Elvir Rahimić

Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian football coach and former professional player who spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow. He was most recently a coach for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Elvir Rahimić
Rahimić with CSKA Moscow in June 2011
Personal information
Full name Elvir Rahimić
Date of birth (1976-04-04) 4 April 1976
Place of birth Živinice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
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)
Total 399 (20)
National team
2007–2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40 (0)
Teams managed
2013 CSKA Moscow (coach)
2018–2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina (coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Rahimić started his career with the football club Slaven Živinice in his hometown Živinice. In 1994, he was 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 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]

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).[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.

Career statistics

Club
Source:[5]
Club Season League National Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anzhi Makhachkala 1999 402--402
2000 303--303
2001 140--140
Total 845845
CSKA Moscow 2001 12020--140
2002 302302010360
2003 281202020341
2004 2614010010411
2005 3017014010521
2006 301607010441
2007 270507010400
2008 2303060-320
2009 1002090-210
2010 110006000170
2011–12 120101000140
2012–13 001000-10
2013–14 100000-10
Total 2406360640703476
Career total 324113606407043111

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. 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. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. https://m.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/uzbekfootball/957428.html
  5. "Elvir Rahimić". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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