Fališ nam puno,dobri moj haveru.
A opet,svaki dan kad prodjemo pored klupe na kojoj smo sjedili,sjetimo se našeg dragog Ekice,pa budeš opet s nama,bar na tren.

Vole te zauvijek,puno,puno,
Keka I Nana

Only one year has passed, but it seems like an eternity to me. I miss you so much my love.🥹💔

I am devastated to hear of  Ekrem's passing.  He was the greatest coach I have ever seen in my life.  I remember the first time I watched my son practice with him, I burst into tears.  His practices were nothing short of beautiful.  He was organized, patient, supportive, and the boys had total respect for him.  He knew exactly what he was doing and how to train these boys into superb football players.  But most of all, Ekrem was kind.  I never heard him raise his voice to the boys, even once.  Of course, he didn't have to, because they all loved him so much.  They would've gone through a brick wall for him.  I remember my son was only 12 when he started with Ekrem, but he quickly became comfortable in Ekrem's system and was soon playing with boys 19 and older.  Ekrem gave my son so much support and he blossomed under Ekrem's guidance.  After one practice and scrimmage, Ekrem came over to my wife and said, "Your son was the MVP today," and smiled that beautiful smile of his.  I am in tears as I write this.  All of those horrible BC Soccer coaches we had to endure before we got to Ekrem, but he made it all worth it.  Thank you, Ekrem, for everything.  My heart and respect to your family.

Happy birthday my love. Time goes on, but the love I have for you is as great as it was in the seventy-somethings.🥹💔

Happy birthday  my love. Time goes on, but the love I have for you is as great as it was in the seventy-somethings 🥹💔

I have just recently heard about Ekrem's passing and am extremely sad to hear this.
 My son attended Accelerated Soccer Academy many years ago. (16-17 years ago) 
Ekrem was an outstanding human being who was kind, patient compassionate, and really took the time to teach so many soccer players how to be better players and better humans. I have so much respect for this man.
He also ran soccer clinics for the girls/womens teams that I coached.  
His kindness and soft spoken positive personality will be deeply missed.
My condolences to  all of his family and friends.
Sincerely, Kari Steffens Elford.

Condolences to Ekrems family and friends. Was one of the nicest man I have ever met and was lucky to play for him. Great coach but better man.

Stari vidimo se u nekom boljem svjetu.
Volim te.

Dear Jadranka and  family
We are deeple sorry for your loss
Ekrem will be remembered for his kindness soft spoken voice and love for family and friends. He will be missed by all of us
Rest in peace dear Ekrem

Mirka Koscal with family

Such a kind person, and a true gentleman. Ekrem will be missed by all of us.

Ekrem was one of the kindest, sweetest men I've ever known. He was a superb coach and the several years we spent working together with West Van teams are  some of my fondest memories. My condolences to his family. It goes without saying how much he'll be missed.

Ekrem passing on some tactical wisdom to the West Van boys at the LA tournament..

Another great memory. Ekrem takes a moment after a match to hang out with the West Van boys at Santa Monica beach.

Ekrem surveys the pitch at the Cerritos tournament in LA.

On a happier note, here's a fond memory of Ekrem with the West Van U17 academy team at the Cerritos Tournament in La.  The team took a recreational break in Beverly Hills.

I met Ekrem shortly after I moved to Vancouver through his Accelerated Soccer School. Not only was he one of the greatest coaches and mentors I've ever had, but he was one of the most humble, genuine, loving and sweetest people I've ever met. Since I moved from Vancouver, his words of encouragement and wisdom have lived with me, transcending through the years for sport and for life. I have missed him and always will, but his legacy will always live through each one of the lucky hearts he touched. All the love to his family and friends who have suffered a great loss ❤.

Jadranka, primi moje najiskrenije saucesce 😪 , Alisa

Poslednji  pozdrav nasem dragom Ekici  , ostaćes u našim srcima zauvijek i sjećanje na jedno prelijepo vrijeme i druženje 
Neno i Zdravka , Vlado I Lola

Dobri ljudi i dragi prijatelji nikad ne umiru.
Dragi Ekreme, tebe će mo se uvijek sjećati, pominjati te i pričati o tebi.
U svima nama si ostavio snažan utisak divnog čovjeka, iskrenog prijatelja i velikog sportiste.
Sve generacije fudbalera, sa kojima si igrao i koje si trenirao, su izuzetno ponosni na tebe.
Ovozemaljski život je kratak, pun nepredvidivih iznenadjenja i naše vrijeme ovdje, na ovoj planeti, polako ističe.
Siguran sam, da će mo se ponovo sresti, na nekom drugom boljem mjestu i nastaviti naše iskreno druženje, uz mnogo viceva i smijeha i polako dovršavati mnoge naše ne dovršene priče.
Laka ti Kanadska zemlja !
Porodici najiskrenije saučešće !
Gnjata.

Haveri❤️❤️

Uz mnogo ljubavi za našeg Ekicu,
Keka I Nana

Poslednji  pozdrav nasem dragom Ekici  , ostaćes u našim srcima zauvijek i sjećanje na jedno prelijepo vrijeme i druženje ,Vlado Lola, Neno i Zdravka ,

Laka ti zemlja dragi Ekreme.
Počiva u miru.
Iskreno saučešće porodici.

Zeka.

Dobri ljud i dragi prijatelji nikad ne umiru.
Dragi Ekreme, tebe će mo se uvijek sjecati, pominjati te i pričati o tebi.
U svima nama si ostavio snažan utisak divnog čovjeka, iskrenog prijatelja i velikog sportiste.
Svi fudbaleri su ponosni na tebe.
Ovozemaljski život je kratak, pun razlicitih izazova i naše vrijeme ovdje polako istice.
Siguran sam da će mo se ponovo sresti, na nekom drugom boljem mjestu i nastaviti naše iskreno druženje i dovršiti mnoge naše ne dovršen priče.
Laka ti Kanadska zemlja.
Najiskrenije saučešće porodice.
Gnjata.

Saljem izraze najiskrenijeg saucesca.Tesko je naci tako dobrog covjeka kakav je on bio.Neka vam ponos na njega ublazi bol sto ga vise nema.
Novak

Dragi naš Ekice,
Ti dodje,pozlati naše živote i ode... a ostavi za sobom zlatni trag,utkan u naša srca zauvijek.

Vole te,
Keka I Nana

Dear Jadranka,

Our deepest sympathies to you and your family.

Jadranka Babic and Neda Pervan

OBITUARY

Ekrem Maglajlija

July 24, 1948 – May 10, 2024

Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park

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