Bruno Akrapović

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Bruno Akrapović
Akrapović with CSKA Sofia in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-09-26) 26 September 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1987 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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruno Akrapović (born 26 September 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.

Club career[edit]

Starting 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[edit]

Akrapović 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[edit]

On 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 2 wins in 8 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 2 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[edit]

Akrapović's wife is Italian and their son Aaron Akrapović used to represent the Italy U17 national team.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
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]
International goal scored by Bruno Akrapović
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 6 053.57
Solin 23 September 2013 9 December 2013 11 1 7 3 009.09
Europa 2 November 2014 21 June 2015 17 9 5 3 052.94
Shkëndija 22 December 2015 27 October 2016 33 22 4 7 066.67
Split 13 February 2017 30 June 2017 18 2 5 11 011.11
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 31 October 2017 10 November 2020 116 49 29 38 042.24
CSKA Sofia 11 November 2020 28 March 2021 16 11 2 3 068.75
Shkëndija 2 August 2021 4 April 2022 25 13 9 3 052.00
Al-Wehda 16 June 2022 20 October 2022 8 2 1 5 025.00
Akritas Chlorakas 30 December 2022 27 February 2023 10 1 2 7 010.00
Željezničar 8 January 2024 20 April 2024 9 2 2 5 022.22
Total 291 127 73 91 043.64

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

TeBe Berlin

Manager[edit]

Europa

Shkëndija

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References[edit]

  1. ^ Die kuriose Karriere des Bruno Akrapovic - Augsburger Allgemeine (in German)
  2. ^ Appearances for Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team - RSSSF
  3. ^ "Akrapović Volio BIH da Aaron Igra za BIH". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 23 January 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Profesionalne licence Barbarezu, Piplici i kolegama". sarajevo-x.com (in Bosnian). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  6. ^ Scoria odbio sjesti na klupu: "Bilo bi nepošteno da klub plaća mene, a ne igrače" - Index (in Croatian)
  7. ^ "الوحدة يعلن عن تعاقده مع الإيطالي "برونو أكرابوفيتش" لتدريب الفريق الكروي الأول".
  8. ^ "الوحدة يقيل أكرابوفيتش.. والبديل سييرا".
  9. ^ "Bruno Akrapović pronašao novi angažman" (in Bosnian). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Bruno Akrapović je danas shvatio da je odlazak na Kipar bio pogrešan potez" (in Bosnian). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  11. ^ H.H. (8 January 2024). "Iznenađenje s Grbavice: Bruno Akrapović je novi trener Željezničara" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ S.P. (26 February 2024). "Kuprešak i Mišić donijeli radost Širokom Brijegu protiv Željezničara" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  15. ^ E. Škorić (3 March 2024). "Sarajevo poniženo na Grbavici, Galić junak Plavih!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ ""Spreman sam promijeniti nacionalni dres"" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Bruno Akrapović". Sofascore. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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