FK Sarajevo Academy
| Nickname(s) | Bordo-Bijeli (The Maroon-Whites) Divovi (The Giants) |
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| Ground | Training Camp Butmir | ||
| Chairman | Edis Kusturica | ||
| Youth academy director | Almir Hurtić | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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The FK Sarajevo Youth School (Bosnian: Omladinski pogon Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo), is the youth department for Bosnian football club FK Sarajevo and is considered one of the best in the country.
The department is split into two sections. Namely, The Asim Ferhatović Hase School of Football (Bosnian: Škola fudbala Asim Ferhatović Hase),[1] named after legendary striker Asim Ferhatović, and the FK Sarajevo Academy (Bosnian: Akademija fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo).[2] The former functions as both a general model for the popularization of the sport and as a filtering mechanism, used to pick out locally based footballing talents which are later transferred to the Academy. The Academy, in turn, is a top of the line boarding school which brings in the biggest talents from Bosnia and Herzegovina and organizes the competitive youth selections for the club. The Youth school has U-8, U-10, U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15 and U-16 age groups, while the Academy is split into the U-15, U-17 and U-19 selections.
The department was founded in the 1950s and has been historically known as one of the best youth systems in the former Yugoslavia. Its training philosophy is not only the development of football players, but also the care for the players' growth, education and character formation, while teaching the sporting spirit and loyalty to the club.[2] The youth teams, besides national competitions, participate in numerous tournaments around Europe, testing their skills against some of the best European clubs. Tournaments the club's youth selection traditionally take part in include Kvarnerska Rivijera, Trofeo Dossena, Generali CEE Cup and the Karol Wojtyla Cup.[2]
FK Sarajevo's youth selections train in two venues. Namely, the Asim Ferhatović Hase Sports Complex and the elite Butmir Training Camp, which is currently under expansion as of February 2015.[3] Youth team players that don't sign professional contracts with the club are usually transferred to FK Sarajevo's farm team, NK Bosna Visoko. The FK Sarajevo youth system has given numerous Bosnian and Yugoslav internationals throughout the decades.
Youth squad
- As of 15 September 2015.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth Academy staff
As of 12 February 2015, the staff includes:[2]
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Football school staff
As of 3 March 2015, the staff includes:[4]
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References
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External links
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- Official Website (Bosnian) (English)
- FK Sarajevo at Facebook
- FK Sarajevo Academy at Facebook
- FK Sarajevo at Twitter
- FK Sarajevo at UEFA
- FKSinfo (Bosnian)
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