Elvir Rahimić Biography
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.
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 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.
In January 2013 Rahimić p*ed the category A coaching license exam, and was appointed as a player-coach at CSKA. Rahimić announced he would retire from the game at the end of the 2013–14 season on 13 May 2014.
International career
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). 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 compe*ion, as well as UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.
He has earned a total of 40 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an August 2013 friendly match against the United States.
Career statistics
Club
Source:1Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.
2Includes Russian Super Cup, Russian Premier League Cup and UEFA Super Cup.
Honours
Player
Bosna Visoko
- Second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1995–96 (North)
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
References
External links
- Elvir Rahimić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Elvir Rahimić – FIFA compe*ion record (archived)
