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unusual facts about FK Velež Mostar



1951 Yugoslav Second League

The four clubs promoted directly to the second level were Dinamo Pančevo, Radnički Belgrade, Velež and NK Zagreb, while Bokelj, Proleter Zrenjanin, Rabotnički, Rudar Trbovlje and Tekstilac achieved this through qualifications.

1952–53 Yugoslav First League

Teams promoted to the 1952–53 Yugoslav First League were Velež and Spartak.

1974–75 Derby County F.C. season

However, that was to be as good as it got for The Rams as Yugoslavian Velež Mostar where able to overturn a 3–1 first league deficit to win 5–4 on aggregate and reach the Quarter Finals.

Adis Obad

Adis Obad (Bosnian, in Cyrillic: Адис Обад; born 12 May 1971) is a retired Bosnia and Herzegovina professional footballer who played for FK Velež Mostar, in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Almir Bekić

A product of Sloboda Tuzla academy, Bekić had his professional debut on 14 November 2007 playing 20 minutes in a Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina match against Velež Mostar.

HNK Branitelj

They archived the same stage of the national cup the next year, leaving behind FK Dizdaruša and FK Rudar Kakanj, being defeated by a club from Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and also from the city of Mostar, FK Velež by 3–1 on aggregate.The best player of HNK Branitelj is Marin Suton called "Tafa".

Milan Pecelj

Born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, his football career started in the youth squad of his home town club FK Velež Mostar.

Nikola Damjanac

Born in Mostar, in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, in SFR Yugoslavia, he started playing at home town side FK Velež Mostar where his good exhibitions called the attention of FK Partizan who brought him in 1991.

Sead Kajtaz

After retiring, he kept linked with FK Velež Mostar where he held many different positions, from president, sports director, coach and, currently, assistant manager.

Srđan Pecelj

He started his career playing in the youth teams of Velež Mostar for which he played in senior squad in the season 1991–92.

Vahid Halilhodžić

Regarded as one of the best Bosnian players in the 1970s and 1980s Halilhodžić had successful playing spells with Velež Mostar, Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain before retiring in the mid-1980s.

Velibor Pudar

By the end of the 1990s he also played in Sweden with Vasalunds IF and in Finland with TPV Tampere before returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play with FK Leotar finishing his career as a coach and player of FK Velež Mostar in 2005.

After early coaching experiences while still playing with FK Leotar and FK Velež Mostar, he also coached NK Bratstvo Gračanica in the 2008-2009 season.


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