The right-back, born in Salzburg, came into play in the 1-2 defeat against the ÖFB selection on Tuesday evening in Zenica in the 58th minute for the former Salzburg-Kicker Amar Dedic. However, the 25-year-old, who played 177 games for Sturm Graz since January 2025, was under contract with Cologne, but did not prevent the bankruptcy.
But Gazibegovic got into enthusiasm when it comes to his compatriot Kerim Alajbegovic. The 17-year-old, born in Cologne and also a team player Bosnia, only came from the youngsters from Bayer Leverkusen to the Mozartstadt in July, is considered a promising talent. And was allowed to go against red-white-red 72 from minute.
“He already has eggs”
“I know Kerim and his family, his father, already from Cologne. I know that he is a very hard-working boy, also trained a lot with his father, even after the games. He is very focus. And I think you can see that in Salzburg,” Gazibegovic praised the young midfield man in the “Sky” podcast “the audio evidence”. Alajbegovic already played eleven competitive games for the bulls, and the young Bosnian scored three goals.
“I hope that he will continue. It already has quality,” emphasized the ex-storm player Gazibegovic. And then emphasized: “If you can go to Salzburg as a young player and get the chance to show you – that’s a really big stage.”
Alajbegovic convinced the former Sturm kicker during the training week of the Bosnian national team, the 25-year-old continued. “I got it very close, was his direct opponent all week. The boy who already has eggs. His greatest quality is his shot. At 17, having such a force in the end is a huge advantage,” said Gazibegovic.
