Emir Spahić

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Emir Spahić

With Anzhi in 2013
Personal information
Full nameEmir Spahić
Date of birth (1980-08-18) 18 August 1980
Place of birthDubrovnik, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing positionCentre-back
Club information
Current clubBayer Leverkusen
Number5
Youth career
FK Krajina Cazin
Čelik Zenica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1998–1999Čelik Zenica
1999–2001GOŠK Dubrovnik22(0)
2001–2004NK Zagreb38(2)
2004–2005Shinnik Yaroslavl26(6)
2005–2006Torpedo Moscow15(0)
2006–2009Lokomotiv Moscow63(3)
2009–2011Montpellier57(3)
2011–2013Sevilla39(1)
2013→ Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)7(1)
2013–Bayer Leverkusen12(0)
National team‡
2000–2002Bosnia and Herzegovina U2115(0)
2003–Bosnia and Herzegovina70(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:58, 20 December 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:09, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Emir Spahić (born 18 August 1980) is a Bosnian footballer playing for Bayer Leverkusen[2][3] and captains the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.[4]

Career

Over the course of his career, Spahić played for NK Čelik Zenica in Bosnian Premier League, Russian clubs Torpedo Moscow, Shinnik Yaroslavl and Lokomotiv Moscow as well as Croatian sides NK GOŠK Dubrovnik and NK Zagreb, Montpellier, as well as Spanish side Sevilla FC.

Montpellier

On 24 June 2009, Spahić announced that he will join the newly promoted Montpellier squad for the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season.[5] On his league debut against Paris Saint-Germain, he scored a header in the 94th minute for a 1–1 draw, which earned a point for the newly promoted club. He scored his second goal for Montpellier in a 2–2 draw against FC Lorient.

Sevilla

On 4 July 2011, Spahić agreed a transfer with Sevilla for 2 million euros until July 2014.[6] His national team mate Miroslav Stevanović has also transferred to Sevilla in January 2013 and upon his arrival at San Pablo International Airport, he was received by Emir Spahić.[7] Spahić scored his first goal for Sevilla on 5 January 2013 in a 1–0 victory against Osasuna.[8]

Anzhi Makhachkala

On 26 February 2013, Spahić left Sevilla and was loaned to Anzhi Makhachkala.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 April 2013 against Volga Nizhny Novgorod.

International career

Spahić is the captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.[4] On 7 June 2003, he made his debut as a substitute against Romania at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in Craiova.[10][11] Ever since his debut, he has been an important member of the national team. He headed a ball into the box and assisted Ermin Bičakčić who scored a crucial equalizer versus Slovakia in Žilina during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Bosnia-Herz. came back from one goal down in that game to win 2–1 and stay placed top of their qualifying group for FIFA World Cup ahead of Greece.

International Goals

Goals for Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 February 2006 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund  Japan 1–2 2–2 Friendly
2. 15 October 2008 Bilino Polje, Zenica  Armenia 1–0 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 15 November 2011 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon  Portugal 3–2 6–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Play-offs

Personal life

His parents were from various parts of Yugoslavia. His father's family is originally from the Montenegrin part of Sandžak, and his mother Fatima is from Gacko in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were both working in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where they met and formed a family. Emir has two brothers: older Nermin and younger Alen. Younger brother Alen is also a football player. Spahić is a first cousin of fellow national team player Edin Džeko.[12][13]

He is a great lover of tennis. He has admitted he has been following live matches in Dubai, Barcelona, Montpellier and Paris.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Spahic, Emir" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Bayer 04 verpflichtet Innenverteidiger Emir Spahic vom FC Sevilla" (in German). leverkusen.com. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  3. ↑ Beganović, A. (28 June 2013). "Emir Spahić u Bayer Leverkusenu!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arens, Phillip (1 June 2009). "Gute Karten im Spahic-Poker" (in German). bild.de. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Spahic zu Montpellier" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Spahić: Potpisao sam, čekam još ljekarske preglede!" (in Bosnian). Scsport.ba. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Sevilla seal signing of Bosnian Stevanovic". eurosport.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Sjajni Emir Spahić donio pobjedu Sevilli" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Emir Spahić na posudbi u rukom Anžiju" (in Bosnian). bljesak.info. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  10. ↑ "JAVNO.ba EKSPERTIZA: 10 najboljih BH nogometaša od osamostaljenja države". 20 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Reprezentacija BiH – Godina 2003". bihsoccer.com. Retrieved 2 April 2013. 
  12. ↑ Wenzel, Peter (3 June 2009). "Magath: Was läuft da mit Dzekos Cousin?" (in German). bild.de. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  13. ↑ Tansey, Joe (10 October 2012). "World Cup Qualifying: Is Luck Finally on the Side of Bosnia and Herzegovina?". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Spahic uzivao u okrsaju Federera i Davidenka" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013. 

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