Said Fazlagić (born 25 January 1969) is a Bosnian retired international footballer who played professionally in Europe and the United States as a left back.

Said Fazlagić
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-01-25) 25 January 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sarajevo
Željezničar
Rovinj
SC Pfullendorf
1996 D.C. United 2 (0)
International career
1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Since 25 December 2009, Fazlagić has served as the Director of Sport, International Relations and Capital Projects of the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Club career edit

Fazlagić played in Europe for FK Sarajevo, FK Željezničar, NK Rovinj and SC Pfullendorf, before signing with D.C. United in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft.[2] Fazlagić made two appearances for D.C. United in the 1996 MLS season.[3] After suffering a serious injury, Fazlagić was forced to retire at age 27. Later he served in capacity of Director of Coaching for United 1996 Futbol Club, Louisville, Kentucky from 1997 until 2004.[4]

International career edit

He made his debut in Bosnia and Herzegovina's first ever official international game, a November 1995 friendly match away against Albania,[5] coming on as a late substitute for Nedžad Fazlagić. It remained his sole international appearance.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Saray.net Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "USA Major League Soccer Draft - 1996". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  3. ^ "All-Time D.C. United Player Register". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Club Information & Philosophy". United 1996 Futbol Club. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  5. ^ Prva zvanična utakmica reprezentacije BiH - Historija (in Bosnian)
  6. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

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