BOHFS St. Louis qualifies for U.S. Open Cup
BOHFS becomes the first amateur team from St. Louis to qualify for the Open Cup in the tourney’s modern era. “We weren’t here a year ago,” quipped BOHFS president Alen Bradaric. His amateur soccer club had just qualified for the U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer’s oldest cup competition, following a 3-2 win over Chicago House AC on […]
Fontbonne University’s Center for Bosnian Studies Moving to Saint Louis University
Founded in 2006 as the Bosnia Memory Project, the Center is the only initiative of its kind in North America. For nearly two decades, it has been a hub for preserving the stories, artifacts and experiences of Bosnian genocide survivors and their families. The Center has a particular focus on St. Louis’s Bosnian community, which […]
Elvir Kafedzic’s journey from Bosnian War refugee to St. Louis City SC assistant coach
In 2020, Elvir Kafedzic was tasked with helping St. Louis City SC build its academy teams from the ground up. His title was sporting consultant. Kafedzic‘s responsibilities included long hours watching film and scouring every inch of St. Louis for local soccer talent night after night with City SC sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel and other staff. “We were going to hundreds of high school games, trying to watch as […]
Selmir Pidro: Discovering His St. Louis Spirit
In the mid to late 1990s, the city of St. Louis was changing. Bosnian families fled their home country in search of peace. Among the tears shed, new roots were planted. Neighborhoods once abandoned saw new life. Restaurants and cafes began to pop up spanning South City and South County, many of which were centered […]