| Velija Bećirspahić | |
| Fullname: | Velija Bećirspahić |
| Birth Date: | 1943 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sarajevo, Independent State of Croatia |
| Death Date: | 1987 |
| Death Place: | Sarajevo |
| Position: | Leftback or Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Pofalićki |
| Years1: | 1967–1974 |
| Caps1: | 191 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 1975 |
Velija "Dedo" Bećirspahić (1943-1987) was a Bosnian football player and a coach. Widely known by his nickname Dedo (grandpa) due to early hair hoariness, he spent his entire professional career with FK Željezničar.
He started his career in FK Pofalićki, a small club from Sarajevo. He was spotted there by coaches of Željezničar Sarajevo and in 1967 signed a contract with the club[1] in which he would spend the rest of his career. At first, this left-footed player was a winger, but later he was moved to defence. He would become one of the most recognizable left backs in Yugoslav First League with a hard-nosed, old school attitude - "ball can get through, but not the player".[2]
He played 222 matches in all competitions for Željezničar, scoring 12 goals. He was a member of the team that won Yugoslav championship in 1971 - 72 season.[3] He retired in 1975.
After that, he became a coach of FK Željezničar youth squad. In 1978, Ivica Osim selected him to be one of his assistant coaches in FK Željezničar.[2]
He suffered from and then died of cancer.