Elvir Rahimić

Elvir Rahimić
Rahimić with CSKA Moscow in 2011
Personal information
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
Team information
Current team
 Željezničar (sporting director)
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

Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian football manager and former player. He is the current sporting director of Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar.

Rahimić spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow. He made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2007, earning 40 caps until his retirement from international football in 2013.

Club career

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 Factor Črnuče, then Austrian side Vorwärts Steyr before he moved to Russia.

The greatest accomplishment for Rahimić was winning the 2004–05 UEFA Cup by beating Sporting Lisbon 3–1 in the final at Estádio José Alvalade. He also played in the 2005 UEFA Super Cup against Liverpool.

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]

International career

Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rahimić was initially invited to play for Uzbekistan (where it was a common practice to invite Russian-speaking foreigners in 2000–2001).[4] However, 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 the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He also played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification where the country reached the play-off stage of the competition, as well as in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.

Rahimić earned a total of 40 caps between 2007 and 2013.[5] His final international was an August 2013 friendly game against the United States.[6]

Career statistics

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.

Honours

Player

Bosna Visoko

CSKA Moscow

References

  1. ^ "Rahimić je najtrofejniji bh. Reprezentativac, sa CSKA je osvojio 16 trofeja".
  2. ^ Рахимич стал играющим тренером ЦСКА (in Russian). sportbox. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ ""Wer ist Anton Waldemar"? Потенциальная звезда Узбекистана из Германии".
  5. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Elvir Rahimić". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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