Nail Beširović
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nail Beširović | ||
Date of birth | 22 July 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1991 | Sloboda Tuzla | 101 | (9) |
1992 | Estrela Amadora | 18 | (1) |
1992–1994 | Académico Viseu | 66 | (7) |
1994–1995 | Académica | 27 | (2) |
1995–1997 | Espinho | 65 | (6) |
1997–2001 | Farense | 102 | (3) |
2001–2003 | Leixões | 55 | (4) |
2003–2004 | Beira-Mar Monte Gordo | ||
Total | 434 | (32) | |
International career | |||
1998 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nail Beširović (born 22 July 1967) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
He spent the better part of his 16-year professional career in Portugal, representing six clubs.
Club career
Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Beširović began his career with FK Sloboda Tuzla. In January 1992 he moved to Portugal, where he remained until the end of his playing days twelve years later.
In that country Beširović represented S.C. Espinho and S.C. Farense in the Primeira Liga, and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Académico de Viseu FC, Académica de Coimbra and Espinho in the second division, amassing totals in the former competition of 134 games and seven goals over the course of five seasons. He retired at the age of nearly 37 after a spell with amateurs Grupo Desportivo Beira-Mar, in Monte Gordo (Vila Real do Santo António).
International career
Beširović made one appearance for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, in 1998.[1]
Personal life
Beširević's son Dino Beširević was born in Viseu, Portugal and is also a professional footballer.[2]
References
- ^ "Reprezentacija: Igraci Statistika: Odbrana" (in Bosnian). BiH Soccer. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "Bósnio da Beira Alta honra clã Besirovic".
External links
- Template:Zerozero
- Nail Beširović at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Nail Beširović at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sarajevo
- Yugoslav footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Yugoslav First League players
- FK Sloboda Tuzla players
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
- Académico de Viseu F.C. players
- Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
- S.C. Espinho players
- S.C. Farense players
- Leixões S.C. players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriates in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal