Saturday 18 June 2011

Elvir Bolić


DoB: Oct 10, 1971

PoB: Zenica, Yugoslavia SFR

Position: Striker

Clubs represented: Čelik Zenica, Red Star Belgrade, Galatasaray, Gaziantepspor, Fenerbahçe, Rayo Vallecano,İstanbulspor,Gençlerbirliği, Malatyaspor, NK Rijeka

Total appearances/goals
: 462/168

Total caps: 52/22 (for Bosnia & Herzegovina)

Honours:
2 domestic league title, 1 domestic cup

Top goalscorer for Bosnia & Herzegovina

Highs:
Before he defected to Turkey, he managed to play in Red Star's legendary team of 91.
He is most associated with Fenerbahçe, for which he played for 5 seasons and was generally considered one of the finest foreign players in his day.
It was during this time that he scored the famous goal in Fenerbahçe's 1-0 away win at Old Trafford which broke Manchester United's 40 year unbeaten run in home matches in european competitions.


Lows:
Despite playing for one of Turkey's top clubs, only won one league title with them.
Although he did play in a more competitive league, in Spain, he was fighting the relegation battle, rather than challenging for trophies (Rayo's team also had fellow Bosnians Elvir Baljić and Emir Granov).
Bosnia has yet to qualify for an international competition.

No comments:

Post a Comment