Vejsil Varupa
Bosnian footballer
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Vejsil Varupa (born 25 January 1971) is a Bosnian former footballer.[1]
Full name
Vejsil Varupa
Date of birth
25 January 1971
Place of birth
Vitez, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vejsil Varupa | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitez, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Vitez | ||
| 1988–1992 | Sarajevo | 63 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Varteks | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Yugoslavia U21 | 13 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A big talent, he played alongside future stars like Zlatko Zahović and Mario Stanić for Yugoslav representative teams, but his career ended at age 22 after he was seriously injured in a road accident where teammate Esad Zilkić died.[2][3]
Personal life
He was the older brother of Elvedin Varupa.[4]
