Edin Šaranović (8 March 1976 — 22 August 2021) was a Bosnian

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Šaranović has played for

NK Kamen Ingrad NK Kamen Ingrad was a Croatian football club from Velika, a small town near Požega in the northeast of Croatia. The club was dissolved in July 2008 after serious financial problems. History The club was formed as NK Velika in 1929. After Wor ...

NK Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo (), often referred to as Slaven Belupo, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of Croatia. They play their home matches at Gradski stadion in Koprivnica. They play in ...

and

NK Međimurje NK Međimurje is a Croatian football club based in Čakovec. The club is named after Međimurje, the region in northern Croatia where the city of Čakovec is located. The club plays their home games at the Stadion SRC Mladost, Čakovec, whic ...

in the Croatian

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

and

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...

in the

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 ...

. He also had a spell with

Pogoń Szczecin Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league s ...

in the Polish

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

, and with

FC Sokol Saratov PFC Sokol () is a Russian association football club based in Saratov. In 2001 and 2002, Sokol played in the Russian Premier League. For the 2025–26 season, the club will be relegated to the third-level Russian Second League, Russian Second Leag ...

in Russia. He played for

NK Primorje Nogometni klub Primorje (), commonly referred to as NK Primorje or simply Primorje, was a Slovenian football club from Ajdovščina. After Slovenia's independence in 1991, Primorje spent a total of 18 seasons in the Slovenian First League until ...

in the

Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

before moving to

NK Zadar Nogometni klub Zadar (), commonly referred to as NK Zadar or simply Zadar, was a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast, best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for almost twenty years. Histor ...

. After spells abroad, he returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina and went on to play for

FK Olimpic Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Olimpik Sarajevo () was a professional football club from Sarajevo, based in the part of the city which is called Otoka. Being one of the first teams to be formed in independent Bosnia and Herzegovina, they started off playing in ...

FK Sloboda Tuzla Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team's name is ''Football Club Freedom Tuzla''. The club is a mem ...

and NK Tešanjka before finishing his playing career in 2012.

International career

Šaranović made his debut for

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

in an August 2001

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against

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and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a September 2001 World Cup qualification match against

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Post-playing career

On 1 February 2016, Šaranović was named manager of

NK TOŠK Tešanj Nogometni klub TOŠK Tešanj, commonly known as TOŠK Tešanj or just TOŠK is a professional association football club based in the city of Tešanj that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. TOŠK hosts their home matches at the Stadion Luke, w ...

. He became president of the club later that year with

Igor Remetić Igor Remetić (born 14 September 1976) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Playing career Remetić started his playing career at locl side Velež Mostar, but as the Yugoslav Wars started, he became a refugee in Serbia ...

succeeding him as manager.

Death

He died on 22 August 2021 after suffering a

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several days earlier.

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