Albin Pelak
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Albin Pelak is a Bosnian
football
player.
Albin Pelak is a current FK Olimpik Sarajevo
and former FK Željezničar
football player. He is most famous in Bosnian and Sarajevo circles for signing with Željezničar after making an explicit promise to Sarajevo supporters that he would never play there.
Prior to signing with Željezničar, Pelak was one of the most popular players for Sarajevo, earning the praise of the press as well supporters for his high work rate and leadership ability. He was a key part of Sarajevo's exceptionally talented youth squad composed of players born in 1981/1982 that was one of the most talented squads in Bosnia-Herzegovina's history. Many players from that generation such as Alen Škoro
, Džemal Berberović
, Damir Mirvić
went on to have relatively successful careers in Europe.
Pelak himself also made several tries, albeit unsuccessful at playing abroad, going to Cerezo Osaka
of Japan in 2002 and Dinamo Zagreb
of neighboring Croatia in 2003. While he did not stay at either club for very long, it has been reported that he has been paid handsomely for his failed bids abroad; his deal with Cerzo Osaka reportedly netted him €1 million. On April 4 2009 Pelak has had ended his contract with FK Zeljeznicar
and has signed new contract with FK Olimpik Sarajevo
that is currently playing in Premier League
.
|1999/00||rowspan="4"|Sarajevo
||rowspan="4"|Premier League
||8||2
|-
|2000/01||34||12
|-
|2001/02||4||1
|-
|2002/03||11||0
|-
|2003||Cerezo Osaka
||J. League 1||3||1
|-
|2003/04||rowspan="3"|Sarajevo
||rowspan="3"|Premier League
||8||1
|-
|2004/05||10||3
|-
|2005/06||12||5
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Željezničar Sarajevo||rowspan="2"|Premier League
||6||2
|-
|2006/07||13||5
|-
|2007||Zvezda Irkutsk
||First Division||6||0
|-
|2007/08||rowspan="2"|Željezničar Sarajevo||rowspan="2"|Premier League
||11||3
|-
|2008/09||12||3
|-
|2009/10||Olimpik Sarajevo
||Premier League
||||
129||37
3||1
6||0
138||38
|}
|2002||1||0
|-
|2003||0||0
|-
|2004||0||0
|-
|2005||1||0
|-
!Total||2||0
|}
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player.
Albin Pelak is a current FK Olimpik Sarajevo
FK Olimpik Sarajevo
FK Olimpic Sarajevo, commonly referred to as just Olimpic, is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
and former 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...
football player. He is most famous in Bosnian and Sarajevo circles for signing with Željezničar after making an explicit promise to Sarajevo supporters that he would never play there.
Prior to signing with Željezničar, Pelak was one of the most popular players for Sarajevo, earning the praise of the press as well supporters for his high work rate and leadership ability. He was a key part of Sarajevo's exceptionally talented youth squad composed of players born in 1981/1982 that was one of the most talented squads in Bosnia-Herzegovina's history. Many players from that generation such as Alen Škoro
Alen Škoro
Alen Škoro is a Bosnian footballer playing for Querétaro FC in the Mexican Primera División. He has made 4 appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.-Career:...
, Džemal Berberović
Džemal Berberovic
Džemal Berberović is a Bosnian football defender who plays for Germann club MSV Duisburg.-Career:Džemal Berberović started his career at FK Sarajevo. At age 22, he signed with German club Bayer Leverkusen, but did not play in official matches. In January 2005, he returned for six months in Bosnia...
, Damir Mirvić
Damir Mirvic
Damir Mirvić is a Bosnian footballer playing the position of right defender.On the club level, Mirvić has been active for FK Sarajevo in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and K.A.A. Gent in Belgium. He is considered by many as one of the best defenders in Belgium.Currently he plays for...
went on to have relatively successful careers in Europe.
Pelak himself also made several tries, albeit unsuccessful at playing abroad, going to Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
of Japan in 2002 and Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
of neighboring Croatia in 2003. While he did not stay at either club for very long, it has been reported that he has been paid handsomely for his failed bids abroad; his deal with Cerzo Osaka reportedly netted him €1 million. On April 4 2009 Pelak has had ended his contract with FK Zeljeznicar
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...
and has signed new contract with FK Olimpik Sarajevo
FK Olimpik Sarajevo
FK Olimpic Sarajevo, commonly referred to as just Olimpic, is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
that is currently playing in Premier League
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
.
Club career statistics
|-|1999/00||rowspan="4"|Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...
||rowspan="4"|Premier League
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
||8||2
|-
|2000/01||34||12
|-
|2001/02||4||1
|-
|2002/03||11||0
|-
|2003||Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....
||J. League 1||3||1
|-
|2003/04||rowspan="3"|Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...
||rowspan="3"|Premier League
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
||8||1
|-
|2004/05||10||3
|-
|2005/06||12||5
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Željezničar Sarajevo||rowspan="2"|Premier League
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
||6||2
|-
|2006/07||13||5
|-
|2007||Zvezda Irkutsk
FC Zvezda Irkutsk
FC Zvezda Irkutsk was a Russian football club based in Irkutsk. Zvezda finished first in the Russian Second Division East in 2006, winning promotion to the Russian First Division...
||First Division||6||0
|-
|2007/08||rowspan="2"|Željezničar Sarajevo||rowspan="2"|Premier League
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
||11||3
|-
|2008/09||12||3
|-
|2009/10||Olimpik Sarajevo
FK Olimpik Sarajevo
FK Olimpic Sarajevo, commonly referred to as just Olimpic, is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
||Premier League
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
||||
129||37
3||1
6||0
138||38
|}
International career statistics
|-|2002||1||0
|-
|2003||0||0
|-
|2004||0||0
|-
|2005||1||0
|-
!Total||2||0
|}