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18 / Bosnia & Herzegovina · 1982–1992

Faruk Hadžibegić

CB sweeper
Caps · Yugoslavia
61
Goals · Yugoslavia
6
Life
1957
Clubs
Real Betis Balompié, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Toulouse
#18
Editorial rank of 33 for Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Florence, 30 June 1990: ten-man Yugoslavia had kept Argentina out for 120 minutes, then Hadžibegić walked up as the fifth penalty taker and Goycochea saved it, ending the last World Cup the old Yugoslavia ever played. Career record: 61 caps and 6 goals for Yugoslavia; club career at Real Betis Balompié, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Toulouse.

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Career record

1975–1985FK Sarajevo
1985–1987Real Betis Balompié
1987–1994FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
1994–1995Toulouse
Yugoslavia61 caps, 6 goals

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One rank above: Enver Marić at #17.

One rank below: Senad Lulić at #19.

Bosnia & Herzegovina's editorial top five: Edin Džeko · Safet Sušić · Miralem Pjanić · Dušan Bajević · Hasan Salihamidžić.

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