Faruk Ihtijarević

Faruk Ihtijarević (born 1 May 1976) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Faruk Ihtijarević
Personal information
Full name Faruk Ihtijarević
Date of birth (1976-05-01) 1 May 1976
Place of birth Visoko, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1982–1996 Bosna Visoko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Bosna Visoko
1996–1999 Sarajevo 63+ (6+)
2000–2001 Željezničar
2001 Maribor 7 (0)
2001–2002 Zadar 5 (0)
2002–2007 Sarajevo 70 (4)
2007–2008 PAS Hamedan 33 (0)
2008–2011 Sarajevo 45 (5)
Total 223 (15+)
International career‡
1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21
1999–2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 March 2021

Club career

Ihtijarević had a brief spell with Zadar in the Croatian 1. HNL.[1] Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina, apart from Zadar, he also played for Slovenian club NK Maribor and Iranian club PAS Hamedan F.C.

Ihtijarević's biggest success was with NK Bosna Visoko, NK Maribor and FK Sarajevo. For Sarajevo he made over 100 league appearances.

International career

He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a January 1999 friendly match away against Malta and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal.[2] His final international was a March 2000 friendly against Macedonia.[3]

International goals

Honours

Player

Sarajevo

Maribor

See also

References
  1. "Statistika: Faruk Ihtijarević" (in Croatian). Hrvatska nogometna liga. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  2. Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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