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		A Bosnia-Herzegovnian international, Elvir Baljic is an attacking player who was briefly Real Madrid CF's record signing when he joined the club from Fenerbahçe SK in 1999 for 17m.
		Born in 1974, Baljic is something of a hero in his homeland after scoring 13 times in his first 29 internationals.
		Baljic's career began with his hometown club, FK Sarajevo, although he left after a season for Turkish club Bursaspor.
	adarweb.fr /euro2004/info_and_freebies/teams.php?team=60094&player=47116 (221 words)

	Football \| Wales look fine on nine
		Bosnia may be joint bottom of their European qualifying group, along with Luxembourg, but they played with feisty enthusiasm from the beginning and gave the Welsh an early shock by taking the lead.
		Elvir Baljic of Galatasaray scored the goal, a beautifully clean strike past Darren Ward after five minutes.
		Baljic is not to be confused with Elvir Bolic, who once scored for Fenerbahce at Old Trafford, though Bolic also played last night.
	football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4604715-103,00.html (357 words)

	Soccer365 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Then Bosnia broke quickly from defence down the left, where Galatasaray winger Elvir Baljic cruised past Weston with ease and drilled a low, angled drive into the far bottom corner.
		A 35th minute Baljic free-kick needed all Ward's concentration before Wales sprung to the other end where Earnshaw's patience allowed himself to find space in the box to lay on a chance for Gary Speed to hook goalwards, only for debut goalkeeper Kenan Hasagic to block the shot by flinging himself to his right.
		Baljic, this time on the right, worked space for a cross to the far post and Hamburg's Barbarez rose to bury his header past Crossley.
	www.soccer365.com /EUROPEAN_NEWS/Match_Reports/page_125_57496.shtml (871 words)

	18 out of 18 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		But Louis Van Gaal's side did have legitimate claims for a penalty nine from the interval when Javier Saviola pushed the ball past his marker only to be felled as he looked to run forward, but referee Dick Van Egmond waved play on.
		Galatasaray were handed their clearest opportunity of the first half when Frank De Boer slipped in the area as he tried to trap a Carles Puyol pass, but Baljic hammered the ball wide of the goal with only Enke to beat.
		Barcelona did not have to wait long to punish the Turks for that miss as Gerard connected with a Gerard corner to steer the ball into the far corner of the net with his head with just a minute left before the break.
	www.fcbarcelona.com /eng/noticias/noticias/n02111317.shtml (429 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Baljic to join Galatasaray, say Real Madrid
		MADRID, June 29 (Reuters) - Bosnian international forward Elvir Baljic has agreed to join Galatasaray after negotiating a release from his contract at Real Madrid.
		Baljic was briefly the most expensive player in Real Madrid history when joining from Fenerbahce in 1999 for $15 million.
		Baljic threatened legal action after the club accused him of faking the condition after he was put on the bench.
	www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0629/20020629realbaljic.html (214 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Group 2: Bosnia scores shock win over Denmark - Wednesday April 02, 2003 04:54 PM
		Baljic played a long pass up front to Sergej Barbarez, who was alone with goalkeeper Thomas Soerensen as the Danish offside trap failed and he scored easily.
		Just seven minutes later, Baljic made it 2-0 as he connected on a cross from the right with a close range volley.
		Denmark had most of the position throughout the match but was unable to convert that into goals, disappointing most of the 30,845 fans at the Parken stadium.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2003/04/02/group_2 (516 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Internationals \| Wales \| Hartson extends Wales run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Wales extended their unbeaten run to nine matches to set a new national record, but had to come from behind twice against Bosnia-Herzegovina to do it.
		Elvir Baljic stunned the Millennium Stadium crowd with an opener for the visitors after five minutes, only for Cardiff striker Robert Earnshaw to equalise almost immediately.
		Wales' mood was lifted before the kick-off with news that Group Nine rivals Serbia-Montenegro - formerly Yugoslavia - had been held to a 2-2 draw in their home match with minnows Azerbaijan.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/football/internationals/wales/2754963.stm (673 words)

	Wales hit back for Bosnia draw - Some_Duff_Team Football Team News from Football.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Galatasaray's Elvir Baljic was on target, taking advantage of some lax Welsh defending to advance and drive his shot past Ward from the edge of the area.
		After the restart, Bosnia again created chances, with Elvir Bolic going close before the visitors took the lead again just after the hour mark.
		Baljic crossed deep to the far post from the right and Barbarez swooped to head home past Mark Crossley, who had replaced Ward at half time.
	www.football.co.uk /wales/wales_hit_back_for_bosnia_draw_152682.shtml (296 words)

	Islamica Community Forums - Bosnia on the brink...of Euro 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Baka himself had spells with Marseille and Pescara, Elvir Bolic was a star in Turkey, Elvir Baljic had a season at Real Madrid, Hasan Salihamidzic continues to be a first choice at Bayern Munich and Mirsad Hibic is a regular for Atletico Madrid.
		The national team's results, though, were poor enough that four managers have been sacked since the civil war came to an end in 1995.
		Bosnia's Elvir Bolic celebrates scoring against Denmark during their Euro 2004 Group Two qualifying match at the Olympc stadium in Sarajevo October 11, 2003.
	www.islamicaweb.com /archive/t-11411 (874 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Bosnia holds rival Serbia to 0-0 draw - Saturday October 9, 2004 5:10PM
		On Saturday, Bosnia forward Elvir Bolic could have opened the scoring in the 16th minute but his powerful volley from 17 meters (yards) was denied by Serbia-Montenegro goalkeeper Dragoslav Jevric.
		Bosnia had another chance to take the lead in the 27th minute but Ivica Grlic's fierce shot was saved by Jevric.
		Elvir Baljic could have given Bosnia three points when his shot from mid-range was saved by Jevric.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/10/09/bc.eu.spt.soc.bosnia.serbia.montenegro.ap (390 words)

	uefa.com - FIFA World Cup - News & Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Bosnia-Herzegovina captain Elvir Baljic has reversed his decision to retire (©Getty Images)
		Bosnia-Herzegovina captain Elvir Baljic has reversed his decision to retire from football and will continue playing for Turkish side Konyaspor.
		Baljic returned to his club to confirm his decision but was so impressed with their attitude that he changed his mind.
	www.uefa.com /competitions/WorldCup/news/Kind=1/newsId=286014.html (252 words)

	The Beautiful Game - Euro2000 Football Championships Group 9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Four goals by Real Madrid striker Elvir Baljic took Bosnia to a convincing 4-1 victory over Estonia in their European Championship qualifier on Saturday, but the game meant little for both teams, already elminated.
		Indeed, Bosnian striker Elvir Baljic, came closest to breaking the deadlock until David Hopkin earned the penalty when he tumbled under a challenge from Bosnian defender Sergej Barbarez.
		But Baljic answered in the 42nd minute with a direct free kick from just outside the left-hand corner of the box that took goalkeeper Martin Kaalma by surprise, sneaking just over the line at the near post.
	www.the-eye.com /eurogroup9.htm (2219 words)

	AC Milan Online v4.0 \| The Archive
		Bosnian international Elvir Baljic is closing in on a move to Milan after being told he does not have a future at Real Madrid.
		Baljic has received offers from a number of clubs in recent times, including a very tempting offer from Napoli, but the player has insisted that he is not interested in a move to the Italian Serie B. "That is not for me," he added.
		Although Elvir Baljic is discarded by Vicente Del Bosque to be in the first squad of Real Madrid this year, the "white" club doubts about the possibility of finally selling a player that arrived to the Santiago Bernabéus with an star aura.
	www.acmilan-online.com /archive/arc7-2001.php (17924 words)

	Real Madrid (Spain) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Redondo and Geremi are the holding midfielders behind a trio of McManaman (right), Raul (center) and Baljic (left), with Anelka (or Morientes) as the lone striker.
		If both forwards start in a 4-4-2, McManaman is likely to drop out, with Geremi on the right.
		They have lots of situations where two big-name players are competing for one spot: Morientes and Anelka, Savio and Baljic, Seedorf and McManaman.
	www.ukrainiansoccer.net /eucups/opponents/real_madrid.asp (663 words)

	Eurovision Song Contest: Deen back from Istanbul
		During his visit, Deen attended a screening of the award winning Bosnian movie Gori Vatra, after which he was introduced to the mayor of Bayrampasa (a part of Istanbul which is home to a number of Bosnian ex-pats).
		Successful Bosnian sports stars including Elvir Bolic, Adis Beciragic and Elvir Baljic accompanied Deen throughout his trip.
		Deen is now back home preparing for his next trip to Turkey where he will be the last but one to perform during the Eurovision qualification heat on May 12.
	www.doteurovision.com /phpnews/news.php?action=fullnews&id=289 (162 words)

	WTAworld.com - Euro 2004: Bosnia beat Luxembourg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The win came after back-to-back defeats for Bla Slikovic's side but despite scoring their first two goals of the campaign, they remain in fourth place behind group heavyweights Denmark, Norway and Romania, with Luxembourg pointless and goalless after three matches.
		However, the deadlock was finally broken after 53 minutes when Bolic rose highest in the box to head in a fine cross from Elvir Baljic.
		The home side had to wait until eleven minutes from time to make sure of the three points when Barbarez capitalised on a mistake from the Luxembourg keeper to fire into the empty net.
	www.wtaworld.com /printthread.php?t=62881 (297 words)

	TerraNet Portal Site
		Bosnia international striker Elvir Baljic -- who plays for Turkish first division club Konyaspor -- surprised the Balkan country as he appeared as a folk singer.
		Bosnia international striker Elvir Baljic, who plays for Turkish first division club Konyaspor, surprised the Balkan country as he appeared as a folk singer.
		His CD entitled "New Day" hit the stores Monday with a special edition of a Sarajevo tabloid Express devoted to the star.
	www.terra.net.lb /wp/Articles/DesktopArticle.aspx?articleId=229562&channelId=5 (86 words)

	SuperSoccer
		Second-half goals from Elvir Bolic and Sergej Barbarez helped Bosnia beat bottom team Luxembourg 2-0 to earn their first points of the qualifying campaign in Saturday's Euro 2004 Group Two match.
		Hamburg SV midfielder Barbarez could have doubled the lead 10 minutes later when his header from an Elvir Baljic cross beat Luxembourg's Bosnian-born goalkeeper Alija Besic but hit the post.
		Luxembourg barely ventured into the Bosnia half and the game was effectively over when man-of-the-match Barbarez coolly converted from the edge of the area after Besic misjudged a cross and missed the ball.
	www.supersoccer.co.za /?id=80498&des=article&scat= (250 words)

	The Namibian \| Sport News \| Germany, Spain and Czechs make winning starts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Spain, quarter-finalists in Euro 2000, had to fight to win their opening group seven qualifier 2-1 in Bosnia with goals from Gerard (39) and Joseba Etxeberria (72).
		Elvir Baljic scored for the home side after 41 minutes.
		The Czech Republic, who played well but were unlucky to be eliminated in the opening round of Euro 2000, scored a significant 1-0 win in Bulgaria thanks to a 73rd-minute Karel Poborksy penalty.
	www.namibian.com.na /2000/September/sport/009FD7C79B.html (705 words)

	2006BALL [FIFA WorldCup FANS]/news/Question marks over goal-shy Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Luis Aragones's side dominated from start to finish at the Mestalla on Wednesday, but despite enjoying numerous scoring chances they appeared incapable of getting the ball into the net.
		Instead it was unfancied Bosnia, who were missing three of their most dangerous attacking players Elvir Baljic, Elvir Bolic and Hasan Salihamidzic, that gave the home side a lesson in finishing.
		They took the lead just before the break in practically their only attack of the game.
	www.2006ball.com /news?code=99 (547 words)

	WC 2006 Qualifier San Marino vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina Preview: Bosnians hope to regain their confidence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The 28 year old all-rounder denied that and brought proofs about his injury saying that his biggest pleasure is playing for his country.
		National trainer Blaz Sliskovic called up 26 players but Muhamed Konjic, Elvir Baljic, Elvir Bolic and Kenan Hasagic have all canceled their appearances due to injuries while the new Uefa Cup winner CSKA Moscow’s defender Elvir Rahimic postponed his debut because of Sliskovic’s recent comments about him.
		Modena’s Vedin Music will be available for the match against Spain since he just started training and NK Zagreb’s goalkeeper Dragan Stojkic didn’t get a Bosnian passport yet since he was born in Croatia, although he is capped in one friendly.
	www.jadransport.org /articles/751.html (582 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The biggest upset of the night came in Copenhagen just five days after the Danes impressively won 5-2 in Romania.
		Bosnia silenced a home crowd of over 30,000 with first-half goals from Sergej Barbarez and Elvir Baljic to throw Group II wide open.
		Bosnia followed up their 2-0 home win over Luxembourg on Saturday to move on to six points from four matches and hand Denmark their first defeat of the campaign.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030404/asp/sports/story_1839687.asp (794 words)

	CNN.com - New-look France draw with Bosnians - Aug 18, 2004
		The French, who started the game with four uncapped players after the retirements of Zinedine Zidane, Bixente Lizarazu, Marcel Desailly and Lilian Thuram, went in front courtesy of a close-range shot from striker Peguy Luyindula in the seventh minute.
		But Bosnia equalized with their first clear chance when midfielder Mirsad Beslija slotted home a cross from Elvir Baljic seven minutes from the interval.
		Arsenal striker Thierry Henry also had a penalty saved by Kenan Hasajic in the 18th minute and the Bosnia goalkeeper proved his side's best player, providing several dramatic saves in the first half.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/08/18/france.friendly (333 words)

	ESPNsoccernet - Euro 2008 - Bosnia-Herzegovina v Luxembourg Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		ZENICA, Bosnia, March 29 (Reuters) - Second-half goals from Elvir Bolic and Sergej Barbarez helped Bosnia beat bottom team Luxembourg 2-0 to earn their first points of the qualifying campaign in Saturday's Euro 2004 Group Two match.
		Bosnia dominated from the start but were unable to convert a series of first-half chances, including a 14th minute header from Genk midfielder Mirsad Beslija that hit the post.
		The hosts went ahead in the 54th minute when Rayo Vallecano forward Bolic sneaked between two Luxembourg defenders to head home a Barbarez cross from five metres.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /report?id=65321&cc=5901 (234 words)

	The Voyageurs: Canadian Soccer Supporters - Bosnians await shot at history
		It will be difficult but with our determination we hope to celebrate on Saturday with our fans in the stadium and in front of their TVs."
		Strikers Elvir Bolic and Elvir Baljic are both available for the home side as is the influential midfield player Vedin Music.
		However, his fellow midfield player, the young Sergej Barbarez, has really captured the public's imagination with his recent dynamic performances.
	www.canadian-soccer.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1402 (1263 words)

	CNN.com - Spain struggle to a draw in Bosnia - Sep 8, 2004
		ZENICA, Bosnia -- Spain were fortunate to take a point from their opening World Cup qualifier when they scraped a barely deserved 1-1 draw with Bosnia in a Group Seven match in Zenica.
		Midfielder Vicente put Spain ahead against the run of play after 66 minutes but Elvir Bolic equalized eight minutes later as he cashed in on a defensive error.
		Galatasaray midfielder Elvir Baljic had two great chances to put Bosnia in front in the first half but he fired a close-range volley over the bar in the first minute and was then denied by a fine block from Casillas just before the break.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/09/08/world.group7 (294 words)

	SuperSoccer
		Galatasaray's striker Elvir Baljic scored Bosnia's goal in the 21st minute with a strong shot from 16 meters (yards) distance, after a right pass from Bayern Munich's Hasan Salihamidzic, who overpowered Bayer Leverkusen's Carsten Ramelow.
		The Bosnians dominated the entire first half, pressing toward the German goal, but missed several well-deserved chances, including two by Baljic, who hit the bar in the 40th minute and missed from 20 meters (yards) away within minutes.
		Germany's Torsten Frings, of Borussia Dortmund, failed to realize a penalty shot in the 35th minute after teammate Carsten Jancker was felled in front of the Bosnian goal.
	www.supersoccer.co.za /?id=67678&des=article&scat= (409 words)

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