Bruno Akrapović (born 26 September 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.
 Akrapović with CSKA Sofia in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hebar Pazardzhik (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1987 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| 1988–1990 | Arminia Hannover | 33 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | RSV Göttingen 05 | 33 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | TuS Celle | 16 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | VfL Wolfsburg | 79 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Mainz 05 | 97 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | TeBe Berlin | 84 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Energie Cottbus | 67 | (0) |
| 2003 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Kickers Offenbach | 55 | (1) |
| 2005 | Arminia Hannover | 16 | (2) |
| Total | 489 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Mosor | ||
| 2013 | Solin | ||
| 2014 | Neretva | ||
| 2014–2015 | Europa | ||
| 2015–2016 | Shkëndija | ||
| 2017 | RNK Split | ||
| 2017–2020 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 2020–2021 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2021–2022 | Shkëndija | ||
| 2022 | Al-Wehda | ||
| 2022–2023 | Akritas Chlorakas | ||
| 2024 | Željezničar | ||
| 2024– | Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editStarting his career in his native Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of Yugoslavia, Akrapović spent the majority of his career playing for various clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, among others VfL Wolfsburg, Mainz 05 and Energie Cottbus. He played alongside Jürgen Klopp at Mainz between 1994 and 1997.[1]
International career
editAkrapović made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a March 2000 friendly match against Macedonia and has earned a total of 14 caps, scoring one goal.[2][3] His final international was a September 2002 European Championship qualification match against Romania.[4]
Managerial career
editOn 16 January 2010, Akrapović received his UEFA Pro Licence in the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina's educational facility in Jablanica.[5]
Akrapović managed Shkëndija in the Macedonian First League and RNK Split in Croatia,[6] before relocating to Bulgaria in 2017 to become the manager of Lokomotiv Plovdiv where he won the Bulgarian Cup twice in a row in the seasons 2018–19 and 2019–20, as well as the Bulgarian Supercup in 2020.
On 14 June 2022, Akrapović was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Wehda.[7] On 20 October 2022, he was sacked after only two wins in eight matches.[8] On 30 December 2022, Akrapović was appointed as manager of Cypriot side Akritas Chlorakas.[9] On 27 February 2023, he was sacked after only two months.[10]
On 8 January 2024, Akrapović became the manager of his native Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.[11][12] His first game in charge of Željezničar was a 0–0 home draw against Zrinjski Mostar on 17 February 2024.[13] He suffered his first defeat as Željezničar manager on 26 February, losing 2–0 away to Široki Brijeg.[14] He was victorious in his first Sarajevo derby, beating rivals Sarajevo 3–0 at home on 3 March 2024.[15] Following a series of poor results, and with Željezničar sitting in the relegation zone with four points from their previous six games, Akrapović and the club mutually terminated his contract on 20 April 2024.[16]
Personal life
editAkrapović's wife is Italian and their son Aaron Akrapović used to represent the Italy U17 national team.[17]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2000 | 4 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akrapović goal.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2000 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Israel |
1–1 | 3–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers |
Managerial
edit- As of match played 19 April 2024[18]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Mosor | 11 July 2011 | 30 June 2012 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 53.57 |
| Solin | 23 September 2013 | 9 December 2013 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9.09 |
| Europa | 2 November 2014 | 21 June 2015 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 52.94 |
| Shkëndija | 22 December 2015 | 27 October 2016 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 66.67 |
| Split | 13 February 2017 | 30 June 2017 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11.11 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 31 October 2017 | 10 November 2020 | 116 | 49 | 29 | 38 | 42.24 |
| CSKA Sofia | 11 November 2020 | 28 March 2021 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 68.75 |
| Shkëndija | 2 August 2021 | 4 April 2022 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 52.00 |
| Al-Wehda | 16 June 2022 | 20 October 2022 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25.00 |
| Akritas Chlorakas | 30 December 2022 | 27 February 2023 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10.00 |
| Željezničar | 8 January 2024 | 20 April 2024 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22.22 |
| Total | 291 | 127 | 73 | 91 | 43.64 | ||
Honours
editPlayer
editTeBe Berlin
Manager
editEuropa
Shkëndija
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
References
edit- ^ Die kuriose Karriere des Bruno Akrapovic - Augsburger Allgemeine (in German)
- ^ Appearances for Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team - RSSSF
- ^ "Akrapović Volio BIH da Aaron Igra za BIH". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 January 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Profesionalne licence Barbarezu, Piplici i kolegama". sarajevo-x.com (in Bosnian). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ Scoria odbio sjesti na klupu: "Bilo bi nepošteno da klub plaća mene, a ne igrače" - Index (in Croatian)
- ^ "الوحدة يعلن عن تعاقده مع الإيطالي "برونو أكرابوفيتش" لتدريب الفريق الكروي الأول".
- ^ "الوحدة يقيل أكرابوفيتش.. والبديل سييرا".
- ^ "Bruno Akrapović pronašao novi angažman" (in Bosnian). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Bruno Akrapović je danas shvatio da je odlazak na Kipar bio pogrešan potez" (in Bosnian). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ H.H. (8 January 2024). "Iznenađenje s Grbavice: Bruno Akrapović je novi trener Željezničara" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Akrapović o svom "novom" Željezničaru: Imamo dogovor za pojačanja, navijači su impresivni" (in Bosnian). Interviewed by Dino Pajo. Klix.ba. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ E. Škorić (17 February 2024). "Igrači i navijači Željezničara na visini zadatka, ali na Grbavici žale za propuštenim šansama" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ S.P. (26 February 2024). "Kuprešak i Mišić donijeli radost Širokom Brijegu protiv Željezničara" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ E. Škorić (3 March 2024). "Sarajevo poniženo na Grbavici, Galić junak Plavih!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ S.P. (20 April 2024). "Pamti se pobjeda u derbiju protiv Sarajeva: Bruno Akrapović klupu napušta bez većeg uspjeha" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ ""Spreman sam promijeniti nacionalni dres"" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Bruno Akrapović". Sofascore. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links
edit
- Bruno Akrapović at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Bruno Akrapović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bruno Akrapović at Soccerway
- Profile at Soccerpunter.com
- Bruno Akrapović at WorldFootball.net