Said Fazlagić

{{Short description|Bosnian footballer (born 1969)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|1|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia

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| position = Left back

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| youthclubs1 = Sarajevo

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| clubs1 = Sarajevo

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| clubs2 = Željezničar

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| clubs3 = Rovinj

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| clubs4 = SC Pfullendorf

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| years5 = 1996

| clubs5 = D.C. United

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| nationalyears1 = 1995

| nationalteam1 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Said Fazlagić (born 25 January 1969) is a Bosnian retired international footballer who played professionally in Europe and the United States as a left back.

Since 25 December 2009, Fazlagić has served as the Director of Sport, International Relations and Capital Projects of the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[http://www.saray.net/default.asp?id=12384 Saray.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721130035/http://www.saray.net/default.asp?id=12384 |date=21 July 2011 }}

Club career

Fazlagić played in Europe for FK Sarajevo, FK Željezničar, NK Rovinj and SC Pfullendorf, before signing with D.C. United in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/draft?league=usa.1&year=1996&type=reg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526125107/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/draft?league=usa.1&year=1996&type=reg|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2011|title=USA Major League Soccer Draft - 1996|accessdate=10 June 2009|publisher=ESPNsoccernet}} Fazlagić made two appearances for D.C. United in the 1996 MLS season.{{cite web|url=http://web.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_f&club=t103 |title=All-Time D.C. United Player Register |accessdate=10 June 2009 |publisher=Major League Soccer |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810194817/http://web.mlsnet.com/history/register.jsp?content=players_f&club=t103 |archivedate=10 August 2007 }} After suffering a serious injury, Fazlagić was forced to retire at age 27. Later he served in capacity of Director of Coaching for United 1996 Futbol Club, Louisville, Kentucky from 1997 until 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.united1996fc.com/Club_Information.htm|title=Club Information & Philosophy|accessdate=10 June 2009|publisher=United 1996 Futbol Club|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312001455/http://www.united1996fc.com/Club_Information.htm|archivedate=12 March 2009}}

International career

He made his debut in Bosnia and Herzegovina's first ever official international game, a November 1995 friendly match away against Albania,[https://historija.ba/d/144-prva-zvanicna-utakmica-reprezentacije-bih Prva zvanična utakmica reprezentacije BiH] - Historija {{in lang|bs}} coming on as a late substitute for Nedžad Fazlagić. It remained his sole international appearance.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=5796|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=2021-02-20}}

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