Elvir Rahimić

Elvir Rahimić

Personal information
Full name	Elvir Rahimić
Date of birth	4 April 1976
Place of birth	Živinice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	CSKA Moscow (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1994–1997	Bosna Visoko	36	(3)
1997–1998	Interblock Ljubljana	33	(6)
1998–1999	Vorwärts Steyr	6	(0)
1999–2001	Anzhi Makhachkala	84	(5)
2001–2014	CSKA Moscow	240	(6)
National team^‡
2007–2013	Bosnia and Herzegovina	40	(0)
Teams managed
2013-	CSKA Moscow (coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2014. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2011

Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League club PFC CSKA Moscow, where he is now a coach.

Club career

Rahimić started his career at local club Slaven Živinice. In 1994, he was soon signed by NK Bosna. 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 in the final.

Rahimić is one of the most decorated Bosnian players, having won 17 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]

International career

Rahimić 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 March 2014^[4]

Club	Season	League		Cup^1		Continental^2		Other^3		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	1			-		-		12	1
	2002	29	2			2	0	-		31	2
	2003	28	1			2	0	1	0	31	1
	2004	26	1			10	0	1	0	27	1
	2005	30	1	0	0	15	0	-		45	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	-		-		18	0
	2009	10	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	18	0
	2010	11	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	18	0
	2011–12	13	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	15	0
	2012–13	0	0	1	0	0	0	-		1	0
	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
	Total	240	7	1	0	56	0	5	0	302	7
Career total		324	12	1	0	56	0	5	0	386	12

¹Includes Russian Cup.

²Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

³Includes Russian Super Cup.

Honours

Club

Anzhi Makhachkala

• Russian First Division: 1999

CSKA Moscow

• Russian Premier League: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012–13,2013–14
• Russian Cup: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
• Russian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013
• UEFA Cup: 2005
• UEFA Super Cup Runner-up: 2005

References

1. http://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/rahimic-je-najtrofejniji-bh-reprezentativac-sa-cska-je-osvojio-16-trofeja/130603145
2. Рахимич стал играющим тренером ЦСКА (in Russian). sportbox. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
3. Рахимич, выступающий за ПФК ЦСКА с 2001 года, объявил о завершении карьеры (in Russian). R Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
4. "Elvir Rahimić". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

External links

• Elvir Rahimić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Elvir Rahimić – FIFA competition record