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Almir Turković (born 3 November 1970) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired professional football forward and coach who is currently in charge of the FK Sarajevo U17 team.
Turković played for FK Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and clubs in the Croatian Prva HNL and Japanese J2 League.
Club career
Turković played for NK Zadar, NK Osijek and Hajduk Split in the Croatian Prva HNL and later played for FK Sarajevo in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He also played in Austria, Mexico and Japan.
He won the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bosnian Cup with Sarajevo, while with Hajduk he won the 1. HNL, the Croatian Cup and the Croatian Super Cup.
He made over 100 appearances for Sarajevo in all competitions.
Turković was also named the Bosnian Premier League player of the season in 2006–07.
He retired at the age of 38 while playing for Sarajevo after the end of the 2007–08 season.
International career
Turković made 11 appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team between 1995 and 2003.
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Supercup | International | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | League | Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1994 | FK Sarajevo | Prva liga BiH | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 4 | ||
| Austria | League | Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1995–96 | SK Vorwärts Steyr | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | League | Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1996–97 | FK Sarajevo | Prva liga BiH | 20 | 3 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 25 | 8 | ||
| Croatia | League | Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Zadarkomerc | 1. HNL | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 7 | ||
| 1998–99 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 29 | 10 | ||||
| 1999–00 | NK Osijek | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | League | Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1999-00 | FK Sarajevo | Premijer liga BiH | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||
| Croatia | League | Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | NK Osijek | 1. HNL | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | |
| 2001–02 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | |||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Supercup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2002 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 41 | 14 | ||
| Croatia | League | Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Hajduk Split | 1. HNL | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 15 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2004–05 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | NK Osijek | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 4 | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | League | Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006–07 | FK Sarajevo | Premijer liga BiH | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | 1 | 36 | 7 | |||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 87 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 112 | 26 | |
| Austria | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Croatia | 183 | 52 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 224 | 65 | ||
| Japan | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | ||
| Total | 316 | 81 | 51 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 387 | 107 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Coaching career
Tenure in Sarajevo
Assistant coach
In January 2009, after Mehmed Janjoš was named the new manager of FK Sarajevo, he named Turković his assistant.
In June 2009, Turković got suspended after claiming that Sarajevo became a not serious club and that the club officials at the time didn't get the wanted players the coaching staff wanted. On 1 July 2009, the suspension was lifted and Turković came back to the coaching staff.
Caretaker manager
On 29 March 2010, after Janjoš resigned from the head coach position the day before, Turković was named caretaker manager of Sarajevo. In his only game as head coach, on 3 April 2010, Sarajevo lost to FK Laktaši.
Back to being assistant and leaving the club
In April 2010, after Mirza Varešanović became the new manager, Turković wasn't anymore the caretaker manager and came back to the position of an assistant. In July 2010, after Varešanović decided that Turković will not be his assistant anymore, Turković decided to leave the club.
Return to Sarajevo (academy)
In January 2019, Turković was named the new head coach of the FK Sarajevo U17 team. While being the head coach of the youth team, on 13 March 2019, Turković suffered a heart attack and was needed to immediately be operated. Luckily, the operation went good and Turković has been in a stable condition ever since.
Honours
Player
Club
Sarajevo
- Bosnian Premier League: 2006–07
- Bosnian Cup: 1996–97
Hajduk Split
- 1. HNL: 2003–04, 2004–05
- Croatian Cup: 2002-03
- Croatian Super Cup: 2005
Individual
Awards
- Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07