Edin Šaranović (8 March 1976 — 22 August 2021) was a Bosnian footballer who played as a forward.

Edin Šaranović
Personal information
Full name Edin Šaranović
Date of birth (1976-03-08)8 March 1976
Place of birth Tešanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Date of death 22 August 2021(2021-08-22) (aged 45)
Place of death Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 TOŠK Tešanj
1999–2002 FK Sarajevo 70 (30)
2002 Pogoń Szczecin 12 (1)
2003–2005 Kamen Ingrad 40 (13)
2005–2006 Slaven Belupo 33 (2)
2006 FK Sarajevo 12 (5)
2007 Međimurje 15 (7)
2008 Primorje 26 (8)
2008–2009 Zadar 28 (5)
2010 Olimpik 12 (2)
2010 Sloboda Tuzla 1 (0)
2011–2012 Pobjeda Tešanjka
International career
2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
Managerial career
2016 TOŠK Tešanj
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Šaranović has played for NK Kamen Ingrad, NK Slaven Belupo and NK Međimurje in the Croatian Prva HNL[1] and FK Sarajevo in the Bosnian Premier League. He also had a spell with Pogoń Szczecin in the Polish Ekstraklasa,[2] and with FC Sokol Saratov in Russia.

He played for NK Primorje in the Slovenian PrvaLiga before moving to NK Zadar.[3]

After spells abroad, he returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina and went on to play for FK Olimpic Sarajevo, FK Sloboda Tuzla[4] and NK Tešanjka before finishing his playing career in 2012.

International career

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Šaranović made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an August 2001 friendly match against Malta and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a September 2001 World Cup qualification match against Israel.[5][6]

Post-playing career

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On 1 February 2016, Šaranović was named manager of NK TOŠK Tešanj.[7] He became president of the club later that year with Igor Remetić succeeding him as manager.[8]

Death

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He died on 22 August 2021 after suffering a heart attack several days earlier.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Statistika - Edin Šaranović". 1HNL.net. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Edin Šaranović". 90 Minut. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  3. ^ "PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije 2008/09 - Statistika ekipe za klub: Primorje". Nogometna Zveza Slovenije. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  4. ^ Šaranović u Slobodi - SportSport (in Bosnian)
  5. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Reprezentacija BiH - Igraci Statistika, Napad". BIHsoccer. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  7. ^ Šaranović se oprošta od Sarajeva: To je moj klub! - SportSport (in Bosnian)
  8. ^ Šaranović: Bez euforije, idemo iz utakmice u utakmicu - SportSport (in Bosnian)
  9. ^ Euzi (22 August 2021), Edin Šaranović nie żyje (in Polish), 90minut.pl
  10. ^ "Tužna vijest: Preminuo bivši fudbaler Sarajeva Edin Šaranović" (in Bosnian). Dnevni avaz. 22 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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