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Pašo Bećirpašić

1945 – 2016

Bosnian Serb footballer

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Lived 1945 – 2016 (aged 70). Pašo Bećirpašić was an association football player and association football coach.

Pašo Bećirbašić (; 29 July 1945 – 21 November 2012) was a Bosnian football player and manager. He played as a center forward for Borac Banja Luka in his native Yugoslavia throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s as well as playing for Angoulême Charente and Paris Saint-Germain throughout the latter half of the decade.

Career as a player Growing up in Banja Luka, city district Mejdan (modern day ), he was already skilled in handball, table tennis and athletics. Despite this, at the age of 17, he became a first-team player of , and after the match against Kozara Gradiška where he scored five goals in a row, he received an invitation to move to Borac Banja Luka. At the beginning of 1965, he played his first season in the club and would remain there until 1973 following brief tenures with BSK Banja Luka and Orijent. He was the top scorer for the club in the 1966–67, 1970–71 and the 1971–72 seasons. Throughout this era, he was known for contributing the club winning the decisive match against Borac Čačak to win the 1969–70 Yugoslav Second League and successfully achieve promotion. From 1973 he played for French clubs Angoulême Charente and Paris Saint-Germain. From 1980 to 1983, he played for Swiss club before retiring.

Later life and death After finishing his playing career, he was a manager for his old club, Naprijed, during a highly competitive era for the club with his managerial era being described as the best in the club's history. After moving to the Netherlands, he coached a local club that played futsal.

He died in Amsterdam on 11 March 2016.

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Who was Pašo Bećirpašić?

Bosnian Serb footballer (1945–2016)

When was Pašo Bećirpašić born?

Pašo Bećirpašić was born on 29 July 1945 in Banja Luka.

When did Pašo Bećirpašić die?

Pašo Bećirpašić died on 11 March 2016 in Amsterdam.

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Pašo Bećirpašić was an association football player and association football coach.

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· Wikipedia: Pašo Bećirpašić

· Wikidata: Q85997641

· DBpedia: Pašo Bećirbašić

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