Bruno Akrapović
Bruno Akrapović (born 26 September 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the head coach of First Division club Akritas Chlorakas.
 Akrapović in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Akrapović | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| 1988–1990 | Arminia Hannover | 33 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | RSV Göttingen 05 | 33 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | TuS Celle | 16 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | VfL Wolfsburg | 79 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Mainz 05 | 97 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | TeBe Berlin | 84 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Energie Cottbus | 67 | (0) |
| 2003 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Kickers Offenbach | 55 | (1) |
| 2005 | Arminia Hannover | 16 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Saturn (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Mosor Zrnovnica | ||
| 2012–2013 | NK Val | ||
| 2013 | NK Solin | ||
| 2014 | Neretva Metkovic | ||
| 2014–2015 | College Europa | ||
| 2015–2016 | Shkëndija | ||
| 2017 | RNK Split | ||
| 2017–2020 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 2020–2021 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2021–2022 | Shkëndija | ||
| 2022 | Al-Wehda | ||
| 2022–2023 | Akritas Chlorakas | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Starting his career in his native Bosnia, at the time part of Yugoslavia, Akrapović spent the majority of his career playing for various clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. He played for Energie Cottbus from 2000 until 2002. He played alongside Jürgen Klopp at Mainz.[1]
International career
Akrapović made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a March 2000 friendly match against Macedonia and has earned a total of 14 caps, scoring one goal.[2][3] His final international was a September 2002 European Championship qualification match against Romania.[4]
International goal
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Akrapović goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2000 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Israel | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers |
Managerial career
Akrapović coached Shkëndija in the Macedonian First League and RNK Split in Croatia[5] before relocating to Bulgaria in 2017 to become the manager of Lokomotiv Plovdiv where he won twice in a row the Bulgarian Cup in 2018–19 and 2019–20 and the Bulgarian Supercup in 2020.
On 16 January 2010, Akrapović received his UEFA Pro Licence in Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina's educational facility in Jablanica.[6]
On 14 June 2022, Akrapović was appointed as manager of Saudi club Al-Wehda.[7] On 20 October 2022, Akrapović was sacked after only 2 wins in 8 matches.[8]
On 30 December 2022, Akrapović was appointed as manager of Cypriot club Akritas Chlorakas.[9] On 27 February 2023, Akrapović was sacked after only 2 months.[10]
Personal life
Akrapović's wife is Italian and their son Aaron Akrapović used to represent Italy U17.
Managerial statistics
As of 27 February 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Mosor | 11 July 2011 | 30 June 2012 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 53.57 |
| Val | 1 July 2012 | 20 September 2013 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 59.38 |
| Solin | 23 September 2013 | 9 December 2013 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9.09 |
| Europa | 2 November 2014 | 21 June 2015 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 60.00 |
| Shkëndija | 22 December 2015 | 27 October 2016 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 66.67 |
| Split | 13 February 2017 | 30 June 2017 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11.11 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 31 October 2017 | 10 November 2020 | 119 | 49 | 31 | 39 | 41.18 |
| CSKA Sofia | 11 November 2020 | 28 March 2021 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 68.75 |
| Shkëndija | 2 August 2021 | 4 April 2022 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 54.55 |
| Al-Wehda | 16 June 2022 | 20 October 2022 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30.00 |
| Akritas Chlorakas | 30 December 2022 | 27 February 2023 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10.00 |
| Total | 324 | 149 | 84 | 91 | 45.99 | ||
Honours
References
- Die kuriose Karriere des Bruno Akrapovic - Augsburger Allgemeine (in German)
- Appearances for Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team - RSSSF
- "Akrapović Volio BIH da Aaron Igra za BIH". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 January 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Scoria odbio sjesti na klupu: "Bilo bi nepošteno da klub plaća mene, a ne igrače" - Index (in Croatian)
- "Profesionalne licence Barbarezu, Piplici i kolegama". sarajevo-x.com (in Bosnian). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- "الوحدة يعلن عن تعاقده مع الإيطالي "برونو أكرابوفيتش" لتدريب الفريق الكروي الأول".
- "الوحدة يقيل أكرابوفيتش.. والبديل سييرا".
- "Bruno Akrapović pronašao novi angažman" (in Bosnian). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "Bruno Akrapović je danas shvatio da je odlazak na Kipar bio pogrešan potez" (in Bosnian). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
External links
- Bruno Akrapović at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Bruno Akrapović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bruno Akrapović at Soccerway
- Profile at Soccerpunter.com
- Bruno Akrapović at FootballDatabase.eu
- Bruno Akrapović at WorldFootball.net