FK Sarajevo Youth School

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FK Sarajevo Academy
Akademija.png
Full nameAkademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo
Nickname(s)Bordo-Bijeli (The Maroon-Whites)
Divovi (The Giants)
Ground Butmir Training Centre
Coordinates 43°52′26″N18°24′31″E / 43.87389°N 18.40861°E / 43.87389; 18.40861
43°48′51″N18°20′08″E / 43.81417°N 18.33556°E / 43.81417; 18.33556
Owner Vincent Tan
Ismir Mirvić
ChairmanIsmir Mirvić
Academy Director Alen Škoro
Website Club website

The FK Sarajevo Youth School (Bosnian : Omladinski pogon Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo), is the youth department for Bosnian football club FK Sarajevo and is considered to be the best in the country.

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The department is split into two sections. Namely, The Asim Ferhatović Hase School of Football (Bosnian : Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase), [1] named after legendary striker Asim Ferhatović, and the FK Sarajevo Academy (Bosnian : Akademija fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo). [2] The former functions as both a general model for the popularization of the sport and as a filtering mechanism, used to pick out locally based footballing talents which are later transferred to the academy. The academy, in turn, is a top-of-the-line boarding school which brings in the biggest talents from Bosnia and Herzegovina and organizes the competitive youth selections for the club. The Youth school has teams for the Under-8 through to the Under-16 age groups, while the academy is split into the U-15 (younger cadets), U-17 (older cadets) and U-19 (junior) selections.

The department was founded in the 1950s and has been historically known as one of the best youth systems in the former Yugoslavia. Its training philosophy is not only the development of football players, but also the care for the players' growth, education and character formation, while teaching the sporting spirit and loyalty to the club. [2] The youth teams, besides national competitions, participate in numerous tournaments around Europe, testing their skills against some of the best European clubs. Tournaments the club's youth selection traditionally take part in include Kvarnerska Rivijera, Trofeo Dossena, Generali CEE Cup and the Karol Wojtyla Cup. [2]

FK Sarajevo's youth selections train in two venues. Namely, the Asim Ferhatović Hase Sports Complex and the elite Butmir Training Centre, which is currently under expansion as of February 2015. [3] Youth team players that don't sign professional contracts with the club are usually transferred to FK Sarajevo's farm team, NK Bosna Visoko. The FK Sarajevo youth system has given numerous Bosnian and Yugoslav internationals throughout the decades.

Youth squad

As of 19 July 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Adin Demirović
GK Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Petar Stanić
DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Hamza Bešić
DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Adin Čičkusić
DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Dino Islamović
DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Emir Mulaosmanović
DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Vidosav Musić
DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Muhamed Sabić
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Amar Malić
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Ermin Kadrić
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Elvedin Kečanović
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Dželaludin Neimarlija
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Amar Sabljica
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Armin Imamović
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Haris Konjalić
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Almir Gusinjac
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Ammar Džuderija
MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Armin Šarić
FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Amar Jašarević
FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Ahmed Hasanović
FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Arnes Junuzović
FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Tarik Hasančić
FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Salko Nargalić

Youth Academy staff

As of 15 June 2024, the staff includes: [4]

Current staff

Youth School staff

As of January 2019, the staff includes:

[5]

Current staff
  • U-19 Coach: Agim Nikolić
  • U-18 Coach: Muhidin Teskeredžić
  • U-16 Coach: Almir Turković
  • U-15 Coach: Ismet Bajrić
  • U-13 Coach: Elvis Imširević
  • U-12 Coach: Vernes Salkičević
  • U-10 Assistant Coach: Kenan Buza
  • U-10, U-12 Assistant Coach: Jasmin Jašarević
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Damir Duraković
  • School Team Coordinator: Emir Karahmet

Medical staff

[5]

Current staff
  • Physiotherapist: Sanjin Selmanović
  • Physiotherapist: Nedžad Vrabac

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References

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