FK Sarajevo Academy

FK Sarajevo Academy
Full name Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo
Nickname(s) Bordo-Bijeli (The Maroon-Whites)
Divovi (The Giants)
Ground Butmir Training Centre
Owner Vincent Tan
Chairman Edis Kusturica
Academy Director Sanjin Alagić
Website Club home page

The FK Sarajevo Youth School (Bosnian: Omladinski pogon Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo), is the youth department for Bosnian football club FK Sarajevo and is considered to be the best in the country.

The department is split into two sections. Namely, The Asim Ferhatović Hase School of Football (Bosnian: Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase),[1] named after legendary striker Asim Ferhatović, and the FK Sarajevo Academy (Bosnian: Akademija fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo).[2] The former functions as both a general model for the popularization of the sport and as a filtering mechanism, used to pick out locally based footballing talents which are later transferred to the Academy. The Academy, in turn, is a top of the line boarding school which brings in the biggest talents from Bosnia and Herzegovina and organizes the competitive youth selections for the club. The Youth school has teams for the Under-8 through to the Under-16 age groups, while the Academy is split into the U-15 (younger cadets), U-17 (older cadets) and U-19 (junior) selections.

The department was founded in the 1950s and has been historically known as one of the best youth systems in the former Yugoslavia. Its training philosophy is not only the development of football players, but also the care for the players' growth, education and character formation, while teaching the sporting spirit and loyalty to the club.[3] The youth teams, besides national competitions, participate in numerous tournaments around Europe, testing their skills against some of the best European clubs. Tournaments the club's youth selection traditionally take part in include Kvarnerska Rivijera, Trofeo Dossena, Generali CEE Cup and the Karol Wojtyla Cup.[4]

FK Sarajevo's youth selections train in two venues. Namely, the Asim Ferhatović Hase Sports Complex and the elite Butmir Training Centre, which is currently under expansion as of February 2015.[5] Youth team players that don't sign professional contracts with the club are usually transferred to FK Sarajevo's farm team, NK Bosna Visoko. The FK Sarajevo youth system has given numerous Bosnian and Yugoslav internationals throughout the decades.

Youth squad

As of 15 September 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Ivan Trifković
Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Kenan Topolović
Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Belmir Mustafić
Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Elmedin Herić (promoted to senior team)
Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Mijo Miletić
Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Advan Kadušić (promoted to senior team)
Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Edvin Rastoder
Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Edis Tahiri
Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Mladen Ikić
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Adnan Osmanović
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Elvedin Herić (promoted to senior team)
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Samir Zeljković
No. Position Player
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Anes Vazda
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Dal Varešanović
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Elvin Halavać
Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Nemanja Anđušić (promoted to senior team)
Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Amar Burović (promoted to senior team)
Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Nihad Mujakić
Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Stefan Bošnjak
Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Amar Ragipović
Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Adnan Civić
Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Tarik Handžić (promoted to senior team)
Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Ševkija Resić

Youth Academy staff

As of 12 February 2015, the staff includes:[6]

Current staff

Football school staff

As of 3 March 2015, the staff includes:[7]

Current staff

References

  1. "Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  2. "Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  3. "Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  4. "Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  5. "Predstavljamo: Idejni projekat trening kampa FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Sportsport.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  6. "FK Sarajevo Academy". Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. "Youth School". Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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