Zijad Švrakić

Zijad Švrakić (Ziya Yıldız)
Personal information
Full name Zijad Švrakić
Date of birth (1960-09-21) 21 September 1960
Place of birth Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position

Winger / Forward

(manager)
Club information
Current team
 Sur SC (manager)
Youth career
1970–1979 FK Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1979–1987 FK Sarajevo 164 (36)
1987–1989 Adana Demirspor 86 (42)
1989–1990 Galatasaray 22 (2)
1990–1991 Ankaragücü 66 (26)
1991–1994 Karşıyaka 120 (37)
1994–1996 Rabat Ajax 73 (32)
Total 531 (175)
National team
1983–1984 Yugoslavia 4 (1)
1992–1993 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (1)
Teams managed
1994–1996 Rabat Ajax (interim player-manager)
1996–2001 Rabat Ajax
2002–2004 Floriana
2004–2006 FK Sarajevo (youth team)
2006–2010 Al Jahra
2010–2011 Al Salmiya
2012–2013 Al-Seeb
2014- Sur SC

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Zijad Švrakić (born 21 September 1960), also known as Ziya Yıldız after acquiring Turkish citizenship[1] is a retired Bosnian professional footballer and manager. As a member of the FK Sarajevo squad that won the Yugoslav First League in 1985,[2] he was best known for his speed and dribbling ability.[3] After leaving his homeland he spent seven years playing professionally in Turkey, where he represented Adana Demirspor,[4] Galatasaray,[5] Ankaragücü [6] and Karşıyaka.[7] He concluded his playing career with Maltese Premier League football club Rabat Ajax.

He represented Yugoslavia internationally.

Playing career

A Sarajevo native, Švrakić came through the youth set up of FK Sarajevo [8] before signing his first professional contract in 1979 and inheriting the number 7 jersey previously worn by club legend Safet Sušić.

Švrakić's skill helped the team eventually win the Yugoslav First League, becoming the second FK Sarajevo outfit to do so.[9]

In 1987 he joined Turkish Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor whom he represented in the next two seasons, helping the team avoid relegation by scoring 42 goals in 86 matches.[4] In the summer of 1989 he was acquired by Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray, eventually going on to play for Ankaragücü[6] and Karşıyaka, captaining the latter and thus becoming the second foreign-born captain in Süper Lig history.

Švrakić spent two more seasons in the Maltese Premier League with Rabat Ajax before retiring in 1996 at the age of 36.[10]

Managerial career

Švrakić began his managerial career as interim player-manager at Rabat Ajax in 1994, eventually taking over the team and managing it for a further seven seasons.[10] In The summer od 2002 Švrakić was appointed manager of Floriana[11] whom he led for the next two seasons,[12][13][14] after which he moved back to his native Bosnia and Herzegovina and lead the FK Sarajevo youth academy.[15]

In 2006 he was appointed manager of Kuwaiti club Al Jahra with whom he gained promotion to the top tier and reached the semifinals of the Kuwait Crown Cup, eventually taking home the silver medal.[16] In 2010 he was approached by Al Salmiya, and would go on to manage the team for a season.[17] In 2012 he was appointed manager of Omantel Professional League team Al-Seeb which he kept in the top tier.[18] In the summer of 2014 Švrakić was appointed manager of Omantel Professional League side Sur SC.

Honours

Player

FK Sarajevo
Ankaragücü
Karşıyaka

Manager

Al Jahra

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Ziya-Yildiz profile (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014
  2. ↑ "Zijad Švrakić: Titulu 1985. osvojila su djeca kluba s Koševa" (in Bosnian). Radiosarajevo.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  3. ↑ "Švrakić: Titulu su osvojila djeca sa Koševa" (in Bosnian). Oslobođenje.ba. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  4. 1 2 "Demirspor'da yaşadıklarımı anlattım, kimse inanmadı" (in Turkish). haberads.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Samardžija i Švrakić u emisiji "As Exkluziv"" (in Bosnian). bih.time.mk. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  6. 1 2 "Ankaragücü 1990-1991" (in Turkish). ankaragucutarihi.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  7. ↑ "Ziya Yildiz 1993-1994" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  8. ↑ "Nikad neću zaboraviti prvi gol protiv Željezničara!" (in Bosnian). Source.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  9. ↑ "Sunovrat Sarajeva koji je uslijedio nakon osvajanja druge šampionske titule u ljeto 1985. godine" (in Bosnian). Fksinfo.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  10. 1 2 "Rabat Ajax-Red Star Belgrade". Maltafootball.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  11. ↑ "Floriana still in form". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  12. ↑ Azzopardi, Kevin. High stakes in capital derby, Times of Malta, Malta, 7 December 2003. Retrieved on 9 June 2014.
  13. ↑ Azzopardi, Kevin. "Yildiz makes his mark", Times of Malta, Malta, 25 September 2002. Retrieved on 9 June 2014.
  14. ↑ Azzopardi, Kevin. "Yildiz: Every game is a derby in the Championship Pool", Times of Malta, Malta, 5 March 2004. Retrieved on 9 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Dok sam živ biću fanatik za Sarajevom" [I will be a Sarajevo fanatic for as long as I live] (in Bosnian). Sport033.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  16. ↑ "Kuwait club Al-Jahra appointed Zijad Švrakić". World-coach.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  17. ↑ "Salmiya have appointed Zijad Svrakic". Worldcoachs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  18. ↑ "Zijad Švrakić u Omanu" (in Bosnian). Fis-gol83-91.com.ba. Retrieved 2014-08-12.

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