Zvjezdan Misimović

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Zvjezdan Misimović
Personal information
Full name	Zvjezdan Misimović
Date of birth	June 5, 1982 (1982-06-05) (age 26)
Place of birth	Munich, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current club	1. FC Nuremberg
Number	10
Youth clubs
	SV Nord Lerchenau TSV Forstenried SV Gartenstadt Trudering
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2004 2002–2004 2004–2007 2007–	Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich VfL Bochum 1. FC Nuremberg Vfl Wolfsburg	102 (44) 003 0(0) 092 (21) 024 (10)
National team2
2004–	Bosnia and Herzegovina	032 0(9)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 1, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of March 27, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Zvjezdan Misimović (born June 5, 1982 in Munich, West Germany) is a Bosnian football player. Misimović was the captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. His parents are Bosnian Serbs from Jablanica near Bosanska Gradiška.

Misimović played for FC Bayern Munich in the past, but joined VfL Bochum at the start of the 2004–2005 season and then moved on to 1. FC Nuremberg in July 2008. The Bosnian midfielder is widely regarded as one of the best creative midfielders in the Bundesliga.

Misimovic signed a 4 year contract till 2012 at Vfl Wolfsburg and they paid 3.9 million euros for the bosnian international.

On April 8, 2008, Misimović announced his retirement from the national team, stating he wanted to concentrate on his club career, but four days later the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced that Misimović had decided to continue his international career for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[edit] Honours

• Bundesliga: 2003
• DFB Pokal: 2003
• Regionalliga Süd: 2004
• 2. Bundesliga: 2006

[edit] External links

• Official Website (German)
• Career stats at fussballdaten.de (German)

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