Mirsad Baljić
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| Date of birth | 4 March 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Sarajevo | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1988 | Željezničar | 187 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Sion | 126 | (41) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Zürich | 31 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Luzern | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Locarno | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 355 | (80) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1990 | Yugoslavia | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mirsad Baljić (born 4 March 1962) is a Bosnian former professional
left-back
.
He got his nickname Žvaka (chewing gum) for his constant use of chewing gum during matches.
Club career
Baljić made his first football steps in hometown club
UEFA Cup semi-finals in the 1984–85 season under the guidance of Ivica Osim
.
In 1988, Baljić moved to Swiss side Sion and stayed there until 1992, before leaving to join Zürich.[1] After two seasons there he left to Luzern. Baljić finished his career at Locarno in 1995.[2]
International career
Baljić played in the youth, under-21 and olympic teams of Yugoslavia.
He made his senior debut for
West Germany.[4]
Personal life
Baljić lives and works in Switzerland. His son Omar is also a footballer, and has played for the Swiss national youth teams.
Honours
Sion
- Nationalliga A: 1991–92
- Swiss Cup: 1990–91
Yugoslavia
- Summer Olympics third place: 1984
References
- ^ Profile - FC Zurich
- ^ Priča o Žvaki iz Sarajeva: Legenda Željezničara i reprezentacije Jugoslavije - Sportske (in Bosnian)
- ^ Vandenberghe, Luc (12 June 2009). "Yugoslavia National Team Players 1964-1992". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links
- Serbia national football team website (in Serbian)
- Mirsad Baljić at FIFA (archived)
- Mirsad Baljić at EU-Football.info
- Mirsad Baljić at FBref.com
- Mirsad Baljić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mirsad Baljić at WorldFootball.net
- Mirsad Baljić at Olympedia
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