He was born and raised in Brugg, Switzerland but Werder's new acquisition Izet Hajrovic decided to play for the Bosnian national team. The 23-year-old played for the birth country of his parents this summer at the World Cup in Brazil - and made the country proud despite losing in the group stage. But Werder's new number 14 said playing for the Balkan country was a difficult decision.

Here is the second part of the interview with Izet Hajrovic.

WERDER.DE: Shortly before you signed with Werder, you played at the World Cup in Brazil for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the home country of your parents. As a Swiss native, you also could have played for Ottmar Hitzfeld's team. Do you feel more like a Swiss or a Bosnian?
Izet Hajrovic: "That is a difficult question which is often asked to me and I often asked myself. Honestly, I feel like a Swiss and a Bosnian. I was born and raised in Switzerland but on the other hand my parents come from the former Yugoslavia. I am very connected to the country in which I grew up and began my football career. I only went to Bosnia on holidays. We were there every year at least twice. With the national team now, of course, I am in the country much more often."

WERDER.DE: What role does the national team play for the people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has only existed for a good 20 years?
Hajrovic: "In the last few years, the Bosnian national team has greatly improved. We always just missed qualifying for the big tournaments. It finally happened this time. We qualified as first place in the group. That was a huge success for the players, but also for the country. Everybody really was very happy. They could hardly wait to see us at a World Cup. That is the greatest you can do for a country. Despite getting bounced in the group stage, a majority of the people were not disappointed but rather happy and proud of us and what we had achieved. That cannot be taken for granted for such a small country."

WERDER.DE: Last Saturday, you were officially introduced to the Green-Whites supporters at the Day of the Fans and welcomed with a strong applause. How did you see the support from the Werder fans?
Hajrovic: "You could see that the fans support us everywhere we go. They were there in China, in the training camp in Zillertal and on Saturday in the stadium. Even though it's holiday season, 30,000 spectators came out. You can see what meaning the club has."