Anel Džaka

Anel Džaka

Personal information
Date of birth	19 September 1980
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Free agent
Youth career
1992–1993	Alemannia Aachen
1993–1995	Germania Dürwiß
1995–1998	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998–2003	Bayer Leverkusen II	97	(23)
2000–2003	Bayer Leverkusen	3	(0)
2003–2004	VfL Osnabrück	27	(4)
2004–2008	TuS Koblenz	109	(32)
2008–2011	1. FC Kaiserslautern	28	(3)
2010	→ TuS Koblenz (loan)	12	(1)
2012	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	16	(2)
2012–2015	TuS Koblenz	79	(8)
National team
2001	Germany U-21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Anel Džaka (born 19 September 1980) is a German footballer of Bosnian descent, who last played as a midfielder for TuS Koblenz.

Career

He began his career with Bayer 04 Leverkusen, where he made three Bundesliga appearances in three years as well as making it onto the bench for the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final. He left in 2003, joining VfL Osnabrück, where he spent just one season before joining TuS Koblenz. He was a popular figure at Koblenz, captaining the side and helping them earn promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2006. In 2008, he joined Koblenz's local rivals 1. FC Kaiserslautern.^[1] In February 2010, he returned on loan to TuS Koblenz.^[2] He was released by Kaiserslautern in June 2011, and spent half a season without a club before signing for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Six months later, after Oberhausen were relegated, he returned to TuS Koblenz for a third time.

References

1. "Anel Dzaka nach Koblenz ausgeliehen" (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
2. "Anel Dzaka ist zurück - TuS leiht Mittelfeldspieler bis Saisonende aus" (in German). TuS Koblenz.

External links

• Anel Džaka profile at Fussballdaten
• Leverkusen Who's Who (German)