...

Personal life

Beširević's son Dino Beširević was born in Viseu, Portugal and is also a professional footballer.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Besirovic, Nail 1967 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers FK Sloboda Tuzla players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Académica de Coimbra (football) players S.C. Espinho players S.C. Farense players Leixões S.C. players GD Beira-Mar players Yugoslav First League players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Portugal