Nail Beširović (born 22 July 1967) is a Bosnian retired

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who played as a

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. He spent the better part of his 16-year professional career in Portugal, representing six clubs.

Club 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 ...

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...

, Beširović began his career with

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 ...

. In January 1992 he moved to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

, where he remained until the end of his playing days twelve years later. In that country Beširović represented S.C. Espinho and

S.C. Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club based in Faro, Portugal, Faro in the Faro District, district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club ha ...

in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

, and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Académico de Viseu FC, Académica de Coimbra and Espinho in the second division, amassing totals in the former competition of 134 games and seven goals over the course of five seasons. He retired at the age of nearly 37 after a spell with amateurs Grupo Desportivo Beira-Mar, in Monte Gordo (Vila Real do Santo António).

International career

Beširović made one appearance for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, a June 1998

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away against

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in which he came on as a late substitute for

Senad Repuh Senad Repuh (born 18 December 1972) is a Bosnian football manager and former player. Club career After passing the club's youth selections, Repuh started his professional career with hometown club Sarajevo in the 1990–91 season. With the star ...

Personal life

Beširević's son Dino Beširević was born in

Viseu Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the Viseu District, district of the same name, with a population of 100,105 inhabitants in the entire municipality, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões Interm ...

, Portugal and is also a professional footballer.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Besirovic, Nail 1967 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 Sloboda Tuzla players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Académica de Coimbra (football) players S.C. Espinho players S.C. Farense players Leixões S.C. players GD Beira-Mar players Yugoslav First League players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Portugal