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Elvir Rahimić
Bosnian footballer
Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian football manager and former professional player who spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.
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Rahimić with CSKA Moscow in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvir Rahimić | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-04-04) 4 April 1976 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Živinice, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Slaven Živinice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Bosna Visoko | 36 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Factor Črnuče | 33 | (6) |
| 1998–1999 | Vorwärts Steyr | 6 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 84 | (5) |
| 2001–2014 | CSKA Moscow | 240 | (6) |
| Total | 399 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | CSKA Moscow (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Živinice, Rahimić started his career at hometown club Slaven. In 1994, he was signed by Bosna Visoko. In 1997, 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 the 2005 UEFA Cup (by beating Sporting Lisbon 3–1 in the Final at Estádio José Alvalade) and participation in the 2005 UEFA Super Cup.
Rahimić is one of the most decorated Bosnian players, having won 18 trophies with CSKA Moscow during his 12-year spell with the club.[1]
In January 2013 Rahimić passed the category A coaching license exam, and was appointed as a player-coach at CSKA.[2] Rahimić announced he would retire from the game at the end of the 2013–14 season on 13 May 2014.[3]
Rahimić was born in Bosnia and was initially invited to play for Uzbekistan (where it was a common practice to invite Russian-speaking foreigners in 2000-2001).[4] All in all, Rahimić opted for his homeland and made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 June 2007 in a win against Turkey. Including his debut match, he played six in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He also played in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification where Bosnia reached play-off stage of the competition, as well as UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.
He has earned a total of 40 caps, scoring no goals.[5] His final international was an August 2013 friendly match against the United States.[6]
Club
- Source:[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 1999 | 40 | 2 | - | - | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 2000 | 30 | 3 | - | - | 30 | 3 | |||||
| 2001 | 14 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 84 | 5 | 84 | 5 | |||||||
| CSKA Moscow | 2001 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 240 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 347 | 6 | |
| Career total | 324 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 431 | 11 | |
1Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.
2Includes Russian Super Cup, Russian Premier League Cup and UEFA Super Cup.
Player
Bosna Visoko
- Second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1995–96 (North)
CSKA Moscow
- Рахимич стал играющим тренером ЦСКА (in Russian). sportbox. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- Рахимич, выступающий за ПФК ЦСКА с 2001 года, объявил о завершении карьеры (in Russian). R Sport. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- "Elvir Rahimić". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- Elvir Rahimić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Elvir Rahimić – FIFA competition record (archived)
