Sabahudin Vugdalić
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Sabahudin "Saša" Vugdalić (born 16 January 1953) is a sports journalist and former football goalkeeper who played for clubs in the former Yugoslavia and Turkey.
, Vugdalić started playing professional football for local side FK Famos Hrasnica
. He would play in the Yugoslav Second League
for FK Bor
and NK Rudar Velenje, before joining Yugoslav First League
side NK Olimpija Ljubljana.
In 1981, Vugdalić moved to Turkey, joining Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor
. He made 20 league appearances in one season with the club.
After retiring from playing, Vugdalić became a sports journalist, working for Sarajevo-based Televizija OBN
.
to save a drowning 11-year-old. Two years later, he rescued a mother and daughter from a car that had crashed into a ravine in Ivan planina
while he was on leave from military duty. Four years later, he saved a mother and her two children who were trapped in a burning vehicle while he was in Zurich
.
Vugdalić is the father of Slovenia international
footballer, Muamer Vugdalič
.
Career
Born in MostarMostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
, Vugdalić started playing professional football for local side FK Famos Hrasnica
FK Famos Hrasnica
FK Famos Hrasnica is a club based in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as of 2009-10 season plays at Druga Liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine .The club was relegated from First League of the FBiH in 2003....
. He would play in the Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League....
for FK Bor
FK Bor
FK Bor is a football club based in Bor, Serbia.- History :The club was founded in 1919 as a Serbian-French sports society under the name Asotiation Sportive Bor or ASB for short. It was managed by a Frenchman named Loren, the director of mechanical services in Bor mining company...
and NK Rudar Velenje, before joining Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
side NK Olimpija Ljubljana.
In 1981, Vugdalić moved to Turkey, joining Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....
. He made 20 league appearances in one season with the club.
After retiring from playing, Vugdalić became a sports journalist, working for Sarajevo-based Televizija OBN
Televizija OBN
Televizija OBN is a local television network broadcasting a TV channel in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Headquarters of this TV is in Sarajevo, Pofalići neighborhood....
.
Personal
Vugdalić earned fame for executing a series of dangerous rescues. At age 17, he jumped off a bridge over the DrinaDrina
The Drina is a 346 kilometer long river, which forms most of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps which belongs to the Danube river watershed...
to save a drowning 11-year-old. Two years later, he rescued a mother and daughter from a car that had crashed into a ravine in Ivan planina
Ivan planina
Ivan planina is a mountain in the municipality of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has an altitude of .-References:...
while he was on leave from military duty. Four years later, he saved a mother and her two children who were trapped in a burning vehicle while he was in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
.
Vugdalić is the father of Slovenia international
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
footballer, Muamer Vugdalič
Muamer Vugdalic
Muamer Vugdalić is a retired Slovenian football player.-Club career:Born to Sabahudin Vugdalić, former handball goalie and current sports commentator on Televizija OBN, Muamer's early years of his career were associated with Olimpija Ljubljana. He made his first team debut in May 1995 against...
.