Elvir Rahimić
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Elvir Rahimić | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1976 (age 35 years, 330 days) |
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| Place of birth | Živinice, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1997 | Bosna Visoko[1] | ? | (?) |
| 1997–1998 | Interblock Ljubljana[1] | ? | (?) |
| 1997–1998 | Vorwärts Steyr[1] | 6 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 84 | (5) |
| 2001– | CSKA Moscow[1] | 238 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:13, 23 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976 in Živinice) is a Bosnian football midfielder who plays for PFC CSKA Moscow at Russian Premier League.
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[edit] Career
Rahimić started his career at local club Slaven Živinice in his homestead. He was soon signed by NK Bosna for the FSBiH First League. Before the start of unified league of FSBIH and Croats League, Rahimić moved to Slovenia for Interblock Ljubljana, then Austrian side SK Vorwärts Steyr before he moved to Russia.
The greatest accomplishment for Rahimić has been winning with CSKA Moscow the 2005 UEFA Cup by beating Sporting Lisbon 3–1 in the Final on Sporting's home field in Lisbon. In Russia he is often referred as Iron Man, because of his incredible stability throughout the season. In all his years in PFC CSKA Moscow he missed just over 10 games, mostly because of collected yellow cards, playing over 50 games every year.
[edit] International career
Rahimić made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 June 2007 in a win against Turkey, the second match Fuad Muzurović as coach. Including his debut match, he played six at UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He also played at 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) where Bosnia reached play-off stage of the competition, as well as UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying. At the age of 35 he is still regarded as one of the fittest in the Bosnian side by many followers.
[edit] Honours
- UEFA Cup: 1
- Russian Premier League: 3
- Russian Cup: 6
- Russian Super Cup: 4
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Elvir Rahimić". National Football Teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=23473. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
[edit] External links
- Elvir Rahimić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Elvir Rahimić – FIFA competition record
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