Hasan Salihamidžic
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Hasan Salihamidžić is a Bosnian
football midfielder
currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg
in the Bundesliga.
since Hasan has an older sister, hence his current nickname "Brazzo". He finished elementary school and played in the local club. Then, Salihamidžić moved to Velež Mostar
where he stayed until 1992. During that period young Salihamidžić represented ex-Yugoslavia on U-16 level since at that time Bosnia and Herzegovina
was still a part of Yugoslavia.
and with the help of his cousin Ahmed Halilhodzic, he joined the youth team of the German Bundesliga
team Hamburger SV
. He remained within the club's youth system for three seasons, before being promoted to the senior squad. In his first season with the senior squad, Salihamidžić made nine appearances, scoring two league goals. The following season, Salihamidžić became an integral part of the squad as he would make 37 appearances and score an impressive seven goals between Europe
and the league. He would go onto make 31 league appearances, scoring ten goals during the 1997–98 season, which would be his last for the club, before his big transfer to Bayern Munich.
was completed during the 1998 summer transfer window, for an undisclosed fee, and Salihamidžić officially joined Bayern Munich
. In his first season with his new club, Salihamidžić was instantly inserted into the clubs starting line-up and made an impressive 43 appearances in all competitions with five goals. During his first season, he came on as a substitute in the 89th minute of the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final
at this point Bayern were 1–0 up, all seemed well until two last minute goals from Teddy Sheringham
and Ole Gunnar Solskjær
. He would make an additional 46 appearances with three more goals in his second season for the Munich giants. His third season proved very successful as well, and he would score six goals in 46 appearances. Between 2001 and 2003, Salihamidžić lacked in appearances mostly due to injury as he made just 50 appearances between both seasons in all competitions. For the 2003–04 season, the Bosnian international worked his way back into the starting line-up for the entire season, making 47 appearances, with five goals, also tallying 43 appearances and five goals the following season. He was limited to just 29 appearances for the 2005–06 season, but made 42 seasonal appearances in his final season with the club, in which he also scored five goals. As he spent many years being so loved in Munich, and his children are from the city, he plans on settling there when his playing career is over.
. He joined them the following June after his contract with Bayern Munich had expired. In his first season, under coach Claudio Ranieri
, Salihamidžić was a regular starter, albeit injury lay-offs, and made 30 official appearances for his new club, scoring an impressive five goals, which included him scoring two goals for Juventus in a 3–2 victory against A.C. Milan
on 12 April 2008. His second and third season with the club, proved to be less successful as the Bosnian
suffered from several injury lay-offs.
In the 2010–11 season, new coach Luigi Delneri excluded Salihamidžić from the coach plan. Along with Fabio Grosso
, Salihamidžić were the only healthy first team player that was excluded from the 25-men 2010–11 UEFA Europa League squad. Salihamidžić was released from Juventus when his contract expired in June 2011.
on a one-year contract. On 9 July 2011, in a friendly game against local team Bismark, Salihamidžić's left arm was broken in a duel with another player.
national team never qualified for a major tournament, including falling one goal short in a match against Denmark
that would have enabled them to qualify for UEFA Euro 2004. He retired from the national team in 2006 with 43 caps and six goals
, with his German-born Spanish
wife Esther Copado. Francisco Copado
is his brother-in-law. He has mentioned that when he retires from football, he will likely return to his home in Munich.
|1995–96||rowspan="3"|Hamburger SV
||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga
||9||2||0||0||colspan=2|––||9||2
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|1996–97||32||7||4||1||5||0||41||8
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|1997–98||31||10||2||1||5||0||38||11
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|1998–99||rowspan="9"|Bayern Munich
||rowspan="9"|Bundesliga
||30||4||4||0||13||2|||47||6
|-
|1999–00||30||4||5||3|||16||0||51||7
|-
|2000–01||31||4||2||1|||15||2||48||7
|-
|2001–02||19||5||1||0|||9||1||29||6
|-
|2002–03||12||2||2||1|||7||3||21||6
|-
|2003–04||33||4||4||1|||8||0||45||5
|-
|2004–05||29||2||5||1|||9||2||43||5
|-
|2005–06||21||2||2||0|||1||0||24||2
|-
|2006–07||29||4||3||0||10||1||42||5
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="4"|Juventus
||rowspan="4"|Serie A
||26||4||4||1||colspan=2|––||30||5
|-
|2008–09||11||1||0||0|||4||0||15||1
|-
|2009–10
||14||2||1||0||3||0||18||2
|-
|2010–11
||10||0||0||0||colspan=2|––||10||0
|-
|2011–12
||rowspan="1"|Wolfsburg
||rowspan="1"|Bundesliga
||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|––||0||0
|-
306||50||34||9||98||11||438||70
61||7||5||1||7||0||73||8
367||57||39||10||105||11||511||78
Statistics accurate as of match played 22 May 2011
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...
football midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
in the Bundesliga.
Early life
His father Ahmed and mother Šefika gave him the nickname "Braco" meaning "little brother" in BosnianBosnian language
Bosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
since Hasan has an older sister, hence his current nickname "Brazzo". He finished elementary school and played in the local club. Then, Salihamidžić moved to Velež Mostar
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....
where he stayed until 1992. During that period young Salihamidžić represented ex-Yugoslavia on U-16 level since at that time Bosnia and Herzegovina
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...
was still a part of Yugoslavia.
Hamburg SV
In November 1992, Salihamidžić moved to HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and with the help of his cousin Ahmed Halilhodzic, he joined the youth team of the German Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
team Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
. He remained within the club's youth system for three seasons, before being promoted to the senior squad. In his first season with the senior squad, Salihamidžić made nine appearances, scoring two league goals. The following season, Salihamidžić became an integral part of the squad as he would make 37 appearances and score an impressive seven goals between Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the league. He would go onto make 31 league appearances, scoring ten goals during the 1997–98 season, which would be his last for the club, before his big transfer to Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich
His transfer to MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
was completed during the 1998 summer transfer window, for an undisclosed fee, and Salihamidžić officially joined Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
. In his first season with his new club, Salihamidžić was instantly inserted into the clubs starting line-up and made an impressive 43 appearances in all competitions with five goals. During his first season, he came on as a substitute in the 89th minute of the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final
1999 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1999 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Wednesday, 26 May 1999. The match was played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, to determine the winner of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League. The final was contested by Manchester United and Bayern Munich...
at this point Bayern were 1–0 up, all seemed well until two last minute goals from Teddy Sheringham
Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...
and Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær is the manager of Norwegian first division side Molde. He is better known as a former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Manchester United. Often dubbed "the baby-faced assassin," he played 366 times for the Red Devils and scored 126 goals during a very...
. He would make an additional 46 appearances with three more goals in his second season for the Munich giants. His third season proved very successful as well, and he would score six goals in 46 appearances. Between 2001 and 2003, Salihamidžić lacked in appearances mostly due to injury as he made just 50 appearances between both seasons in all competitions. For the 2003–04 season, the Bosnian international worked his way back into the starting line-up for the entire season, making 47 appearances, with five goals, also tallying 43 appearances and five goals the following season. He was limited to just 29 appearances for the 2005–06 season, but made 42 seasonal appearances in his final season with the club, in which he also scored five goals. As he spent many years being so loved in Munich, and his children are from the city, he plans on settling there when his playing career is over.
Juventus
On 15 January 2007, he signed a four-year pre-deal with JuventusJuventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
. He joined them the following June after his contract with Bayern Munich had expired. In his first season, under coach Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri, is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Internazionale.He has also managed many other well-known clubs in Europe, including Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Parma, Juventus and Roma.-Early life:Ranieri attended St...
, Salihamidžić was a regular starter, albeit injury lay-offs, and made 30 official appearances for his new club, scoring an impressive five goals, which included him scoring two goals for Juventus in a 3–2 victory against A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
on 12 April 2008. His second and third season with the club, proved to be less successful as the Bosnian
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...
suffered from several injury lay-offs.
In the 2010–11 season, new coach Luigi Delneri excluded Salihamidžić from the coach plan. Along with Fabio Grosso
Fabio Grosso
Fabio Grosso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. Grosso is primarily a left wingback, but can also play as left back. He is also a free kick, penalty kick and corner kick specialist...
, Salihamidžić were the only healthy first team player that was excluded from the 25-men 2010–11 UEFA Europa League squad. Salihamidžić was released from Juventus when his contract expired in June 2011.
VfL Wolfsburg
On 4 July 2011, Salihamidžić moved to VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
on a one-year contract. On 9 July 2011, in a friendly game against local team Bismark, Salihamidžić's left arm was broken in a duel with another player.
International career
Salihamidžić and the Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia 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...
national team never qualified for a major tournament, including falling one goal short in a match against Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
that would have enabled them to qualify for UEFA Euro 2004. He retired from the national team in 2006 with 43 caps and six goals
Personal life
Salihamidžić has three children, Selina, Nick and Lara June, all born in MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, with his German-born Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
wife Esther Copado. Francisco Copado
Francisco Copado
Francisco Copado Álvarez is a retired Spanish-German footballer who played mainly as a forward.-Football career:...
is his brother-in-law. He has mentioned that when he retires from football, he will likely return to his home in Munich.
Career statistics
|-|1995–96||rowspan="3"|Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||9||2||0||0||colspan=2|––||9||2
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|1996–97||32||7||4||1||5||0||41||8
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|1997–98||31||10||2||1||5||0||38||11
|-
|1998–99||rowspan="9"|Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
||rowspan="9"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||30||4||4||0||13||2|||47||6
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|1999–00||30||4||5||3|||16||0||51||7
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|2000–01||31||4||2||1|||15||2||48||7
|-
|2001–02||19||5||1||0|||9||1||29||6
|-
|2002–03||12||2||2||1|||7||3||21||6
|-
|2003–04||33||4||4||1|||8||0||45||5
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|2004–05||29||2||5||1|||9||2||43||5
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|2005–06||21||2||2||0|||1||0||24||2
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|2006–07||29||4||3||0||10||1||42||5
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="4"|Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
||rowspan="4"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
||26||4||4||1||colspan=2|––||30||5
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|2008–09||11||1||0||0|||4||0||15||1
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|2009–10
2009–10 Serie A
The 2009–10 Serie A was the seventy-eighth season since its establishment. There were three promoted teams from the Serie B, replacing the three teams that were relegated following the 2008–09 season. Nike provided a new match ball - the T90 Ascente - for this season...
||14||2||1||0||3||0||18||2
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|2010–11
2010–11 Serie A
The 2010–11 Serie A was the 79th season since its establishment, the first under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 22 May 2011...
||10||0||0||0||colspan=2|––||10||0
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|2011–12
2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga
The 2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga is the 49th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on 5 August 2011 with the season opening match involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and will end with the last games on 5 May 2012...
||rowspan="1"|Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
||rowspan="1"|Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|––||0||0
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306||50||34||9||98||11||438||70
61||7||5||1||7||0||73||8
367||57||39||10||105||11||511||78
- Also played 1 UEFA Super cup2001 UEFA Super CupThe 2001 UEFA Super Cup was a football match between German team Bayern Munich and English team Liverpool on 24 August 2001 at Stade Louis II, the annual UEFA Super Cup contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. Bayern were appearing in the Super Cup for the third...
game where he scored 1 goal (2001–02 season). - Has also played 14 Ligapokal games (0 goal).
Statistics accurate as of match played 22 May 2011
Honours
Bayern Munich- BundesligaFußball-BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
(6): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06 - DFB-PokalDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
(4): 1999–2000, 2002–03, 20004–05, 2005–06 - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
(1): 2000–01 - Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
(1): 20012001 Intercontinental CupThe 2001 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 27 November 2001 between Bayern Munich, winners of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, and defending champions Boca Juniors, winners of the 2001 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo...
External links
- Hasan Salihamidžić at transfermarkt.co.uk