Almir Tolja (born 25 October 1974) is a Bosnian former professional

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who played as a

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. He made 14 appearances the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He was the goalkeeping coach of

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in the 2011–12 season under Vlatko Glavaš.

International career

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in 2002

Tolja made his debut for

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in a March 2000

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away against

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and has earned a total of 15 caps (1 unofficial), scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2006 European Championship qualification against

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, coming on as a half time replacement of Kenan Hasagić.

Career statistics

Last update: 25 January 2010

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* * 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Travnik Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Footballers from Central Bosnia Canton Men's association football goalkeepers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers NK Travnik players NK Čelik Zenica players FK Sarajevo players Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz players Saba Qom F.C. players F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Iran {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-goalkeeper-stub