Sergej Barbarez

What draws me to Sergej Barbarez is the arc of his story. Born in Mostar and rising out of a region scarred by war, the towering second striker made his name in German football, trusted enough to play winger and attacking midfielder when his side needed it. I respect versatility in forwards, and his was real. That he later took up poker and then returned to manage the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team feels fitting: a man who once carried the flag on the pitch now shapes it from the bench. There is something genuinely admirable about that loyalty to home.

Name (English)

Sergej Barbarez

Name (Japanese)

セルゲイ・バルバレス

Reading

せるげい・ばるばれす

Born

September 17, 1971 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Boar

Origin

Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player / poker player / association football coach

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sergej.barbarez.official/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergej%20Barbarez
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q431455

Tags

• Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
• association football player
• poker player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.