Hajrudin Saračević (26 March 1949 – 16 September 2022) was a Bosnian professional

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player and

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Career

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 ...

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

, back then part of

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

, he played for

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English language, English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional Association fo ...

for almost all of his career. He made his debut in 1967–1968 season at the age of 18. He has made 313 league appearances for Željezničar and that is the club record. In total, he played 339 official matches for the club. He was a member of the team that won the Yugoslav championship title in

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

. Beside Željezničar, he also played for

FK Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional association football, football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika ...

. In 1982, he has decided to end his career. After that, he was working as a coach in FK Željezničar's youth team.

Personal life and death

During the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

he moved with his family to

Palić Palić ( sr-Cyrl, Палић; ; ) is a town located in the city of Subotica, North Bačka District, autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is also located from the border between Serbia and Hungary. The town has a Hungarian ethnic majority ...

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. He worked there as a coach of a local team. He also coached

FK Bačka 1901 FK Bačka 1901 () is a football club from Subotica, Serbia, that competes in the Vojvodina League North. It is the longest running club in Serbia and also the oldest within the former Yugoslavia. Founded in 1901 in Subotica, the club's colors ...

in the 1991–92 season.Lučonoše Jugoslovenskog fudbala - Monografija FK Bačka Subotica 1901-2001
pag. 134 After few years he moved to U.S.. Saračević lived in

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. He died on 16 September 2022, at the age of 73.

Honours

Željezničar *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

: 1971–72 *

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

: 1977–78 (West)

References

External links

BiH Timovi u Yu ligi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saračević, Hajrudin 1949 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Sarajevo Yugoslav men's footballers Men's association football defenders FK Željezničar Sarajevo players FK Borac Banja Luka players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav football managers FK Bačka 1901 managers