Elvedin Begić

Elvedin Begić
President of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
13 December 2012 – 16 March 2021
Preceded byIvica Osim (as President of the normalization committee)
Succeeded byVico Zeljković
Personal details
Born(1960-10-24)24 October 1960
Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Died31 May 2024(2024-05-31) (aged 63)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityBosnian
Alma materUniversity of Sarajevo

Elvedin "Dino" Begić (24 October 1960 – 31 May 2024) was a Bosnian football executive who was president of the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (N/FSBiH) from 2012 to 2021.[1] He had previously been a member of the N/FSBiH normalization committee established by FIFA in April 2011.[2]

In July 2015, Begić was named Vice-Chairman of the UEFA Stadium and Security Committee for the period 2015–2019.[3] He was selected as Vice-Chairman again for the period 2019–2023. In addition, he was the Sarajevo Canton Football Federation (FSKS) president from 2012 to 2016, and had worked as a delegate of the FSKS and as a member of the FSKS committee.[2]

Begić was a graduate of the Faculty of Transport and Communications from the University of Sarajevo and also served as an executive director at the Sarajevo International Airport.[2]

Death

On 31 May 2024, Begić died at the age of 63 in Sarajevo, following a bout of cancer.[4]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA offers a surprise lesson on how to reform post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina". The Conversation. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Elvedin Begić". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "FFBIH Members In UEFA Committees And Expert Panels". Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ D.P. (31 May 2024). "Preminuo Elvedin Dino Begić, bivši predsjednik Nogometnog saveza BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 31 May 2024.