Husnija Fazlić

Husnija Fazlić (3 January 1943 – 6 October 2022) was a Bosnian football player and manager. He was a scout for Werder Bremen.

Husnija Fazlić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1943-01-03)3 January 1943
Place of birth	Kozarac, Independent State of Croatia[1]
Date of death	6 October 2022(2022-10-06) (aged 79)
Place of death	Bremen, Germany[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Bratstvo Kozarac
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1963	BSK Banja Luka
1963–1974	Borac Banja Luka	396	(93)
1974–1976	1. FC Saarbrücken	48	(19)
Managerial career
1981–1982	Borac Banja Luka[1]
1983–1984	Borac Banja Luka[1]
1986–1988	Borac Banja Luka[1]
1995–1997	Türkiyemspor Berlin[1]
1997–1998	SD Croatia Berlin[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Fazlić played for FK Borac Banja Luka in the Yugoslav First League. He finished his career playing for Germany's 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Saarbrücken.^[3]

Managerial career

Fazlić managed Borac Banja Luka in the Yugoslav First League and led the team to their first Yugoslav trophy winning the Yugoslav Cup in 1988. During his time as manager Borac enjoyed the best period in its long history.

Scouting career at Werder Bremen

Fazlić joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen as an assistant manager to Felix Magath in early 1999.^[4] He remained with the club when Magath left.^[4] He went on to become a scout at Werder Bremen where he recommended players such Diego and Naldo.^[4][5] He left the club in 2014.^[6]

Personal life and death

Fazlić died on 6 October 2022, at the age of 79.^[7] His son Dino Fazlic is also a footballer.^[8]

Honours

Manager

Borac Banja Luka

• Yugoslav Cup: 1987–88

References

1. "Husnija Fazlić". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
2. "U Bremenu preminuo legendarni igrač i trener banjalučkog Borca Husnija Fazlić". sport.avaz (in Serbian). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
3. "Fazlic, Husnija" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
4. Winkelmann, Marius; Bürger, Malte (10 October 2022). "ER empfahl Diego! Werder Bremen-Ex-Co-Trainer und -Scout gestorben!". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
5. Hellmann, Frank (14 February 2007). "Sport: Bremer Bankkaufleute". Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
6. "Trennung von Fazlic und Pfeifer". Kreiszeitung (in German). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
7. "Preminuo Husnija Hune Fazlić, jedan od najvećih igrača Borca svih vremena". N1 BiH. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
8. Knötzsch, Jan (14 November 2019). ""Ich habe viel mehr Spaß als ich je hatte – auch wenn es auf einem anderen Level ist"" ["I'm having a lot more fun than I ever had - even if it's on a different level"]. FussiFreunde Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2023.

External links

• Husnija Fazlić at fussballdaten.de (in German)