Mirza Varešanović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mirza Varešanović | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, SR Bosnia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position | Defender (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1995 | FK Sarajevo | 14 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Bordeaux | 13 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Olympiacos F.C. | 67 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Bursaspor | 54 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Austria Wien | 19 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | FK Sarajevo | 16 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Bursaspor | 22 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | FK Sarajevo | 11 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2001 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | FK Sarajevo | ||
| 2011–2012 | Velež | ||
| 2014– | Olimpic | ||
| 2014– | Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mirza Varešanović (born 31 May 1972 in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Bosnian footballer and Manager.
Playing career
He started his career with FK Sarajevo, breaking into the first team in 1991, but getting only limited playing time. With the start of the Bosnian war, competitive football in the country halted and FK Sarajevo became a touring club. During one of these tours Varešanović was spotted by FC Bordeaux scouts, and he quickly joined the French team.[1] A year later he made a move to Olympiacos F.C., spending two seasons with the Greek outfit. He next moved to Turkish Süper Lig side Bursaspor, who he would go onto represent on two separate occasions.[2] He concluded his playing career with FK Sarajevo in 2004.[3]
He was capped 24 times for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4]
Managerial career
After concluding his playing career Varešanović was named FK Sarajevo Sporting director, and held the position for two years.[5] In 2010 he was named FK Sarajevo manager and led the team for one season before being sacked.[6] In the summer of 2011 he was approached by FK Velež Mostar, and went on to lead the Herzegovina outfit for a season.[7] In 2014 he accepted an offer from FK Olimpic, also being named manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina olympic team a few months later.[8]
External links
- Mirza Varešanović at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- ↑ "Ligue1: Mirza Varešanović".
- ↑ "Saraybosna FK ve Bursaspor'un eski futbolcuları dostluk maçı yaptı".
- ↑ "Mirza Varešanović".
- ↑ "Mirza Varešanović".
- ↑ "Mirza Varešanović: Stvaramo jako Sarajevo na duge staze".
- ↑ "Video Interview: Mirza Varešanović".
- ↑ "Mirza Varešanović novi šef stručnog štaba".
- ↑ "Klix.ba na treningu Olimpica: Vukovi se spremaju za proljeće, sutra putuju u Antaliju".