Bakir Beširević (born 3 November 1965) is a retired Bosnian professional

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who played for Velež Mostar and

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in Bosnia and Herzegovina and

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in the

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Club career

Beširević is Osijek's second most capped player behind Mile Škorić.

International career

He made his debut for

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in an October 1996

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match against

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and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 2000

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against

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* 1965 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers FK Velež Mostar players NK Osijek players NK Pazinka players HNK Orašje players Yugoslav First League players Croatian Football League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-midfielder-stub