Sead Kapetanović

Sead Kapetanović
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-01-21) 21 January 1972
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 FK Željezničar 29 (1)
1992–1993 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 0 (0)
1993–1994 SV Wiesbaden 0 (0)
1994–1995 FSV Frankfurt 33 (6)
1995–1999 VfL Wolfsburg 104 (4)
1999–2001 Borussia Dortmund 9 (0)
2003 FK Sarajevo
National team
1996–2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Sead Kapetanović (born 21 January 1972) is a former Bosnian footballer.[1]

Although he came from family known for supporting and even playing for FK Sarajevo (his brother was a professional footballer too), his career began in their biggest rivals – FK Željezničar. His first division debut came in 1990. and he even scored a goal. In 1992, War in Bosnia-Herzegovina escalated and he went to Germany. First, he was playing for some low division clubs, and in 1994–95 season he moved to second division FSV Frankfurt. In 1995, he moved to VfL Wolfsburg and two years later won promotion to Bundesliga. He collected 104 league appearances for the club until he signed a contract with Borussia Dortmund in summer of 1999. In course of two seasons, he did not get much chance to play regularly and that is why he decided to come back to Bosnia and Herzegovina. In total, he made 57 appearances and scored two goals in the Bundesliga. After coming back to his homeland, he played a couple of games for FK Sarajevo, and then retired from professional football.

He made 15 appearances for the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team.[2] His debut came against Italy on 6 November 1996 (Bosnia won 2–1).

References

  1. ↑ "Kapetanovic, Sead" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
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