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unusual facts about Velež Mostar



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.

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.

Damir Čerkić

Čerkić was product of Velež Mostar youth system and after spending two and a half seasons in first team of Velež, in spring of 1991 he joined Hajduk Split.

Franjo Vladić

He began his club career with the then largest regional side in Herzegovina, Velež Mostar.

Sergej Barbarez

Some six years later, Barbarez signed with the first team of FK Velež at the age of 19.

Then, in 1984, Barbarez took a step further and started playing football for the youth team of FK Velež in his native city of Mostar.

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.


see also

Adis Obad

Obad was born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and began his football career with local side Velež Mostar.