Elvedin Varupa

Elvedin Varupa
Personal information
Full name	Elvedin Varupa
Date of birth	16 November 1975
Place of birth	Vitez, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death	1 August 2015 (aged 39)
Place of death	Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position	Left-back
Youth career
	Vitez
	Sarajevo
0000–1994	Varteks Varaždin
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1995	Suhopolje
1995–1996	Garić Garešnica
1996–2014	Travnik
Total
Managerial career
2014–2015	Travnik (youth)
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elvedin Varupa (16 November 1975 – 1 August 2015) was a Bosnian professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

He played in over 400 league games and in about 700 games in all competitions for Travnik,^[1] whose captain he was from 2004 to 2014. Varupa is regarded as a legend of the Bosnian Premier League.

After finishing his playing career, he held the position of coach in the youth team of Travnik from 2014 until his sudden death on 1 August 2015.

Personal life

He was the younger brother of former FK Sarajevo player Vejsil Varupa.^[1]

Death

Varupa died suddenly on 1 August 2015 in his hometown of Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina at the age of 39.^[2] He was buried at the "Grbavica" Cemetery near Vitez on 2 August 2015, one day after his death.^[3]

Honours

Player

Travnik

First League of FBiH: 2002–03, 2006–07

References

1 2 Prepuna Pirota odaje počast Elvedinu Varupi - SportSports (in Bosnian)
↑ Edin Isanović (1 August 2015). "Preminuo Elvedin Varupa" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
↑ E.M. (2 August 2015). "Hiljade ljudi klanjalo dženazu Elvedinu Varupi" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

External links

Elvedin Varupa at Soccerway

[Prepuna-1] 1 2 Prepuna Pirota odaje počast Elvedinu Varupi - SportSports (in Bosnian)

[2] Edin Isanović (1 August 2015). "Preminuo Elvedin Varupa" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

[3] E.M. (2 August 2015). "Hiljade ljudi klanjalo dženazu Elvedinu Varupi" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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