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Bosnian footballer

Elvedin Varupa
Personal information
Full name Elvedin Varupa
Date of birth (1975-11-16)16 November 1975
Place of birth Vitez, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 1 August 2015(2015-08-01) (aged 39)
Place of death Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Vitez
Sarajevo
0000–1994 Varteks Varaždin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Suhopolje 21 (3)
1995–1996 Garić Garešnica 25 (2)
1996–2014 Travnik 432 (29)
Total 478 (34)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Travnik (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elvedin Varupa (16 November 1975 – 1 August 2015) was a Bosnian professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

He played in over 400 league games and in about 700 games in all competitions for Travnik, whose captain he was from 2004 to 2014. Varupa is regarded as a legend of the Bosnian Premier League.

After finishing his playing career, he held the position of coach in the youth team of Travnik from 2014 until his sudden death on 1 August 2015.

Personal life

He was the younger brother of former FK Sarajevo player Vejsil Varupa.

Death

Varupa died suddenly on 1 August 2015 in his hometown of Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina at the age of 39. He was buried at the "Grbavica" Cemetery near Vitez on 2 August 2015, one day after his death.

Honours

Player

Travnik

References

  1. ^ Prepuna Pirota odaje počast Elvedinu Varupi - SportSports (in Bosnian)
  2. Edin Isanović (1 August 2015). "Preminuo Elvedin Varupa" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. E.M. (2 August 2015). "Hiljade ljudi klanjalo dženazu Elvedinu Varupi" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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