Fahrudin Omerović ( born 26 August 1961) is a

Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...

n former

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er who played as a

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. He serves assistant coach at Fenerbahçe. In

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

, Omerović became known as ''Fahrettin Ömerli'' while playing there; he took up

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as a

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Club career

Born in

Doboj Doboj ( sr-cyrl, Добој, ) is a city located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of Bosna river, in the northern region of the Republika Srpska. As of 2013, it has a population of 71,441 ...

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

, Omerović begin his career in

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 ...

, making his debut in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

in the 1980–81 season. He spent four seasons playing in Tuzla, when in summer 1984 he was transferred to

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

where he will become the main goalkeeper for the following 8 seasons.Fahrudin Omerović
at Reprezentacija.rs With Partizan he won two Yugoslav championships, two Yugoslav Cups, and one Supercup. After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, he made a transfer to

Kocaelispor Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish ...

in 1992. He played Kocaelispor for 4 years. After he moved to

İstanbulspor İstanbulspor is a Turkish football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05 they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to TFF 1. Lig. For many decades it was the fourth most famous and ...

and played there for 2 years. Finally he retired in 1998-99 season.

International career

He was

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ped eight times for

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

between 1989 and 1992, including a spot in Yugoslavia's

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roster where he spent the tournament as an unused backup to

Tomislav Ivković Tomislav Ivković (born 11 August 1960) is a Croatian professional football manager, executive and former player. During his playing career, which spanned two decades, he competed mostly in Portugal, appearing for five clubs including Sporting C ...

. Even after the independence of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

, Omerović was included in the Yugoslav squad for

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, but the nation would be suspended due to the

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. In 1996, he played 3 matches for the newly established Bosnian national team. His final international was an October 1996

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match against

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Coaching career

After retiring, he stayed in

where he has undertaken a coaching career. Initially he worked as assistant of

Safet Sušić Safet "Pape" Sušić (; born 13 April 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of TFF First League club Akhisarspor. He was a gifted midfielder known for his dribbling skills and techn ...

and

Aykut Kocaman Aykut Kocaman (, born 5 April 1965) is a former Turkish footballer, who played as a striker. He is the former manager of İstanbul Başakşehir. Before he made his debut 1980 with the amateur club Kabataş Altınmızrak in Istanbul, Kocaman p ...

, before beginning his career as a main coach working in clubs such as

Malatyaspor Malatya Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Malatya, mainly concentrated on football. Previously their colors were yellow and black (prior to 1984). They played in First League for 11 seasons. They are the first team located in Eas ...

and

Ankaraspor Ankaraspor Kulübü (), formerly known as Osmanlıspor (), is a Turkish professional football club based in the country's capital Ankara. Founded in 1978, the club competes in the TFF Second League. History Ankaraspor was founded as "Ankara Bele ...

Honours

Club

: 1985–86, 1986–87 *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

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*Yugoslav Supercup: 1989

References

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Fahrudin Omerović
at TFF.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Omerovic, Fahrudin 1961 births Living people People from Doboj Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Turkey Naturalized citizens of Turkey Association football goalkeepers Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers Dual internationalists (football) FK Sloboda Tuzla players FK Partizan players Kocaelispor footballers İstanbulspor footballers Yugoslav First League players Süper Lig players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers Fenerbahçe S.K. (football) non-playing staff İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. non-playing staff Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina