Tarik Hodžić is a former Bosnian

Bosnians

Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...

 football

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 player.

He started playing football in FK Željezničar

FK Željeznicar

FK Željezničar is a professional football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.The initial acronym stands for Fudbalski sportski klub , and the name Željezničar means "railway worker," given because it was established by a group of railway workers.Željezničar, alias "Željo," is the most...

 youth team. In 1970, he signed his first professional contract with the club, but he was loaned out to Famos Hrasnica. He played there for three seasons. After he was the topscorer of Yugoslav

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 second division in 1973 with 28 goals, he was returned to FK Željezničar where he played for two seasons.

After that, he played for Olimpija Ljubljana

NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1911)

NK Olimpija Ljubljana was a Slovenian association football club based in Ljubljana. The club had traced its origin back to 1911 when it was originally founded as SK Ilirija. It had gone through a series of mergers in the first half of the 20th century before adopting the name Olimpija in 1962...

 and then returned to Famos Hrasnica where he spent two seasons. He went abroad and signed with Belgian

Belgium

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 side RFC de Liège

R.F.C. de Liège

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 where he was the best goalscorer. This excellent striker then went to Turkey

Turkey

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. He has signed a contract with Galatasaray

Galatasaray S.K. (football team)

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 and he was the topscorer of Turkish championship in 1983-1984 season with 16 goals. After four years of playing for this club, he transferred to Sarıyer G.K.

Sariyer G.K.

Sarıyer Gençlik Kulübü or Sariyer G.K. is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. Sarıyer G.K. also won Balkans Cup in 1991-92 season against Romanian club Oţelul Galaţi after 0-0 results.-External links:*...

in 1984-1985 season. In 1985-1986 season, he played for the Turkish Second Division side Babaeskispor.

External links

• Profile at playerhistory.com
• Tarik Hodžić career stats in Turkey at mackolik.com
• Tarik Hodžić Interview (in Bosnian)