Mirsad Fazlagić

Mirsad Fazlagić

Personal information
Full name	Mirsad Fazlagić
Date of birth	(1943-04-04) April 4, 1943
Place of birth	Čapljina, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1960	Borac Čapljina
1960–1961	Željezničar Sarajevo
1961–1972	FK Sarajevo	215	(4)
International career
1963-1970	SFR Yugoslavia	19	(0)
Managerial career
	FK Sarajevo
Medal record Men's Football Representing Yugoslavia European Championship 1968 Italy Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mirsad Fazlagić (born 4 April 1943) is a retired Bosnian 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