Vejsil Varupa (born 25 January 1971) is a Bosnian former footballer.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vejsil Varupa | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Vitez, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1988 | Vitez | ||
1988–1992 | Sarajevo | 63 | (0) |
1992–1994 | Varteks | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1991–1992 | Yugoslavia U21 | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A big talent, he played alongside future stars like Zlatko Zahović and Mario Stanić for Yugoslav representative teams, but his career ended at age 22 after he was seriously injured in a road accident where teammate Esad Zilkić died.[2][3]
Personal life
editHe was the older brother of Elvedin Varupa.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tempo (1990-08-01). "Prva liga 90/91" (in Serbo-Croatian)
- ^ Nepoznati Dalić: Prije svake utakmice stavljao je puno gela u kosu - Germanijak (in Croatian)
- ^ Varaždin u tuzi i šoku - IndexHR (in Croatian)
- ^ Prepuna Pirota odaje počast Elvedinu Varupi - SportSports (in Bosnian)