Senad Brkić

Senad Brkić (born 3 September 1969) is a Bosnian former professional footballer and current football manager who is in charge of the Čelika Zenica under-19 team.

Club career In his career Brkić played for Bosnian club Čelik Zenica on two occasions (1988–1994; 2000–2006), Croatian club Rijeka (1994–1998) and Turkish club Altay (1998–2000). He left the biggest mark at Rijeka and Čelik, scoring 33 goals for each club in 90 and 69 matches for both of them respectevly. At Čelik, Brkić is considered as a club legend and is one of the top scorers in its history.

International career Brkić earned seven caps for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team between 1996 and 2002. His first match for the national team was on 6 November 1996 against Italy in a 2–1 win, while his last match for the national team was on 7 September 2002 against Romania in a European Championship qualification 3–0 loss.

Managerial career Brkić started his managerial career in 2014 as a youth coach at Čelik. He stayed in that position until 2016, after which he got appointed as an assistant manager to Elvedin Beganović in the first team of the club. In March 2017, he again became an assistant manager in the first team, this time to Boris Pavić.

From July 2017 to 31 December 2018, Brkić was the manager of the under-17 team of Čelik Zenica. On 29 June 2019, he became the new manager of the under-19 team of the club.

Career statistics Club Source:

International

(Bosnia and Herzegovina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Brkić goal)