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Faris Efendić

Faris Efendić (born February 20, 1983) is a Bosnian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He also served as an assistant referee.

Faris Efendić
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-02-20) 20 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Tasmania Berlin
2002–2003 Eintracht Trier 0 (0)
2003–2004 Čelik Zenica
2005–2006 Željezničar Sarajevo
2006–2007 Igman Konjic
2008–2009 Velež Mostar 4 (0)
2009–2010 Čelik Zenica 0 (0)
2010–2011 Alta 51 (0)
2012–2013 Goražde 15 (0)
2012–2013 Putnok 11 (0)
2015 Milton SC
2015 Toronto Croatia
2017–2019 Croatia AC (indoor)
2018 CSC Mississauga
2019 Toronto Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Early career edit

Efendić played at the regional levels in Germany with TeBe Berlin and SV Tasmania Berlin.[1] In 2002, he signed with Eintracht Trier of the 2. Bundesliga.[2] After failing to break into the senior team he returned to his native country Bosnia to play with Celik Zenica in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] The following season, he remained in the top tier by securing a deal with FK Željezničar Sarajevo.[3][4] He would briefly spend time in the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with FK Igman Konjic for the 2006–07 season.

He would ultimately return to the Bosnian top tier the year after where he would remain for the next two seasons originally with Velez Mostar and later with former team Celik Zenica.[5][6][7] He departed from the Bosnian football scene after the conclusion of the 2009–10 season.[8]

Europe edit

In 2010, he went abroad once again to play in the Norwegian 1. divisjon with Alta IF.[9][10] He initially went for a trial run and successfully secured a contract.[11][12] In his debut season with Alta, he appeared in 27 matches.[13] He returned for another season in 2011.[14] In his second season with Alta, he made 25 matches.[13] After two seasons in Norway, he departed from the club.[15] Throughout this tenure with Alta, he was named the club's top goalkeeper of the year.[16]

In early 2012, he returned to the Bosnian second tier to play with FK Goražde.[17][18] Previously he had an unsuccessful trial run with OFK Gradina.[19] In total, he played in 15 matches for Goražde.[16] Following his stint in Bosnia, he had a trial run with Vardar Skopje.[20] In the winter of 2012, he was transferred to Putnok VSE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság II.[21][22] In his debut season in Hungary, he made 11 appearances.[13]

Canada edit

In the summer of 2015, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with Milton SC.[23] Midway through the season, he was traded to Toronto Croatia.[23] He helped Toronto secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the First Division.[24] In the opening round of the postseason, the Croats defeated his former club, Milton.[24] Toronto would advance to the championship final after defeating York Region Shooters in the semi-finals.[25] He would participate in the CSL Championship final where Toronto defeated SC Waterloo Region for the title.[26][27]

He played at the indoor level in the winter of 2017–18 in the Mississauga-centered Arena Premier League with Croatia AC.[28] In their debut season, the Croats managed to win the championship title.[29] He returned for an additional season with Croatia for the 2018-19 indoor season.[30]

In 2018, he returned to the CSL to play with CSC Mississauga.[31]

Efendić made a brief return to Toronto Croatia for the 2019 Croatian World Club Championship and was featured in the tournament final against SC Croat San Pedro but lost the series.[32][33]

Referee career edit

Efendić served as the assistant referee in the CSL Championship final between Scarborough SC and FC Ukraine United in 2019.[34] In 2021, he once more officiated a championship match as an assistant between Scarborough and FC Vorkuta.[35]

References edit

  1. ^ "Südwest-Almanach 2003" (PDF). www.die-fussballstatistiker.de. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Celik Zenica 2004-05". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Sastavi po sezonama" [Compositions by seasons]. FK Željezničar (in Bosnian). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 2005-06". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Velez Mostar 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Nogometaši Čelika otputovali na pripreme u Pulu" [Čelika football players traveled to Pula for preparations]. www.klix.ba (in Croatian). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Tufek hvali Veležovu "djecu"" [Tufek praises Velež's "children"]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). 14 July 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Ko je kako trgovao?" [Who traded how?]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). 25 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Reprezentacija BiH, Premijer liga, prve lige, rezultati, tabele, arhiva" [Faris Efendić continues his career in Norway]. www.bihsoccer.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Valget falt på Faris" [The choice fell on Faris] (PDF). Altaposten. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Nye keepere på prøve" [New goalkeepers on trial]. altaposten.no (in Norwegian). 29 January 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Bestemmer seg mandag" [Will decide on Monday]. altaposten.no (in Norwegian). 6 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b c "Bosnia and Herzegovina - F. Efendić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  14. ^ Nilsen, Kari Stokke (23 October 2011). "Alta IF berger plassen" [Turned the game around in overtime]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Faris er ferdig" [Faris is done]. iFinnmark (in Norwegian). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  16. ^ a b "NB II: bosnyák kapussal erősített a Putnok - NSO" [NB II: Putnok strengthened with a Bosnian goalkeeper]. NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 2 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Labdarúgás: elmarad a Szeged 2011 putnoki meccse" [Football: Szeged's 2011 Putnoki match is canceled]. Szeged Ma (in Hungarian). 15 March 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  18. ^ "NB II: alakulóban a Putnok kerete, románok érkeztek - NSO" [NB II: the Putnok squad in formation, Romanians arrived]. NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Efendić nije zadovoljio, Gradina u potrazi za golmanom" [Efendić did not satisfy, Gradin is looking for a goalkeeper]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Faris Efendić karijeru nastavlja u Mađarskoj" [Faris Efendić continues his career in Hungary]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). 1 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  21. ^ "NB II: Polényi mellett Üveges is érkezik Putnokra - NSO" [NB II: In addition to Polényi, Üveges and Kelemen also arrive in Putnok]. NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  22. ^ "Faris Efendić will continue his career in Hungary" [Faris Efendić will continue his career in Hungary]. Sarajevo Times. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  23. ^ a b "Faris Efendić s Toronto Croatiom osvojio titulu prvaka Kanade" [Faris Efendić won the Canadian championship with Toronto Croatia]. www.faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  24. ^ a b "League-leading scorer leads York Region Shooters to victory". Vaughan Citizen. 12 October 2015.
  25. ^ "Toronto Croatia reaches second straight CSL final". Mississauga News. 21 October 2015.
  26. ^ "Toronto Croatia captures 10th CSL title". Mississauga News. 29 October 2015.
  27. ^ "Toronto Croatia nogometni prvak Kanade: "Željeli smo ovaj naslov više od suparnika!" | Crosport" [Toronto Croatia soccer champion of Canada: "We wanted this title more than our rivals!"]. www.crosport.hr. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  28. ^ "Croatia AC roster". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  29. ^ "Congratulations to the 2017-2018 APL Championship Winner Croatia A.C." apl.teamsnapsites.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  30. ^ "2018-2019 Croatia AC Roster". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  31. ^ Adamson, Stan (16 June 2018). "Mississauga Rivals Battle to Scoreless Tie Friday". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  32. ^ "Croat San Pedro win Croatian World Football Club Championships in Zagreb". Croatia Week. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  33. ^ "SC Croat San Pedro pobjednik je 4. Svjetskog nogometnog prvenstva klubova Hrvata izvan domovine". Moja Domovina (in Croatian). 30 June 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  34. ^ Adamson, Stan (27 October 2019). "Scarborough on Top.....Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  35. ^ Adamson, Stan (8 November 2021). "Scarborough CSL Champions.......Decisive 4-1 victory over FC Vorkuta". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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