Bahrudin Atajić (born 16 November 1993) is a Bosnian football manager and former

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. He was born and grew up in Sweden and holds dual citizenship.

Club career

Atajić signed for

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in January 2010 from

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. After years playing for the under-20 and development squads, Atajić signed a new contract with the club in 2013 that would keep him until the end of the season. He made his senior debut on 19 May 2013, in the

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. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5–0 rout of

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on 6 December 2013. After the match, Atajić said: ''"I came on against Motherwell earlier in the season for the last 12 minutes and managed to score a goal. It was my first senior goal and obviously I was delighted with that."'' He signed for English

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club

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on loan on 24 January 2014. One day later, Atajić made his Shrewsbury debut, where he came on as a substitute for Tom Eaves in the 90th minute, as Shrewsbury Town lose 3–1 to

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. On 17 February 2014, Atajić was left out of the squad by

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, citing his concerns with Atajić's fitness. For the remainder of the season, Atajić's playing time was slightly reduced and he went on to make thirteen appearances despite being on the bench. Following his return with Shrewsbury Town came to an end, Atajić returned to Celtic and made several appearances in friendly matches, but was released in September 2014 after making four appearances in the league. In February 2015, he signed one-year deal with SJK with an option to prolong for following year. Before the 2016 season Atajić signed a contract with Žalgiris - defending champions of Lithuanian

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. He helped his club to win domestic quadruple in 2016. He joined Maltese side Gzira United in January 2021.

International career

Although born in Sweden, Atajić has committed to play for

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on all levels of the game. He was

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for the first time for Bosnia U21s in May 2014.

Personal life

Atajić's family hails from Bosanska Gradiška,

Career statistics

References