Sabahudin Bujak (born October 20, 1959, in

Trebinje Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of Trebišnjica river in the r ...

, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player and now a football youth

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Playing career

Club

Bujak started his career in the youth squads of

eventually breaking into the first team. However, faced with little playing chances, he moved to

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where he became a prolific goalscorer in the

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. He eventually found his way back to

and was an integral part of their successes in the first few seasons of the independent Bosnia & Herzegovina. During the 1994 season and the final tournament held in

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, he was the joint top goalscorer together with

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with 3 goals. The team captain also scored the only goal in the

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final against

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that brought his team their first double title. The following year he continued with his good form when Čelik celebrated their second double in a row. Although 37 at the time, his 3rd season in Čelik proved to be successful as well when he won the third title in a row. He retired after the first part of the 1997/98 season and joined the coaching team.

Coaching career

Bujak has been a loyal servant to

coaching the senior and youth teams at the club since the second part of the 1997/98 season. He was the assistant manager to Vlatko Glavaš in the second part of the 2011/12 season.http://web.nkcelik.ba/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=185:kompletiran-struni-tab&catid=43:vijesti-1&Itemid=114

References

1959 births Living people Footballers from Trebinje Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers NK Čelik Zenica players FK Leotar players Yugoslav Second League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-forward-stub