Bernard Barnjak (born 1 May 1965) is a Bosnian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Career
Born in
Sarajevo
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,
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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, Barnjak played for
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 ...
and
Hajduk Split
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in the
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
. In 1990, he moved abroad for the first time, joining
CD Castellón
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in
La Liga
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. Unsettled in Spain, he quickly returned to his first professional club.
In the 1991 summer, Barnjak signed for
F.C. Famalicão, alongside teammate
Dane Kuprešanin. Regularly used during three seasons, he helped the team to consecutive
Primeira Liga
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campaigns.
Barnjak closed out his career at 33, after two years apiece with Greek sides
Apollon Smyrnis FC of
second division and
Paniliakos FC of the
Superleague.
References
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1965 births
Living people
Footballers from Sarajevo
Men's association football forwards
Yugoslav men's footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
FK Sarajevo players
HNK Hajduk Split players
CD Castellón footballers
F.C. Famalicão players
Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
Paniliakos F.C. players
Yugoslav First League players
La Liga players
Primeira Liga players
Super League Greece players
Football League (Greece) players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Spain