Sead Halilagić
Personal information
Birth name Sead Halilagić
Date of birth (1972-02-04) 4 February 1972
Place of birth Novi Pazar, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1983–1988 Novi Pazar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Novi Pazar 20 (1)
1992 Željezničar
1993–1997 Vojvodina
1997–1999 İstanbulspor 64 (1)
1999–2001 Beşiktaş 38 (1)
2002 Slavia Sofia 11 (1)
2002–2003 Adanaspor 14 (1)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Novi Pazar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sead Halilagić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сеад Халилагић; born 4 February 1972) is a Serbian-Turkish former footballer of Bosniak descent, who played for several clubs in FR Yugoslavia and Turkey. In his late playing career, he was naturalized as a Turkish citizen under the name Sead Dost.[1]

Playing career

Born in Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, Halilagić joined local club FK Novi Pazar in 1983, and debuted for the first team in the 1988–09 season.[2] He later played with FK Željezničar and FK Vojvodina in the First League of FR Yugoslavia.[3][4] for Istanbulspor, Beşiktaş J.K. and Adanaspor in the Turkish Super Lig[5] and for Slavia Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG.[6]

Managerial career

After retiring he has received the UEFA Coaching A licence and coached hometown club FK Novi Pazar for a period during the 2006–07 season.[2]

Personal life

Besides being a footballer, Halilagić is also known for being a writer and a poet, with three published books, a short stories compilation Sa obala Tune, and two poetry books, Sazrevanje and Ples. He has also engaged himself in cinema, by directing a movie called Odbrojavanje in 2002 and his passion is also photography.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Naturalized Turks #29
  2. 1 2 3 Sead Halilagić interview at fkvojvodina.com, 3-4-2011 (in Serbian)
  3. ↑ "Fudbal EX-YU Fudbaleri H". Fudbal ex-YU. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  4. ↑ "FK Novi Pazar - Istorijat kluba". Prva Liga Srbija. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  5. ↑ "SEAD DOST". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  6. ↑ "Халилагич безплатно при белите" (in Bulgarian). Sofia, Bulgaria: 7sport.net. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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