Veldin Muharemović (born 6 December 1984) is a former

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. His fans gave him the nickname "Lede".

Playing career

Club

He is a solid and versatile defender. He occasionally switches to a midfield role and scores more goals than is expected for a defender. He is credited by his teammates for his fighting spirit in the defensive line, usually disposing

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from the ball and leading a counter-attack. In January, 2008, he was sold to K.S.C. Lokeren in

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. In 2010, he resigned for

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 ...

. However, in the summer transfer window of 2011, during July, he signed for FK Xäzär Länkäran in Azerbaijan, only to cancel the transfer one month later and return home to

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, but this time to

FK Olimpic Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Olimpik Sarajevo ( en, Football Club Olimpik Sarajevo), commonly referred to as just Olimpik, was a professional football club from Sarajevo, based in the part of the city which is called Otoka. Being one of the first teams to be ...

instead of

International

He made his debut for

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in a June 2007 European Championship qualification match against

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and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals and all in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, in a total of 14 minutes. His final international was in November 2007 against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Player

Sarajevo *

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 ...

: 2006–07 *

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 ...

: 2004–05 Olimpic *

: 2014–15 Fola Esch * Luxembourg National Division:

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References

External links

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Guardian FootballProfile & stats
- Lokeren * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muharemovic, Veldin 1984 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football defenders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers FK Sarajevo players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players FK Olimpik players CS Fola Esch players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Belgian Pro League players Luxembourg National Division players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg