Sead Halilagić

Sead Halilagić also known as Sead Dost (Serbian Cyrillic: Сеад Халилагић; born 4 February 1972) is a Serbian-born Bosniak former footballer, who played for several clubs in Yugoslavia and Turkey.

Sead Halilagić
Personal information
Full name Sead Dost Halilagić
Date of birth (1972-02-04) 4 February 1972
Place of birth Novi Pazar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1983–1988 Novi Pazar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Novi Pazar 20 (1)
1992 Željezničar Sarajevo 3 (1)
1993–1997 Vojvodina 3 (1)
1997–1999 İstanbulspor 64 (1)
1999–2001 Beşiktaş 38 (1)
2002 Slavia Sofia 11 (1)
2002–2003 Adanaspor 14 (1)
Teams managed
2006–2007 FK Novi Pazar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In his late playing career, he was naturalized as a Turkish citizen under the name Sead Dost.[1]

Club career

Born in Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, Halilagić joined local club FK Novi Pazar in 1983, and debuted for the first team in the 1988–09 season.[2] He later played with FK Željezničar Sarajevo and FK Vojvodina in the First League of FR Yugoslavia.[3][4] for Istanbulspor, Beşiktaş J.K. and Adanaspor in the Turkish Super Lig[5] and for Slavia Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG.[6] His former coaches are Jonuz Džanković and Ferid Ganić.

After retiring he has received the UEFA Coaching A licence and coached hometown club FK Novi Pazar for a period during the 2006–07 season.[2]

Besides being a footballer, Halilagić is also known for being a writer and a poet, with three published books, a short stories compilation "Sa obala Tune", and two poetry books, "Sazrevanje" and "Ples". He has also engaged himself in cinema, by directing a moovie called "Odbrojavanje" in 2002 and his passion is also photography.[2]

References
  1. Naturalized Turks #29
  2. Sead Halilagić interview at fkvojvodina.com, 3-4-2011 (in Serbian)
  3. "Fudbal EX-YU Fudbaleri H". Fudbal ex-YU. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  4. "FK Novi Pazar - Istorijat kluba". Prva Liga Srbija. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  5. "SEAD DOST". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  6. "Халилагич безплатно при белите" (in Bulgarian). Sofia, Bulgaria: 7sport.net. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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