Bulend Biščević (born 10 March 1975) is a Bosnian retired professional

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who played firstly as a

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, and then as a

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Club career

Željezničar

Born in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

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, present day

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, Biščević spent almost his entire career playing for hometown club Željezničar. That is the club where he began playing football as a child, and in 1994 he started playing for the first team. At first, he played as a

, but in 2001, Željezničar's manager

Amar Osim Amar Osim (born 18 July 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers. Osim was a talented player during his teens. However, he did not transfer his tal ...

moved him to

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. That was the position in which Biščević showed his real qualities. He was a hard-working player who ran a lot and was mostly oriented in disrupting opposite teams play. Biščević had good technique, so he would, if needed, play in more offensive roles. During his ten period with Željezničar, he had many success. Biščević won three Bosnian championship titles, three

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s and three Bosnian Supercups.

Later career and retirement

In 2004, Biščević moved to

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side

AEP Paphos AEP Paphos (, ''Athlitiki Enosi Pafos''; "Athletic Union Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. AEP Paphos was dissolved on 9 June 2014, i ...

. He then moved to

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

at the beginning of the next year, where he won the

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and the Croatian Super Cup. Finally, in the 2006 winter transfer window, Biščević came back to Bosnia and Herzegovina and signed a contract with

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) ** ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *H ...

. Before the start of 2006–07 season, he decided to retire from professional football at only the age of 31.

International career

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in 2002

He made his debut for

in an August 1999

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away against

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and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a February 2005 friendly against

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Honours

Player

Željezničar * Bosnian First League: 1997–98 *

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

: 2000–01, 2001–02 *

: 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2002–03 * Bosnian Supercup: 1998, 2000, 2001 Hajduk Split *

: 2004–05 * Croatian Super Cup:

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

References

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Bulend Biščević
at Sofascore {{DEFAULTSORT:Biscevic, Bulend 1975 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers FK Željezničar Sarajevo players AEP Paphos FC players HNK Hajduk Split players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Cypriot First Division players Croatian Football League players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia