Anđelko Tešan (born 21 November 1949 in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

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) is a former Bosnian professional

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Club career

He started his career with

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...

in 1967, and went on to represent the club for a further ten seasons. He also played for US teams

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and Columbia Ohio before retiring in 1981.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a December 1968

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away against

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and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1970

against the

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* 1949 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers FK Sarajevo players New York Eagles players Yugoslav First League players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Yugoslavia-footy-bio-stub