Dane Kuprešanin
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Dane Kuprešanin is a retired Bosnian
footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
, making his Yugoslav First League
debuts in 1985 at the age of 19, and remaining six seasons with the club, for which he netted 17 top division goals in his last two years combined.
In the summer of 1991, Kuprešanin moved to Portugal
and signed for F.C. Famalicão
, alongside Sarajevo teammate Bernard Barnjak
, as the northern team was coached by compatriot Josip Skoblar
. In his only season, he ranked second in goals scored in the team, as it managed to maintain its top division status.
Subsequently, Kuprešanin moved to another club in the country, perennial UEFA Cup qualification candidates Vitória de Guimarães. In his first year, he only appeared in 18 league games, but proved instrumental in the season's UEFA Cup, scoring twice in a 3–0 first-round home win against Real Sociedad
(3–2 aggregate win). He played a further three seasons with the Minho outfit, suffering a serious knee
injury in 1996 which forced him to retire from the game at only 30.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Football career
Kuprešanin started playing professionally with hometown club FK SarajevoFK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...
, making his Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
debuts in 1985 at the age of 19, and remaining six seasons with the club, for which he netted 17 top division goals in his last two years combined.
In the summer of 1991, Kuprešanin moved to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and signed for F.C. Famalicão
F.C. Famalicão
Futebol Clube de Famalicão is a Portuguese sports club, based in Vila Nova de Famalicão in the district of Braga. The club was founded in 1931 and its senior team currently plays in national level in the Portuguese football Federation Third Division Serie B championship...
, alongside Sarajevo teammate Bernard Barnjak
Bernard Barnjak
Bernard Barnjak is a retired Bosnian footballer who played as a centre forward.-Club career:Barnjak played for FK Sarajevo and Hajduk Split in the Yugoslav First League. In 1990, he moved abroad for the first time, joining CD Castellón in La Liga...
, as the northern team was coached by compatriot Josip Skoblar
Josip Skoblar
Josip "Joško" Skoblar is a Croatian former football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings.-Club:...
. In his only season, he ranked second in goals scored in the team, as it managed to maintain its top division status.
Subsequently, Kuprešanin moved to another club in the country, perennial UEFA Cup qualification candidates Vitória de Guimarães. In his first year, he only appeared in 18 league games, but proved instrumental in the season's UEFA Cup, scoring twice in a 3–0 first-round home win against Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
(3–2 aggregate win). He played a further three seasons with the Minho outfit, suffering a serious knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
injury in 1996 which forced him to retire from the game at only 30.