Emir Spahić
Emir Spahić (Bosnian pronunciation: [ěmir spǎxiːtɕ]; born 18 August 1980) is a Bosnian football executive and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current director of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
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Spahić with Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emir Spahić | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bosnia and Herzegovina (director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Krajina Cazin | |||
| –1998 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Čelik Zenica | 19 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 22 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Zagreb | 38 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 26 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Torpedo Moscow | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 63 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Montpellier | 57 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Sevilla | 44 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Bayer Leverkusen | 49 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Hamburger SV | 37 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his club career, Spahić represented teams in his homeland, Croatia, Russia, France, Spain and Germany. He earned a total of 94 international caps, scoring 6 goals, and was the captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team from 2008 until the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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