Bulend Biščević

Bulend Biščević (born 10 March 1975) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played firstly as a right-back, and then as a midfielder.

Bulend Biščević
Personal information
Full name Bulend Biščević
Date of birth (1975-03-10) 10 March 1975
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Youth career
1984–1994 Željezničar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2004 Željezničar 300 (7)
2004 AEP Paphos 11 (0)
2005 Hajduk Split 38 (2)
2006 Zrinjski Mostar 12 (2)
Total 361 (11)
National team
1999–2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Željezničar

Born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, Biščević spent almost his entire career playing for hometown club Željezničar.[1] That is the club where he began playing football as a child, and in 1994 he started playing for the first team. At first, he played as a right-back, but in 2001, Željezničar's manager Amar Osim moved him to midfield. That was the position in which Biščević showed his real qualities. He was a hard-working player who ran a lot and was mostly oriented in disrupting opposite teams play. Biščević had good technique, so he would, if needed, play in more offensive roles.

During his ten period with Željezničar, he had many success. Biščević won three Bosnian Premier League titles, three Bosnian Cups and three, now defunct, Bosnian Supercups.[1]

Later career and retirement

In 2004, Biščević moved to Cypriot First Division side AEP Paphos. He then moved to Hajduk Split at the beginning of the next year, where he won the 1. HNL and the Croatian Super Cup. Finally, in the 2006 winter transfer window, Biščević came back to Bosnia and Herzegovina and signed a contract with Zrinjski Mostar. Before the start of 2006–07 season, he decided to retire from professional football at only the age of 31.

International career
Bosnia and Herzegovina squad during UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying.

He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an August 1999 friendly match away against Liechtenstein and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals.[2] His final international was a February 2005 friendly against Iran.[3]

Honours

Player

Željezničar[1]

Hajduk Split[1]

References
  1. "Bulend Biščević". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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