Olimpic

Full name	Fudbalski klub Olimpic Sarajevo
Nickname(s)	Vukovi (Wolves)
Founded	1993; 20 years ago (1993)
Ground	Stadion Otoka, Sarajevo (capacity: 5,000[1])
Chairman	Nijaz Gracić
Manager	Denis Sadiković
League	Premier League[2]
2011–12	Premijer Liga BiH, 5th
Home colours Away colours

FK Olimpik Sarajevo, commonly referred to as just Olimpik, is a professional football club from Sarajevo, based in the part of town which is called Otoka. They currently play in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's top level league, having been promoted from second level at the end of the 2008–09 season.

History [edit]

Founded in October 1993 by a group of football enthusiasts, the club attempted a successful run at the Premier League trophy in its first appearance in the joint^[3] Premier League during the 2009/10 season.

FK Olimpik Sarajevo played in Premier League on several occasions and every time, but the in seasons of 2000/01 and 2001/02, they were relegated to the lower divisions. Later the club would plummet even further to lower leagues, but they would rise again. With the coming of Nijaz Gracić and Husref Musemić in 2006, the club would develop a comprehensive plan to reach back to Premier League and compete at the highest level of Bosnian football. By placing first during 2008/09 season in the First League of FBiH, Olimpic achieved this goal and started the 2009/10 season as the newly promoted club in Premier League. In the season of 2010–11, Olimpik barely missed the spot for the qualifying phase of Europe League, finishing 5th place in the league. In the ongoing 2011–12 session they didn't play up to par in their first two matches (they had one draw and one loss, although being candidates for one of the top places of the table) of the championship, resulting in a mutual agreement between the club and manager for a managerial change, with Mehmed Janjoš being replaced by his assistant, Nedim Jusufbegović.^[4]

Name [edit]

The idea to name the club Olimpik came from the fact that city of Sarajevo was the host city to the 1984 Winter Olympics. Olimpik's nickname The Wolves is also linked to the 1984 Winter Olympics by way of the Olympics' mascot Vučko (Wolfie; pronounced in Bosnian: "voo-ch-ko").

Stadium [edit]

Olimpik play their home games at Stadion Otoka, a 5,000-seat venue located in the Otoka neighborhood of Sarajevo.

For the 2009–10 season Olimpik planned to host home games at the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium while their home ground went through a $5 million modernization which would satisfy UEFA regulations and increase the capacity from 5,000 to 7,200 seats.^[5] However, Olimpik played their home games at Stadion Grbavica instead.^[6]

Players [edit]

First-team squad [edit]

As of June 2012

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Irfan Fejzić 3 MF Haris Hajradinović 4 DF Nihad Suljević 5 DF Asim Skaljić 6 DF Bojan Regoje 7 MF Miloš Đorđević 8 DF Veldin Muharemović 9 FW Irfan Smajić 10 MF Dženan Durak 11 FW Rijad Pljevljak 12 GK Dino Hamzić 13 MF Perica Ivetić 14 MF Faruk Brković

No. Position Player 15 MF Sead Bučan 16 FW Alen Škoro 17 FW Semir Kapić 18 MF Amir Zolj 19 MF Mahir Karić 20 MF Velibor Đurić 21 GK Smair Lakota 23 FW Almir Pliska 24 MF Miloš Vidović TBD DF Eldin Dučić TBD MF Ognjen Đelmić TBD MF Bratislav Ristić TBD MF Fenan Salčinović

Notable former players [edit]

Managers [edit]

• Husref Musemić (October 2008 – August 2009)
• Nedim Jusufbegović (July 2009 – November 2009)
• Faik Kolar (interim) (Aug 2009)
• Vlatko Glavaš (August 2009 – November 2009)
• Edin Prljača (November 2009 – October 2010)
• Mehmed Janjoš (October 2010 – August 2011)
• Nedim Jusufbegović (August 2011 – September 2012)
• Husref Musemić (September 2012 – February 2013)
• Denis Sadiković (Feb 2013–)

Honours [edit]

Senior [edit]

First League of FBiH (II)

• Winners (1): 2009^[8]

Second League of FBiH – South (III)

• Winners (1): 1997^[9]

Asim Ferhatović-Hase Memorial Cup

• Winners (1): 1993

Football Olympiad, Tuzla

• Winners (1): 1994

Inter-Canton Tournament (IV), Tuzla

• Runners-up (1): 1994

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official website (Bosnian)