Mirza Varešanović

Mirza Varešanović
Personal information
Full name Mirza Varešanović
Date of birth (1972-05-31) 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2011 FK Sarajevo
2011–2012 Velež
2014–2015 Olimpic

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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 on to 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Ligue1: Mirza Varešanović".
  2. ↑ "Saraybosna FK ve Bursaspor'un eski futbolcuları dostluk maçı yaptı".
  3. ↑ "Mirza Varešanović".
  4. ↑ "Mirza Varešanović".
  5. ↑ "Mirza Varešanović: Stvaramo jako Sarajevo na duge staze".
  6. ↑ "Video Interview: Mirza Varešanović".
  7. ↑ "Mirza Varešanović novi šef stručnog štaba".
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