| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edin Sprečo | ||
| Date of birth | (1947-04-19)19 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo,FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 2020(2020-05-12) (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Sarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1964 | Željezničar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1975 | Željezničar | 199 | (61) |
| 1975–1976 | NAC Breda | 25 | (7) |
| 1976–1977 | Željezničar | 4 | (0) |
| 1977–1979 | Rennes | 35 | (18) |
| 1979–1981 | Iskra Bugojno | 38 | (9) |
| Total | 301 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1969 | Yugoslavia | 3 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edin Sprečo (19 April 1947 – 12 May 2020) was a Bosnian professionalfootballer who played as awinger.
Born inSarajevo,SFR Yugoslavia, present day Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sprečo started playingfootball for the youth team of hometown clubŽeljezničar when he was 12. At the age of 17, he made his debut for the first team. Sprečo scored two goals in his first game and it was clear that he would become a great player.[1]
He played 199 league games and scored 61 goals for Željezničar. In total, Sprečo played in 234 games and managed to score 75 goals. He was a member of the Željezničar team that won theYugoslav First League title in the1971–72 season. In 1975, Sprečo turned 28 and he was allowed to go abroad, as it was prohibited for under-28 players to leave the domestic clubs at the time. He went to DutchEredivisie clubNAC Breda.[1] He played in Holland alongside compatriotsMiroslav Vardić andNikola Budišić, finishing in 11th place in theEredivisie.[2]
He also played for, at the time, FrenchLigue 2 clubRennes making his debut againstAS Brestoise on 8 January 1978.[3] Sprečo finished his career at the age of 34 in 1981, while playing forIskra Bugojno.[1]
Sprečo earned 3caps for theYugoslavia national team and also scored two goals while playing for the national team from 1967 to 1969.[1] He scored his first goal for Yugoslavia on 12 November 1967, in a 4–0 win againstAlbania in aUEFA Euro 1968 qualifying match.[4] His final international was a June 1969World Cup qualification match away againstFinland.[5]
Source:[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Željezničar | 1964–65 | Yugoslav First League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | Yugoslav First League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1966–67 | Yugoslav First League | 19 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
| 1967–68 | Yugoslav First League | 26 | 13 | — | — | 26 | 13 | |||
| 1968–69 | Yugoslav First League | 24 | 12 | — | — | 24 | 12 | |||
| 1969–70 | Yugoslav First League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1970–71 | Yugoslav First League | 33 | 7 | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||
| 1971–72 | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 5 | — | 8 | 4 | 40 | 9 | ||
| 1972–73 | Yugoslav First League | 31 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 33 | 11 | ||
| 1973–74 | Yugoslav First League | 15 | 7 | — | — | 15 | 7 | |||
| 1974–75 | Yugoslav First League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1975–76 | Yugoslav First League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 199 | 61 | — | 10 | 5 | 209 | 66 | |||
| NAC Breda | 1975–76 | Eredivisie | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 7 | |
| Željezničar | 1976–77 | Yugoslav First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Rennes | 1977–78 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 14 | — | — | 26 | 14 | |||
| Total | 35 | 18 | — | — | 35 | 18 | ||||
| Iskra Bugojno | 1979–80 | Yugoslav Second League | 23 | 6 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Yugoslav Second League | 15 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Total | 38 | 9 | — | — | 38 | 9 | ||||
| Career total | 301 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 312 | 100 | ||
Source:[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | |||
| 1967 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 November 1967 | Stadion JNA,Belgrade,SFR Yugoslavia |  Albania | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying |
| 2. | 4 June 1969 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium,Helsinki,Finland |  Finland | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Source:[6] | ||||||
Sprečo died at the age of 73 in his hometown ofSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 May 2020.[7]
Željezničar