Almin Kulenović

Almin Kulenović
Personal information
Full name Almin Kulenović
Date of birth (1973-11-15) 15 November 1973
Place of birth Bihać, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994-1995 Špansko
1995-1997 Napredak Velika Mlaka
1997-1998 Posavina
1998-1999 Slaven Belupo 10 (0)
1999-2002 Jedinstvo Bihać 87 (8)
2002 Sibenik 9 (0)
2003-2004 Croatia Sesvete 17 (2)
2004-2005 Međimurje 6 (0)
2005-2009 Maksimir 98 (23)
2009-2013 Špansko 58+ (8+)
International career‡
2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 (1)
2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina XI 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2021

Almin Kulenović (born 15 November 1973) is a Bosnian retired football player. He works as a youth coach for Croatian lower league side Špansko.[1]

Club career

He debuted in Croatia's top tier for Slaven Belupo in the 1998/99 season.[2] He made his debut for Maksimir in September 2005 against Tekstilac Ravnice.[3]

International career

Kulenović made 7 appearances for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the first five of them at the June 2001 Merdeka Tournament: an unofficial match against Slovakia there marked his international debut. His final international was an August 2001 LG Cup match against South Africa.[4]

International goal

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.[5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 June 2001Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bahrain1–01–0Merdeka Tournament

Personal life

His son, Sandro, plays for Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatia national under-21 football team. He is a Bosniak of Croat Muslim origin and is religiously muslim.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Profile - NK Špansko
  2. ↑ Povijest kluba - NK Slaven Belupo (in Croatian)
  3. ↑ Profile - Maksimir (in Croatian)
  4. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  5. ↑ "Bahrain v Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23 June 2001". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Dinamo doveo sina bivšeg reprezentativca BiH, platio ga dva miliona eura - Reprezentacija (in Bosnian)