Bajro Župić
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Bajram "Bajro" Župić is a former Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

n football player and a football manager.

Career

He started playing in his hometown club FK Novi Pazar
FK Novi Pazar
FK Novi Pazar is a football club based in the city of Novi Pazar, the largest city in the Sandžak region . The team currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga, which is the top division of the Serbian football league system. Current president of FK Novi Pazar is Rasim Ljajić, Minister for Welfare in...

 and after only one season competing as senior, got an invitation to play for the giants FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...

. As a very solid defender, sometimes too hard on some opponents, he soon won the respect and the harts of the club most loyal fans, the Grobari
Grobari
Grobari are supporters of the Belgrade football club Partizan Belgrade. They are one of two major football fan groups in Serbia...

. Also known for his simplicity and humor, there were many anecdotes built around him, but mostly for his courage and for giving it all at the field, he started to have the crowd chanting songs to him, and even today the phrase "Jedan je Bajro" , meaning "Bajro, the one..." is actual.

In 1990, after having played 247 official matches for Partizan, he moved to Austrian club DSV Alpine Donawitz where he played the 1990-91 season.

After retiring from playing, he has dedicated working with FK Novi Pazar
FK Novi Pazar
FK Novi Pazar is a football club based in the city of Novi Pazar, the largest city in the Sandžak region . The team currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga, which is the top division of the Serbian football league system. Current president of FK Novi Pazar is Rasim Ljajić, Minister for Welfare in...

 at many levels.

He also runs a football school with his name in Novi Pazar, being Adem Ljajić
Adem Ljajic
Adem Ljajić is a Serbian footballer who plays as an attacking or right-sided midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina. He was set to join England's Manchester United from Partizan in January 2010, but they withdrew their option to sign him in December 2009...

 his latest high profile product.

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