Vejsil Varupa (born 25 January 1971) is a Bosnian former footballer.[1]

Vejsil Varupa
Personal information
Full name Vejsil Varupa
Date of birth (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971 (age 53)
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

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He was the older brother of Elvedin Varupa.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tempo (1990-08-01). "Prva liga 90/91" (in Serbo-Croatian)
  2. ^ Nepoznati Dalić: Prije svake utakmice stavljao je puno gela u kosu - Germanijak (in Croatian)
  3. ^ Varaždin u tuzi i šoku - IndexHR (in Croatian)
  4. ^ Prepuna Pirota odaje počast Elvedinu Varupi - SportSports (in Bosnian)