Bruno Akrapović (born 26 September 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.
Club career Starting his career in his native Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of Yugoslavia, Akrapović spent the majority of his career playing for various clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, among others VfL Wolfsburg, Mainz 05 and Energie Cottbus. He played alongside Jürgen Klopp at Mainz between 1994 and 1997.Die kuriose Karriere des Bruno Akrapovic - Augsburger Allgemeine
International career Akrapović made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a March 2000 friendly match against Macedonia and has earned a total of 14 caps, scoring one goal.Appearances for Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team - RSSSF His final international was a September 2002 European Championship qualification match against Romania.
Managerial career On 16 January 2010, Akrapović received his UEFA Pro Licence in the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina's educational facility in Jablanica.
Akrapović managed Shkëndija in the Macedonian First League and RNK Split in Croatia,Scoria odbio sjesti na klupu: "Bilo bi nepošteno da klub plaća mene, a ne igrače" - Index before relocating to Bulgaria in 2017 to become the manager of Lokomotiv Plovdiv where he won the Bulgarian Cup twice in a row in the seasons 2018–19 and 2019–20, as well as the Bulgarian Supercup in 2020.
On 14 June 2022, Akrapović was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Wehda. On 20 October 2022, he was sacked after only two wins in eight matches. On 30 December 2022, Akrapović was appointed as manager of Cypriot side Akritas Chlorakas. On 27 February 2023, he was sacked after only two months.
On 8 January 2024, Akrapović became the manager of his native Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract. His first game in charge of Željezničar was a 0–0 home draw against Zrinjski Mostar on 17 February 2024. He suffered his first defeat as Željezničar manager on 26 February, losing 2–0 away to Široki Brijeg. He was victorious in his first Sarajevo derby, beating rivals Sarajevo 3–0 at home on 3 March 2024. Following a series of poor results, and with Željezničar sitting in the relegation zone with four points from their previous six games, Akrapović and the club mutually terminated his contract on 20 April 2024.
Personal life Akrapović's wife is Italian, and their son Aaron Akrapović used to represent the Italy U17 national team.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBosnia and Herzegovina200041200170200230Total141
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akrapović goal.
+ International goal scored by Bruno AkrapovićNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 October 2000 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel 1–1 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Managerial
TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %Mosor11 July 201130 June 2012Solin23 September 20139 December 2013Europa2 November 201421 June 2015Shkëndija22 December 201527 October 2016Split13 February 201730 June 2017Lokomotiv Plovdiv31 October 201710 November 2020CSKA Sofia11 November 202028 March 2021Shkëndija2 August 20214 April 2022 Al-Wehda16 June 202220 October 2022Akritas Chlorakas30 December 202227 February 2023Željezničar8 January 202420 April 2024Total
Honours Player TeBe Berlin Regionalliga Nordost: 1997–98
Manager Europa Gibraltar Premier Cup: 2014–15
Shkëndija Macedonian Cup: 2015–16
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgarian Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20 Bulgarian Supercup: 2020
References
External links
Bruno Akrapović at Soccerpunter.com