Elvedin Varupa
Personal information
Full name Elvedin Varupa
Date of birth (1975-11-16)16 November 1975
Place of birth Vitez, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 1 August 2015(2015-08-01) (aged 39)
Place of death Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Vitez
Sarajevo
0000–1994 Varteks Varaždin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Suhopolje 21 (3)
1995–1996 Garić Garešnica 25 (2)
1996–2014 Travnik 432 (29)
Total 478 (34)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Travnik (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elvedin Varupa (16 November 1975 – 1 August 2015) was a Bosnian professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

He played in over 400 league games and in about 700 games in all competitions for Travnik,[1] whose captain he was from 2004 to 2014. Varupa is regarded as a legend of the Bosnian Premier League.

After finishing his playing career, he held the position of coach in the youth team of Travnik from 2014 until his sudden death on 1 August 2015.

Personal life

He was the younger brother of former FK Sarajevo player Vejsil Varupa.[1]

Death

Varupa died suddenly on 1 August 2015 in his hometown of Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina at the age of 39.[2] He was buried at the "Grbavica" Cemetery near Vitez on 2 August 2015, one day after his death.[3]

Honours

Player

Travnik

References

  1. 1 2 Prepuna Pirota odaje počast Elvedinu Varupi - SportSports (in Bosnian)
  2. ↑ Edin Isanović (1 August 2015). "Preminuo Elvedin Varupa" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ↑ E.M. (2 August 2015). "Hiljade ljudi klanjalo dženazu Elvedinu Varupi" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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