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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.

FK Sarajevo Academy

Full name	Akademija Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo
Nickname(s)	Bordo-Bijeli (The Maroon-Whites) Divovi (The Giants)
Ground	Butmir Training Centre
Coordinates	43°52′26″N 18°24′31″E 43°48′51″N 18°20′08″E
Owner	Vincent Tan Ismir Mirvić
Chairman	Ismir Mirvić
Academy Director	Aleksandar Borojević
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

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

Youth Academy staff

As of June 2021, the staff includes:[4]

Current staff

U-19 Coach: Dženan Uščuplić 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: Dževad Sarić

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

External links

• Official Website (in Bosnian and English)
• FK Sarajevo at Facebook
• FK Sarajevo Academy at Facebook
• FK Sarajevo at Twitter
• FK Sarajevo at UEFA
• FKSinfo (in Bosnian)

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