FK Sarajevo Academy
Full nameAkademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo
Nickname(s)Bordo-Bijeli (The Maroon-Whites)
Divovi (The Giants)
GroundButmir Training Centre
Coordinates43°52′26″N 18°24′31″E / 43.87389°N 18.40861°E / 43.87389; 18.40861
43°48′51″N 18°20′08″E / 43.81417°N 18.33556°E / 43.81417; 18.33556
OwnerVincent Tan
Ismir Mirvić
ChairmanIsmir Mirvić
Academy DirectorSrđan Karić
WebsiteClub 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.

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. Nation Player
— GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adin Demirović
— GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Petar Stanić
— DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Hamza Bešić
— DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adin Čičkusić
— DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dino Islamović
— DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emir Mulaosmanović
— DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vidosav Musić
— DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Muhamed Sabić
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amar Malić
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ermin Kadrić
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Elvedin Kečanović
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dželaludin Neimarlija
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amar Sabljica
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Armin Imamović
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Haris Konjalić
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Almir Gusinjac
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ammar Džuderija
— MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Armin Šarić
— FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amar Jašarević
— FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ahmed Hasanović
— FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Arnes Junuzović
— FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Tarik Hasančić
— FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Salko Nargalić

Youth Academy staff

As of 28 November 2023, the staff includes:[4]

Current staff
  • U-19 Coach: Vacant
  • U-19 Assistant Coach: Ervin Uščuplić
  • U-17 Coach: Admir Hasančić
  • U-15 Coach: Memnun Suljagić
  • U-15 Coach: Džemal Berberović
  • U-15 Coach: Vacant
  • Fitness Coach: Emir Mustafović
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Adnan Salman
  • Team Manager: Ismar Hadžiosmanović
  • Youth Academy Director: Vacant

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

References

  1. ↑ "Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Predstavljamo: Idejni projekat trening kampa FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). Sportsport.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "FK Sarajevo Academy". Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Youth School". Fcsarajevo.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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