Admir Vladavić (born 29 June 1982) is a Bosnian retired professional

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who played as a winger.

Club career

Born in

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, Vladavić's career began in a small club Iskra Stolac, which consisted mainly of refugees from

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who lived in

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during the

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. He was spotted there by Velež Mostar and soon signed a contract. Although he was one of the youngest members of the club, Vladavić became a regular first team choice. His speed and good technical abilities made him interesting for other Bosnian clubs. Since Velež was playing in the second division at the time, and his ambitions were much bigger, Vladavić was determined to move.

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showed its interest, but they could not agree. In the summer of 2005, he moved to Željezničar. Two years later, in February 2007, Vladavić signed a contract with

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club

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, with whom he won the league title in May of that same year. In July 2009, Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg signed Vladavić and managed to win the

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with them the next year. On 1 June 2011, he came back to Bosnia and Herzegovina and joined Olimpik from

. On 18 January 2012, Vladavić signed with Czech club

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. In March 2013, he came back to Velež after eight years on a loan deal. On 1 January 2014, he joined

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club Sliema Wanderers. On 7 July 2014, Vladavić once again came back to Velež where he finished his career in December 2014 at the age of 32.

International career

Good games secured Vladavić a call to the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He made his debut on 28 February 2006 in a game against

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. In the next three years with the national team, Vladavić managed to make 11 more

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s after the game against Japan, not scoring any goals. His final international was an October 2009 World Cup qualification match against

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Personal life

Vladavić and his wife, Ajla, have a son named Zinedin. His son is named after famous French player

Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane (; ; ''Zineddin Lyazid Zidan''; ; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as an attacking midfi ...

Honours

Player

Žilina *

: 2006–07 Red Bull Salzburg *

: 2009–10

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