- Mirsad Fazlagić
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Medal record Men's Football Competitor for Yugoslavia European Championship Silver 1968 Italy Team Mirsad Fazlagić (born 4 April 1943 in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian former footballer.
He started his football (soccer) career in 1957 playing for a local club in his home town of Čapljina. In 1959 he moved to FK Željezničar, where he also made his debut in the Yugoslavian First League.
In 1960, Fazlagić stayed in Sarajevo but switched clubs and made his first appearance for FK Sarajevo. He played 450 matches for FK Sarajevo in the Yugoslavian First League. His farewell match for FK Sarajevo was against Sporting CP at the Stadium Koševo, a 2–2 draw.
On the international stage, Fazlagić made 19 appearances for Yugoslavia. He is especially known internationally for being the captain of Yugoslavia during the 1968 European Football Championship, where they won silver by barely losing to the home side Italy after a two-legged final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
References
- Mirsad Fazlagić at National-Football-Teams.com
- (Serbian) Serbian national football team website
Yugoslavia squad – 1964 Summer Olympics Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 1968 Runners-up Categories:- 1943 births
- Living people
- FK Sarajevo players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
- Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- UEFA Euro 1968 players
- Yugoslav footballers
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- People from Čapljina
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