Admir Salihovic
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Admir Salihović is a Bosnian
-Canadian
footballer who plays for HNK Šibenik
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In the summer of 2007, Salihovic trained with Bosnian Premijer Liga club FK Željeznicar, which is based in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo
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He graduated from Burnaby's Cariboo Hill Secondary School
in 2006. He was also a student at Edmonds Community School in Burnaby.
He moved from his hometown of Tuzla
with his family to the Lower Mainland
in 2000. The midfielder has been in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program at Langara College
since the fall of 2006, he played 2004 with the Burnaby Selects. Salihović joined than in summer 2009 to Croatia
and signed here 28 June 2009 a contract with HNK Šibenik
.
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Bosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
-Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
footballer who plays for HNK Šibenik
HNK Šibenik
HNK Šibenik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Šibenik on the Croatian coast.The club was formed in 1932. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and was promoted to the Prva HNL...
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Career
He is a talented, young player who can play on the left or right-hand side of midfield, he joins the Whitecaps after signing a one-year amateur contract with the club. He holds dual citizen of Bosnia and Canada, he has received an invite to play for the Bosnia & Herzegovina U-21 side, but the midfielder has so far not taken the opportunity to play for the country of his birth.In the summer of 2007, Salihovic trained with Bosnian Premijer Liga club FK Željeznicar, which is based in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
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He graduated from Burnaby's Cariboo Hill Secondary School
Cariboo Hill Secondary School
Cariboo Hill Secondary is a public high school in Burnaby, British Columbia part of School District 41 Burnaby. It is the smallest high school in Burnaby .-External links:*...
in 2006. He was also a student at Edmonds Community School in Burnaby.
He moved from his hometown of Tuzla
Tuzla
Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants...
with his family to the Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
in 2000. The midfielder has been in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program at Langara College
Langara College
Langara College is a public degree-granting college in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada which serves approximately 20,000 students annually through its university, career, and continuing studies programs...
since the fall of 2006, he played 2004 with the Burnaby Selects. Salihović joined than in summer 2009 to Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and signed here 28 June 2009 a contract with HNK Šibenik
HNK Šibenik
HNK Šibenik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Šibenik on the Croatian coast.The club was formed in 1932. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and was promoted to the Prva HNL...
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Personal life
His parents are Fikreta and Osman Salihović, and he has an older brother named Alen, who was a former 400 and 800 meters track & field runner with Bosnian club FK Sloboda TuzlaFK Sloboda Tuzla
FK Sloboda is a football club from the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team's name is Football Club Freedom...
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