Elvedin Begić
Elvedin "Dino" Begić (born 24 October 1960)[1] is a Bosnian football official[2] who is the current President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH). He has been serving as president since 13 December 2012.[3]
Elvedin Begić | |
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Vice-Chairman of the UEFA Stadium and Security Committee | |
Assumed office 7 July 2015 Serving with Phivos Vakis, Zoran Cvrk | |
President | Michael van Praag |
President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Assumed office 13 December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ivica Osim (as President of the normalization committee) |
President of the Sarajevo Canton Football Federation | |
In office 19 September 2012 – 9 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jusuf Pušina |
Succeeded by | Galib Kulovac |
Personal details | |
Born | Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | 24 October 1960
Nationality | Bosnian |
Residence | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Alma mater | University of Sarajevo |
Occupation | Football official |
Begić was also a member of the N/FSBiH normalization committee established by FIFA on 18 April 2011. On 7 July 2015, he was named Vice-Chairman of the UEFA Stadium and Security Committee[4] for the period 2015–2019. He was selected as Vice-Chairman again for the period 2019–2023. In addition, Begić was the Sarajevo Canton Football Federation (FSKS) President from 19 September 2012 until 9 May 2016. Before that time, he worked as a delegate of FSKS and as a member of the FSKS committee.[1] Since 1979, he has been the member of the Board of FK Butmir. From 1996 to 2004, he served as its president.[1]
Begić is a graduate of the University of Sarajevo (Faculty of Transport and Communications) and serves as a Executive Director at the Sarajevo International Airport.[1]
References
- "Elvedin Begić". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Elvedin Begić". UEFA. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "FIFA offers a surprise lesson on how to reform post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina". The Conversation. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "FFBIH Members In UEFA Committees And Expert Panels". Footbal Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.