Avdo Kalajdžić
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Avdo Kalajdžić is a former football defender who played for clubs in the former Yugoslavia and Turkey.
, Kalajdžić started playing professional football for local side FK Velež Mostar
. He would make over 200 Yugoslav First League
appearances in a 10-year spell with the club. He also played for the side that won the 1980-81 Yugoslav Cup, Velež's first cup success.
In 1988, Kalajdžić moved to Turkey, joining Süper Lig side Bursaspor
. He made 63 league appearances in two seasons with the club.
After retiring from playing, Kalajdžić became a football manager. He led Velež Mostar until 2003.
Career
Born in YugoslaviaYugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, Kalajdžić started playing professional football for local side FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež Mostar
FK Velež , successor of RŠD Velež, is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the city of Mostar, founded on June 22, 1922....
. He would make over 200 Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
appearances in a 10-year spell with the club. He also played for the side that won the 1980-81 Yugoslav Cup, Velež's first cup success.
In 1988, Kalajdžić moved to Turkey, joining Süper Lig side Bursaspor
Bursaspor
Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...
. He made 63 league appearances in two seasons with the club.
After retiring from playing, Kalajdžić became a football manager. He led Velež Mostar until 2003.