Zlatan Azinović (born 31 January 1988) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Kalmar FF

Azinović started his professional career at his home town club Kalmar FF in 2005. He was the second choice behind Petter Wastå and made three appearances for the club in

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

. In 2010 both Azinović and Wastå were outrivaled by Etrit Berisha.

Trelleborgs FF

In the middle of the 2011 season Azinović went to fellow Allsvenskan club Trelleborgs FF on loan from Kalmar. He made three appearances in his first season at the club. In 2012 Trelleborg decided to fully contract Azinović following his release from Kalmar FF and Trelleborg letting their first choice goalkeeper Viktor Noring go on loan to

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

Malmö FF

On 22 August 2012 it was announced that Azinović would transfer to Allsvenskan club

with a short-term contract for the rest of the 2012 season. Azinović made no first team appearance for Malmö FF before the end of the season when it was announced that the club would not extend his contract. After a brief spell back at Kalmar Azinović returned to Malmö FF and signed a two-year contract on 9 January 2014. Azinović made two appearances for Malmö FF during the season, in the home fixture against Örebro SK on 13 August 2014 and the final game of the season against Åtvidabergs FF on 1 November 2014. He announced his retirement from professional football in the summer of 2016 following a serious injury.

Coaching career

In August 2016, Azinović was hired as goalkeeper coach at BK Höllviken. Later in September 2016, when the club's manager got fired, Azinović got also the role as assistant manager.

Career statistics

:''Updated 4 July 2016.''

Honours

;Malmö FF *

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* Svenska Supercupen:

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* * * * Living people 1988 births Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Kalmar FF players Trelleborgs FF players Malmö FF players Ängelholms FF players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Men's association football goalkeepers Swedish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Footballers from Kalmar 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-goalkeeper-stub