Muhamed Bešić

Muhamed Bešić

Personal information
Full name	Muhamed Bešić
Date of birth	10 September 1992 (1992-09-10) (age 19)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Hamburger SV
Number	34
Youth career
2004–2009	Tennis Borussia Berlin
2009–2010	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–	Hamburger SV II	31	(0)
2010–	Hamburger SV	3	(0)
National team‡
2010–	Bosnia and Herzegovina U21	3	(0)
2010–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:42, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Muhamed Bešić (born 10 September 1992) is a Bosnian football defender playing for Hamburger SV.^[1][2] He can play as both a right back and central defender.

Club career

Born in Berlin to Bosnian parents, he started playing for local club Tennis Borussia Berlin at age nine. He stayed until he was 16, when he signed for HSV.^[3] On 4 November 2010, Bešić extended his contract with Hamburger SV until 1 July 2013.^[4] After being named as a substitute in several matches in the 2010–11 season, he received his debut in the Bundesliga against Borussia Dortmund on 12 November. Bešić came on a substitute in the 80th minute when Dortmund was already leading 2–0.^[5] Bešić started his first Bundesliga game against Mönchengladbach which he played all 90 minutes and they won 2–1.

International career

Bešić claimed in an interview that he had declined an offer to play for Germany, because he only wished to play for Bosnia-Herzegovina.^[6] He made his debut for the Bosnia-Herzegovina U-21 selection in September 2010 against Italy.^[7] On 5 November 2010, he was called up to the senior team by Safet Sušić for the friendly game on 17 November 2010 with Slovakia.^[8][9] He made his debut in the match, thereby becoming the youngest player to ever play for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The record was previously held by Miralem Pjanić.^[10]

References

1. ^ "Muhamed Besic". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/people/bosnia-and-herzegovina/40697/muhamed-besic. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
2. ^ "Muhamed Besic" (in German). hsv.de. http://www.hsv.de/teams/bundesliga/spieler/spielerportraits/?s1p1=5920. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
3. ^ "Muhamed Bešić: Odbio sam Njemačku zbog Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.com. 1 September 2010. http://www.reprezentacija.com/Vijesti/Prikaz/583-Muhamed-Besic-Odbio-sam-Njemacku-zbog-Bosne-i-Hercegovine. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
4. ^ "Bešić produžio ugovor s HSV-om" (in Bosnian). sportin.ba. 5 November 2010. http://sportin.ba/vijesti.aspx?id=23139. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
5. ^ "Spielbericht Borussia Dortmund - Hamburger SV" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 12 November 2010. http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/2011/12/dortmund-hamburg/. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
6. ^ "Odbio Nemačku da bi igrao za BiH" (in Serbian). sportal.rs. 1 September 2010. http://www.sportal.rs/news.php?id=34604. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
7. ^ "Poraz mladih Zmajeva od Italije" (in Bosnian). reprezentacija.ba. 3 September 2010. http://www.reprezentacija.ba/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2342:poraz-mladih-zmajeva-od-italije&catid=39:novosti-ostale-selekcije&Itemid=62. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
8. ^ "Sušić: Bešić je zaslužio poziv" (in Bosnian). sportin.ba. 5 November 2010. http://sportin.ba/vijesti.aspx?id=23135. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
9. ^ "Bešić debituje u Slovačkoj" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 5 November 2010. http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbalp-46104.htm. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
10. ^ http://www.scsport.ba/bs/tekst.php?ID=10944^{[dead link]}

External links

• Muhamed Bešić at hsv.de (German)
• Muhamed Bešić at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Besic, Muhamed
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	10 September 1992
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death
Place of death