Admir Raščić (born 16 September 1981) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for Second League of FBiH - Center club NK Azot Vitkovići.

Club career

Born in

Foča Foča ( sr-Cyrl, Фоча, ) is a town and a municipality located in Republika Srpska in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 1 ...

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

, Raščić began his career playing with

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional football club, based in Saraje ...

in the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Premier League, often appearing upfront alongside a young

Edin Džeko Edin Džeko (; born 17 March 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Inter Milan and captains the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Džeko was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for three years in a ...

. In summer 2006 he moved abroad and joined

NK Bela Krajina Nogometni klub Bela Krajina ( en, White Carniola Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Bela Krajina, was a Slovenian football club which played in the town of Črnomelj, White Carniola. History The club was founded on 17 November 1930 as ' ...

in the

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten club ...

. At the end of the season he returned to Bosnia, only this time joining Željezničar city rivals

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (; English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a professional Association football, football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the count ...

who had just been crowned Bosnian champions the season before. Admir Raščić had played 6 matches and scored on 3 occasions in Sarajevo's 2007–08 European campaign. He played with them for one and a half seasons, until he moved, in the winter break of 2008–09, to Norways's

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side

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. He played for them in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In the first season they finished 8th, but in 2010 Sandefjord ended up being relegated. During his two seasons in Norway, beside having played 34 league matches and scoring 3 goals, he also played with Sandefjord's second team for a total of 22 matches scoring 17 goals in the 2009 and 2010 Norwegian third tier. In 2010 Admir Raščić was back in Bosnia, this time signing with

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side

FK Olimpic Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Olimpik Sarajevo ( en, Football Club Olimpik Sarajevo), commonly referred to as just Olimpik, was a professional football club from Sarajevo, based in the part of the city which is called Otoka. Being one of the first teams to be ...

. After making 26 league appearances and scoring 8 goals, in the winter break of 2010–11 he moved abroad again, this time to Serbia by signing with a newly promoted SuperLiga side

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. Upon the advice of his former teammate and longstanding mentor,

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, Raščić joined

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club

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on 11 July 2013. On 30 August 2013, Raščić scored on his debut for

against Happy Valley; the match finished 3–0 to

. On 26 October 2013, Raščić netted the first

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of the 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League season in a 6–0 home victory against

Tuen Mun SA Tuen Mun Sports Association (; also known as Tuen Mun) is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Second Division. It is run by the Tuen Mun District Council. The club plays its home matches at Siu Lun Sports Grou ...

. Unfortunately, the goals scored in both matches were later rescinded by the

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following its decision to disqualify Tuen Mun and Happy Valley from further participation in the league. Nevertheless, Raščić ended the season as the league's top goal scorer with 14 goals in 17 league appearances. He also won the HKFA Fans' Favourite Player of the Year Award and was selected into the HKFA

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Team of the Year. On 27 June 2015 Raščić returned to FK Olimpic to help them in their Europa League Campaign. In February 2017 Raščić signed for

FK Goražde Fudbalski klub Goražde is a professional association football club based in the city of Goražde in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was founded in 1918. Goražde plays in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the second ...

. After leaving Goražde in June 2017, in August 2018, 1 year later, he signed for Second League of FBiH - Center club NK Azot Vitkovići, where he later became manager. Admir Raščić at the 2013to14 HKFA Annual Dinner

Admir Raščić at the 2013to14 HKFA Annual Dinner

International career

After being part of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian U-21 team in 2003, Admir Raščić made his debut for the main

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team ( bs, Nogometna/Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; sr, Фудбалска репрезентација Боснe и Херцеговинe, Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovi ...

in a February 2006

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against Japan and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a January 2008 friendly match against the same opposition.

Personal life

At the age of 10, Raščić fled to Germany with his brother and grandmother as a result of the

conflict in Bosnia The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

. He is currently married to Mirela, who was born on exactly the same day as Raščić. The couple have two children, son Ajdin and daughter Hannan.

Trivia

Sun Pegasus's apparel sponsors, Adidas, had to specifically arrange for size 13 footwear to be delivered to Hong Kong for Raščić as they have never marketed such size shoes in Hong Kong previously.

Career statistics

Hong Kong

: ''As of 14 May 2015. The following table only shows statistics in Hong Kong.'' ¹ All league and cup appearance(s) and goal(s) scored against Happy Valley and Tuen Mun have been discounted due to Hong Kong Football Association's decision to disqualify both teams from further participation in the league.

Honours

Club ;Sun Pegasus * 2013–14

Runners-up * 2013–14

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only the teams in the Hong Kong ...

Runners-up Individual *

Top Goal Scorer: 2013–14 *

Fans' Favourite Player of the Year: 2013–14 *

Team of the Year: 2013–14 *

Monthly Most Valuable Player: September 2013, September 2014

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