Salih Delalić

'''Salih Delalić''' (21 July 1948 – 26 October 2002) was a Bosnian professional [[Football player|footballer]], engineer and [[Association football|football]] [[Business administration|administrator]].

'''Salih Delalić''' (21 July 1948 – 26 October 2002) was a Bosnian professional [[Football player|footballer]], engineer and [[Association football|football]] [[Business administration|administrator]].

==Club career==

==Career==

He started his professional career with his hometown side [[NK Slaven Živinice|Slaven Živinice]] in 1966, before transferring to [[FK Sarajevo|Sarajevo]] one year later.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/history/obituaries/newsid=40863.html|title=Delalic's death stuns Sarajevo| publisher=Uefa.com|accessdate=2014-10-02}} Delalić was a member of the first Sarajevo championship winning generation that clinched the [[Yugoslav First League]] title in the [[1966–67 Yugoslav First League|1966–67]] season and that was narrowly defeated by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the second round of the [[1967–68 European Cup]]. A 0–0 draw in the first leg at the [[Koševo City Stadium]] was followed by a 2–1 defeat in [[Manchester]], yet Delalić made history by scoring Sarajevo's goal that night, becoming the first player from the former [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] to score at [[Old Trafford]].{{cite web|url=http://www.historija.ba/d/120-fk-sarajevo-ugostilo-manchester-united/|title=FK Sarajevo ugostilo Manchester United| publisher=Historija.ba|accessdate=2014-10-02}}

Delalić started his professional career with his hometown side [[NK Slaven Živinice|Slaven Živinice]] in 1966, before transferring to [[FK Sarajevo|Sarajevo]] one year later.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/history/obituaries/newsid=40863.html|title=Delalic's death stuns Sarajevo| publisher=Uefa.com|accessdate=2014-10-02}} Delalić was a member of the first Sarajevo championship winning generation that clinched the [[Yugoslav First League]] title in the [[1966–67 Yugoslav First League|1966–67]] season and that was narrowly defeated by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the second round of the [[1967–68 European Cup]]. A 0–0 draw in the first leg at the [[Koševo City Stadium]] was followed by a 2–1 defeat in [[Manchester]], yet Delalić made history by scoring Sarajevo's goal that night, becoming the first player from the former [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] to score at [[Old Trafford]].{{cite web|url=http://www.historija.ba/d/120-fk-sarajevo-ugostilo-manchester-united/|title=FK Sarajevo ugostilo Manchester United| publisher=Historija.ba|accessdate=2014-10-02}}

==Personal life==

==Personal life and death==

After retiring from professional football, he enjoyed a successful career as an engineer. In 2001, Delalić was elected as the 27th President of the Assembly of his former club Sarajevo, a position he held on to until his sudden and unexpected death on 26 October 2002.

After retiring from professional football, he enjoyed a successful career as an engineer. In 2001, Delalić was elected as the 27th President of the Assembly of his former club Sarajevo, a position he held on to until his sudden and unexpected death on 26 October 2002.

===Death===

Delalić died unexpectedly in his hometown of [[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina on 26 October 2002, at the age of 54.

Delalić died unexpectedly in his hometown of [[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina on 26 October 2002, at the age of 54.

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