Suad Švraka Explained

Suad Švraka
Birth Date:	1927 10, df=y
Birth Place:	Sarajevo, Kingdom of SCS
Death Place:	Sarajevo, Republic of BiH
Position:	Defender
Years1:	1947–1959
Years2:	1960–1962
Clubs1:	FK Sarajevo
Clubs2:	Borac Banja Luka
Caps1:	411
Goals1:	13
Caps2:	78
Goals2:	4
Nationalteam1:	Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:	1
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears1:	1955

Suad Švraka (6 October 1927 – 24 August 1995) was a Bosnian and Yugoslav professional footballer. He was a member of FK Sarajevo from 1947 to 1959, before joining Borac Banja Luka for two seasons.^[1] He is the seventh most capped player in FK Sarajevo history.^[2]

International career

He represented Yugoslavia internationally, earning one cap against Scotland in 1955.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

Švraka died on 24 August 1995 in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. He was hit by a grenade while on his way home from the grounds of FK Sarajevo, 100m (300feet) from the club building.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historija Borca Banja luke. Bosnian. Erepublik.com. 2014-10-20.
2. Web site: Bordo vremeplov 1945–1950. Bosnian. Fksinfo.ba. 2014-10-20.
3. Web site: Suad Švraka. Serbian. Reprezentacija.rs. 2014-10-20.
4. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2021-05-28.
5. Web site: Zilića . Semira . Suad Švraka – Bordo vremeplov: Historija FK Sarajevo . Suad Švraka – Maroon Time Machine: History of FK Sarajevo . 24 August 2017 . bs.