Vlado Čapljić new head of FK Željezničar professional staff

After Milomir Odović was relieved of his duties as head of the professional staff, FK Željezničar today appointed a new head of the professional staff, who is Vlado Čapljić, it was announced from Zvornička 27, reports the BH News Agency Patria.

Vlado Čapljić, a son of Željo, is the head of the professional staff of Željezničar as of today. Vlado signed a 1+1 contract, and the rest of the professional staff will remain the same.

Čapljić was born in 1962 in Sarajevo. He went through the football school at Grbavica. He debuted for the first team of Željezničar in the 1978/1979 season. In the summer of 1985, after the Club's success in the UEFA Cup, he moved to Partizan, for which he played for three seasons and with whom he won two championship titles.

He then played for Dinamo Zagreb, after which he returned to Željezničar, for which he played in several matches in the 1990/1991 season. He finished his career in 1994 at Portuguese Esposende. He played a total of 89 official matches for Željezničar, scoring two goals.

Čapljić was a member of the youth selections of the former country. He was also a member of the Olympic team that won a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In addition, he made four appearances for the senior national team of Yugoslavia.

After finishing his playing career, he dedicated himself to coaching, and he managed Radnički Obrenovac, Bežanija, Srem Jakovo, Radnički Niš, Radnički Kragujevac, Slavija, Rudar Prijedor, and Donji Srem.

Čapljić will lead the team from Grbavica in the match against Olimpic on Monday.