Said Fazlagić
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-01-25) 25 January 1969
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
FK Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
FK 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

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.

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

Club career

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

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

  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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