The longtime referee bid farewell to the football fields: Asmir Sagrković officiated his final match in his career at the Olimpija – Bravo game
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Maribor had 22 games refereed, while Koper and Aluminij had 21 each, Gorica had 20, he also proved himself on the international stage, but now Asmir Sagrković has bid a final farewell to the football pitches, or rather, the fields of the Prva Liga Telemach. The man from Vrhnika was in action for the last time on Thursday in the match between Olimpija and Bravo at the Stožice, which ended 1-1.
Asmir Sagrković was forced to end his career as he is 45 years old and consequently reached the age limit for refereeing in the Prva Liga Telemach. The Vrhnika man refereed in the Prva Liga Telemach for a lengthy 11 seasons, debuting on May 13, 2014, in the match between Maribor and Koper.
“After the match, the head of the refereeing department, Žiga Dobrun, presented a commemorative picture and the jersey of our A national team with his surname and the date and match details to the experienced referee from Vrhnika as a token of gratitude for their joint years. Dragoslav Perić, the vice president, and Andrej Kokolj, the president of the professional committee, thanked him on behalf of the Ljubljana Football Referee Association. Sandi Kranjec, the delegate of the Football Association of Slovenia (NZS), and the competition manager at the Ljubljana Football Association, also congratulated him on his long career,” as stated on the official website of the NZS.
Asmir Sagrković will remain in football regardless, explained the NZS: “Asmir Sagrković is certified by the International Football Association FIFA as a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and included on the list of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) for matches organized by the NZS. Next year, he will be licensing refereeing controllers at the NZS, and as a member of the professional committee, he is already passing on his rich experience and knowledge to young referees in the Ljubljana Referee Association.”
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