Albin Pelak

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Albin Pelak
Personal information
Full name Albin Pelak
Date of birth (1981-04-09) 9 April 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1997 Varteks 3 (1)
1997–2003 Sarajevo 107 (21)
2003 Cerezo Osaka 3 (1)
2003–2004 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
2004–2005 Sarajevo 52 (14)
2006–2007 Željezničar 19 (7)
2007 Zvezda Irkutsk 6 (0)
2007–2009 Željezničar 23 (6)
2009–2010 Olimpik 13 (1)
Total226(51)
International career
2002 Bosnia U-21 12 (1)
2002–2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albin Pelak (born 9 April 1981) is a Bosnian retired football player.

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Club career

Pelak is most famous in Bosnian and Sarajevo circles for signing with Željezničar after making an explicit promise to FK Sarajevo supporters that he would never play there.

Prior to signing with Željezničar, Pelak was one of the most popular players for Sarajevo, earning the praise of the press as well supporters for his high work rate and leadership ability. He was a key part of Sarajevo's exceptionally talented youth squad composed of players born in 1981/1982 that was one of the most talented squads in Bosnia and Herzegovina's history. Many players from that generation such as Alen Škoro, Džemal Berberović, Damir Mirvić went on to have relatively successful careers in Europe.

Pelak himself also made several tries, albeit unsuccessful at playing abroad, going to Cerezo Osaka of Japan in 2002 and Dinamo Zagreb of neighboring Croatia in 2003. While he did not stay at either club for very long, it was reported that he had been paid handsomely for his failed bids abroad; his deal with Cerzo Osaka reportedly netted him €1 million. On 4 April 2009, Pelak ended his contract with Željezničar and joined Olimpik, playing in the Bosnian Premier League.

International career

He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an August 2002 friendly match against Serbia and Montenegro and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was an October 2005 World Cup qualification match against San Marino. [1]

Club statistics

[2]

Club performanceLeague
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoals
Bosnia and HerzegovinaLeague
1999/00 Sarajevo Premier League 80
2000/013510
2001/02241
2002/03177
JapanLeague
2003 Cerezo Osaka J1 League 31
Bosnia and HerzegovinaLeague
2003/04 Sarajevo Premier League 204
2004/05113
2005/06124
2005/06 Željezničar Sarajevo Premier League 62
2006/07135
RussiaLeague
2007 Zvezda Irkutsk First Division 60
Bosnia and HerzegovinaLeague
2007/08 Željezničar Sarajevo Premier League 113
2008/09123
2009/10 Olimpik Sarajevo Premier League
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina12937
Japan31
Russia60
Total13838

National team statistics

Bosnia and Herzegovina national team
YearAppsGoals
200210
200300
200400
200510
Total20

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ↑ Albin Pelak at National-Football-Teams.com
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