Esad Čolaković

{{Short description|Macedonian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Esad Čolaković |image = |caption = |fullname = Esad Čolaković |birth_date = {{Birth date|1970|4|27|df=yes}} |birth_place = SFR Yugoslavia |death_date = {{death date and age|2016|05|26|1970|04|27|df=yes}} |death_place = Skopje, Macedonia |height = |position = Defender |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = –2000 |clubs1 = Sloga Jugomagnat |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2000–2001 |clubs2 = Vardar |caps2 = |goals2 = |years3 = 2001–2002 |clubs3 = Cementarnica |caps3 = |goals3 = |years4 = 2002–2003 |clubs4 = Kumanovo |caps4 = |goals4 = |years5 = 2003–2005 |clubs5 = Sloga Jugomagnat |caps5 = |goals5 = |nationalyears1 = 1998 |nationalteam1 = Macedonia |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |club-update = |nationalteam-update = }}

'''Esad Čolaković''' ({{langx|mk|Есад Чолаковиќ}}; 27 April 1970 – 26 May 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportmedia.mk/fudbal/domashno-prvenstvo/fudbalska-taga-vo-makedonija-pochina-esad-cholakovikj|title=Фудбалска тага во Македонија - почина Есад Чолаковиќ|publisher=Sportmedia.mk|date=26 May 2016|accessdate=26 May 2016}}</ref> was a Macedonian football defender of Bosniak descent, who last played for FK Sloga Jugomagnat.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

== International career == He made his senior debut for Macedonia in an April 1998 friendly match against South Korea, which proved to be his sole international game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=3737|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=2020-03-08}}</ref>

==Death== Čolaković died in Skopje on 26 May 2016.<ref>[http://old.ekipa.mk/in-memoriam-esad-cholakovik-1970-2016/ ИН МЕМОРИАМ: Есад Чолаковиќ (1970–2016)]{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} - Ekipa {{in lang|mk}}</ref>

==Honours== *'''Macedonian First League: 2''' :: 1998–99, 1999–2000

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==External sources== *{{NFT player|pid=36766}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colakovic, Esad}} Category:1970 births Category:2016 deaths Category:Macedonian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Macedonian men's footballers Category:North Macedonia men's international footballers Category:FK Sloga Jugomagnat players Category:FK Vardar players Category:FK Cementarnica 55 players Category:FK Kumanovo players Category:Macedonian First Football League players