Elvedin Beganović (born 7 November 1971) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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Club career

During his career, Beganović played for hometown side

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NK Đerzelez NK Đerzelez was a Bosnian football club from Sarajevo during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and in more recent times, Zenica. History The football club was formed in 1912 as Đerzelez Sarajevo. Đerzelez (also known as ''Sarajevski''), was one of ...

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 ...

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. While playing for Sarajevo, he won the

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twice and the Bosnian Supercup once. Beganović retired from active football in 2007 at the age of 36, while playing for Čelik.

International career

Beganović made his debut for

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in an August 1997

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match against

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and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an April 2002

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Managerial career

On 5 January 2011, Beganović received his

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in the

Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Nogometni/Fudbalski Savez Bosne i Hercegovine (N/FSBiH); Ногометни/Фудбалски Савез Босне и Херцеговине (Н/ФСБиХ), (FSBiH); unified abbreviation N/FS ...

's educational facility in Jablanica,

. In his career, Beganović has managed Čelik Zenica on several occasions,

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, Mladost Doboj Kakanj and

Rudar Kakanj Fudbalski klub Rudar Kakanj is a professional association football club based in the city of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Incorporated on 3 May 1920, the club is currently competing in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegov ...

. In July 2018, he became the new assistant manager at Mladost, but after manager Adnan Zildžović left the club due to bad results, Beganović was named

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of Mladost until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 6 June 2019, it was announced that he got the job permanently after a meeting with the club's board of directors. On 10 September 2019, Mladost announced that former club manager Ibrahim Rahimić came back to the club and became its new manager, but also stated that Beganović will stay at the club as Rahimić's assistant. After Rahimić was sacked, Beganović stayed as assistant to new manager Fahrudin Šolbić. In August 2020, he was once again caretaker manager of Mladost.

Honours

Player

Sarajevo *

: 1996–97, 1997–98 * Bosnian Supercup: 1997

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