Zijad Švrakić
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Zijad Švrakić | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | (manager) | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FK Sarajevo (ass. 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 | (36) |
| Total | 531 | (179) | |
| 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 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sur SC | ||
| 2016– | FK Sarajevo (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Zijad Švrakić (born 21 September 1960), also known as Ziya Yıldız after acquiring Turkish citizenship is a retired Bosnian professional footballer and manager. As a member of the FK Sarajevo squad that won the Yugoslav First League in 1985, he was best known for his speed and dribbling ability. After leaving his homeland he spent seven years playing professionally in Turkey, where he represented Adana Demirspor,Galatasaray,Ankaragücü and Karşıyaka. He concluded his playing career with Maltese Premier League football club Rabat Ajax.
He represented Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.
A Sarajevo native, Švrakić came through the youth set up of FK Sarajevo before signing his first professional contract in 1979, eventually inheriting the number 7 jersey previously worn by club legend Safet Sušić.
In his first season, he took part in the club's runners-up league finish, even though he did not get much playing time, being overlooked by the coaching staff that preferred fielding more experienced footballers. With the departure of a vast array of players after the 1982-1983 season the club management decided to build a new team made up of youngsters tha came up through the club's youth department. Švrakić's skill helped the young team eventually win the Yugoslav First League in 1985, becoming the second FK Sarajevo outfit to do so.
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