Almir Turković

Almir Turković
Personal information
Date of birth	3 November 1970
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1988–1994	Sarajevo
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
2008–2010	Sarajevo (assistant)
2010	Sarajevo (caretaker)
2010	Sarajevo (assistant)
2019–	Sarajevo U17
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Almir Turković (born 3 November 1970) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired professional football forward and coach who is currently in charge of the FK Sarajevo U17 team.

Turković played for FK Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and clubs in the Croatian Prva HNL and Japanese J2 League.

Club career

Turković played for NK Zadar, NK Osijek and Hajduk Split in the Croatian Prva HNL[1] and later played for FK Sarajevo in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] He also played in Austria, Mexico and Japan.

He won the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bosnian Cup with Sarajevo, while with Hajduk he won the 1. HNL, the Croatian Cup and the Croatian Super Cup.

He made over 100 appearances for Sarajevo in all competitions.

Turković was also named the Bosnian Premier League player of the season in 2006–07.

He retired at the age of 38 while playing for Sarajevo after the end of the 2007–08 season.

International career

Turković made 11 appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team between 1995 and 2003.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Supercup		International		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina			League		Cup		Supercup		Europe		Total
1994	FK Sarajevo	Prva liga BiH	7	4	4	0	–		–		11	4
Austria			League		Cup		Supercup		Europe		Total
1995–96	SK Vorwärts Steyr	Bundesliga	8	1	2	1	–		–		10	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina			League		Cup		Supercup		Europe		Total
1996–97	FK Sarajevo	Prva liga BiH	20	3	5	5	–		–		25	8
Croatia			League		Cup		Supercup		Europe		Total
1997–98	Zadarkomerc	1. HNL	27	7	2	0	-		-		29	7
1998–99	Zadarkomerc		27	9	2	1	-		-		29	10
1999–00	NK Osijek		19	7	4	2	-		2	0	25	9
Bosnia and Herzegovina			League		Cup		Supercup		Europe		Total
1999-00	FK Sarajevo	Premijer liga BiH	12	2	0	0	–		–		12	2
Croatia			League		Cup		Supercup		Europe		Total
2000–01	NK Osijek	1. HNL	21	8	3	1	-		4	2	28	11
2001–02	NK Osijek	1. HNL	13	2	1	2	-		6	1	20	5
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		Supercup		Asia		Total
2002	Cerezo Osaka	J2 League	38	11	3	3	-		-		41	14
Croatia			League		Cup		Supercup		Europe		Total
2002–03	Hajduk Split	1. HNL	12	7	3	1	-		-		15	8
2003–04			16	5	0	0	1	0	-		17	5
2004–05			21	4	7	2	1	0	1	0	30	6
2005–06	NK Osijek		27	3	4	1	-		-		31	4
Bosnia and Herzegovina			League		Cup		Supercup		Europe		Total
2006–07	FK Sarajevo	Premijer liga BiH	21	5	7	0	–		–		28	5
2007–08	FK Sarajevo	Premijer liga BiH	27	3	4	3	–		5	1	36	7
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina		87	17	20	8	0	0	5	1	112	26
	Austria		8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	10	2
	Croatia		183	52	26	10	2	0	13	3	224	65
	Japan		38	11	3	3	0	0	0	0	41	14
Total			316	81	51	22	2	0	18	4	387	107

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
	1995	1	0
	1996	1	0
	1997	4	0
	1998	1	0
	1999	3	0
	2000	0	0
	2001	0	0
	2002	0	0
	2003	1	0
Total		11	0

Coaching career

Tenure in Sarajevo

Assistant coach

In January 2009, after Mehmed Janjoš was named the new manager of FK Sarajevo, he named Turković his assistant.

In June 2009, Turković got suspended after claiming that Sarajevo became a not serious club and that the club officials at the time didn't get the wanted players the coaching staff wanted.[4] On 1 July 2009, the suspension was lifted and Turković came back to the coaching staff.[5]

Caretaker manager

On 29 March 2010, after Janjoš resigned from the head coach position the day before, Turković was named caretaker manager of Sarajevo.[6] In his only game as head coach, on 3 April 2010, Sarajevo lost to FK Laktaši.

Back to being assistant and leaving the club

In April 2010, after Mirza Varešanović became the new manager, Turković wasn't anymore the caretaker manager and came back to the position of an assistant.[7] In July 2010, after Varešanović decided that Turković will not be his assistant anymore, Turković decided to leave the club.[8]

Return to Sarajevo (academy)

In January 2019, Turković was named the new head coach of the FK Sarajevo U17 team. While being the head coach of the youth team, on 13 March 2019, Turković suffered a heart attack and was needed to immediately be operated.[9] Luckily, the operation went good and Turković has been in a stable condition ever since.[10]

Honours

Player

Club

Sarajevo

Hajduk Split

Individual

Awards

Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07

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References

"Statistika – Almir Turković". 1HNL.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
"Turković Almir". HNL Statistika. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
"Reprezentacija BiH – Igraci Statistika, Napad". BIHsoccer. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
Edin Isanović (15 June 2009). "Zašto je suspendovan Almir Turković?" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
"Ukinuta suspenzija Turkoviću" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
A. Jahić (29 March 2010). "FOTO / Almir Turković privremeno vodi ekipu FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
"Mirza Varešanović novi trener bordo kluba" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
E. Škorić (12 July 2010). "Turković: Za ovo sam znao i ranije" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
E.B. (13 March 2019). "Almir Turković doživio infarkt, hitno operisan u Sarajevu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
K.H. (14 March 2019). "Almir Turković u stabilnom stanju nakon infarkta, pozitivne prognoze ljekara" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

External links

Almir Turković at National-Football-Teams.com
Almir Turković at J.League (in Japanese)

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[1] "Statistika – Almir Turković". 1HNL.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2008-11-21.

[2] "Turković Almir". HNL Statistika. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

[3] "Reprezentacija BiH – Igraci Statistika, Napad". BIHsoccer. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

[4] Edin Isanović (15 June 2009). "Zašto je suspendovan Almir Turković?" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[5] "Ukinuta suspenzija Turkoviću" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[6] A. Jahić (29 March 2010). "FOTO / Almir Turković privremeno vodi ekipu FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[7] "Mirza Varešanović novi trener bordo kluba" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[8] E. Škorić (12 July 2010). "Turković: Za ovo sam znao i ranije" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[9] E.B. (13 March 2019). "Almir Turković doživio infarkt, hitno operisan u Sarajevu" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

[10] K.H. (14 March 2019). "Almir Turković u stabilnom stanju nakon infarkta, pozitivne prognoze ljekara" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 March 2019.