Fahrudin Omerovic
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Fahrudin Omerović (born 26 August 1961 in Doboj
Doboj
Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and...

) is a retired Yugoslav/Bosnian
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...

 football goalkeeper. He is assistant coach of Fenerbahçe. In Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 he is known as Fahrettin Ömerli since he took Turkish citizenship while playing there.

Career

After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, he made a transfer to Kocaelispor
Kocaelispor
Kocaelispor, is the football team of İzmit, Turkey. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Turkish football league between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. The best result for them was the 4th position in 1992–93 season...

 in 1992. He played Kocaelispor for 4 years. After he moved to İstanbulspor and played there for 2 years. Finally he retired in 1998-99 season.

International career

He was capped eight times for Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...

 between 1989 and 1992, including a spot on Yugoslavia's 1990 World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

 roster. However, he did not see a single minute of action and spent the tournament as backup to Tomislav Ivković
Tomislav Ivkovic
Tomislav Ivković is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a goalkeeper....

. At that time he played for 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...

. In 1996 he played 3 matches for the newly established Bosnian national team
Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

.

External links

Serbian national football team website
  • http://www.zerodic.com/autor/fudbal_1945-1992/igraci/igraci_o.htm
  • http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=24434
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