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Samir Bekrić

Samir Bekrić (born 20 October 1984) is a Bosnian football executive and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current coordinator of the youth school of Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.

Samir Bekrić
Bekrić in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-10-20) 20 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Željezničar (youth school coordinator)
Youth career
0000–2003 Gradina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Gradina
2007–2010 Željezničar 96 (23)
2010 Incheon United 16 (2)
2011 Tobol 29 (7)
2012–2013 Željezničar 31 (8)
2013 Mes Kerman 13 (1)
2013–2014 Fajr Sepasi 13 (2)
2014–2015 Bunyodkor 24 (1)
2016–2018 Željezničar 31 (6)
2018–2019 Zrinjski Mostar 29 (3)
2019–2020 Sloboda Tuzla 21 (4)
2020–2023 Željezničar 69 (6)
Total 372 (63)
International career
2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Early career

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Bekrić started his professional career in 2003 joining Gradina. He stayed at Gradina until 2006.

Željezničar

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In January 2007, Bekrić joined Željezničar. In the 2009–10 season, Bekrić was one of the best players of Željezničar, scoring 15 goals. He also had 13 assists. That season he won the Bosnian Premier League with the club.

South Korea and Kazakhstan

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After a successful period at Željezničar, Bekrić had stints in South Korea with Incheon United and in Kazakhstan with Tobol.

Return to Željezničar

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In February 2012, Bekrić came back to Željezničar and that same year won the league title and the Bosnian Cup. In 2013, he again won the league title with Željezničar. Bekrić left the club that year.

Iran

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In 2013, Bekrić went to Iran and stayed there until 2014. While there, he played for Mes Kerman and Fajr Sepasi.

Bunyodkor

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In July 2014, Bekrić joined Uzbekistan Super League club Bunyodkor.[1] He played for the club until late 2015.

Second return to Željezničar

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On 14 January 2016, Bekrić, for a second time, came back to Željezničar and played at the club until he left it in January 2018.

Zrinjski Mostar

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On 19 February 2018, Bekrić signed with Zrinjski Mostar.[2] In May 2018, he won the league with Zrinjski.[3] On 20 June 2019, Bekrić left Zrinjski after his contract with the club expired.[4]

Sloboda Tuzla

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On 9 July 2019, Bekrić signed a two-year contract with Sloboda Tuzla.[5] He made his official debut for Sloboda on 21 July 2019, in a 2–1 home-league win against Radnik Bijeljina.[6] Bekrić scored his first official goal for Sloboda on 17 August 2019, in a 2–2 away league draw against his former club Željezničar.[7] He left the club after his contract expired on 22 June 2020.[8]

Third return to Željezničar

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Five days after leaving Sloboda, on 27 June 2020, Bekrić returned to Željezničar for a third time and signed a one-year contract with the club.[9] He played his first official game since his return on 1 August 2020, a league match against Velež Mostar.[10]

Bekrić made his 200th appearance for Željezničar on 30 September 2020, in a cup game against Budućnost Banovići.[11] He scored his first goal for the club since his return in a league match against Tuzla City on 5 October 2020.[12]

On 4 June 2021, Bekrić extended his contract with Željezničar.[13] On 26 August 2022, he scored the equaliser 6 minutes into stoppage time against rivals Sarajevo in the Sarajevo derby, helping his team to narrowly escape defeat in a 2–2 draw.[14]

On 7 December 2022, Bekrić announced that he would retire at the end of the 2022–23 season.[15] His last appearance for Željezničar, and his last game as an active player, was a 3–0 home win against Posušje on 21 May 2023.[16] Bekrić was given a standing ovation by the fans during and following the game itself.[17]

International career

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Bekrić made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a June 2009 friendly game against Uzbekistan, coming on as a late substitute for Velibor Đurić. It remained his sole international appearance.[18]

Executive career

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During the 2022–23 season, his last as an active player for Željezničar, Bekrić had taken up the role of sporting director.[19] On 2 June 2023, following the end of the season, he was officially named as Željezničar's new sporting director, being responsible for the club's major transfer market decisions.[20] In April 2024, Bekrić moved to the role of team manager.[21] In July 2024, he was appointed coordinator of Željezničar's youth school.[22]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[23]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Željezničar

Zrinjski Mostar

References

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  1. ^ "Milosevic and Bekric sign contracts with Bunyodkor". uzdaily.com. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ Samir Bekrić novi igrač Zrinjskog, potpisao do ljeta 2019. godine Klix.ba, 19 February 2018
  3. ^ Zrinjski treći put uzastopno prvak BiH, Čelik ispao iz Premijer lige Klix.ba, 5 May 2018
  4. ^ M. Šljivak (20 June 2019). "Samir Bekrić više nije igrač HŠK Zrinjski!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. ^ E. Čaušević (9 July 2019). "Samir Bekrić potpisao za FK Sloboda" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. ^ K.H. (21 July 2019). "Sloboda na Tušnju pobjedom protiv Radnika otvorila novu sezonu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ^ K.H. (17 August 2019). "Remi Želje i Slobode na Grbavici, Tuzlaci u finišu stigli do jednog boda" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ^ E. Škorić (22 June 2020). "Samir Bekrić i zvanično slobodan igrač" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Samir Bekrić ponovo u Željezničaru, potpisao jednogodišnji ugovor s Plavim" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  10. ^ K.H. (1 August 2020). "Željezničar na krilima sjajnog Lendrića ubjedljivo savladao Velež na Grbavici" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Dvojica fudbalera Željezničara proslavili velike jubileje u dresu kluba sa Grbavice" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  12. ^ E.B. (5 October 2020). "Željezničar savladao Tuzla City, Bekrić i Erić junaci najljepše utakmice sezone" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  13. ^ D.B. (4 June 2021). "Samir Bekrić produžio ugovor s FK Željezničar: Navijači zaslužuju više" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  14. ^ E. Ganibegović (26 August 2022). "Željezničar se u 96. minuti spasio poraza od Sarajeva!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Samir Bekrić najavio skori kraj karijere: Još dva derbija i to je to..." (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  16. ^ D.P. (21 May 2023). "Željezničar uz grešku sudije slomio otpor Posušja i došao na korak do Evrope" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  17. ^ S. Mlaćo (22 May 2023). "Emocije su 'opasna' stvar: Kamere su zabilježile trenutak kada je Bekrić sjeo na klupu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  19. ^ Zlatko Šarić (30 August 2022). "Samir Bekrić: Sportski direktor koji rješava derbije" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  20. ^ K.H. (2 June 2023). "Bekrić imenovan novim sportskim direktorom Željezničara, odmah pričao o Santosu i Hodžiću" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  21. ^ "FK Željezničar i Bruno Akrapović potpisali sporazumni raskid ugovora, Samir Bekrić više nije sportski direktor". fkzeljeznicar.ba (in Bosnian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  22. ^ N.M. (10 July 2024). "Samir Bekrić ponovo prekomandovan, više nije dio prvog tima Željezničara" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Samir Bekrić". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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