Elvedin Džinić

Elvedin Džinić (born 25 August 1985) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SV Strass.

Elvedin Džinić
Personal information
Full nameElvedin Džinić[1]
Date of birth (1985-08-25) 25 August 1985 (age 38)
Place of birthMaribor, SFR Yugoslavia[2]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)Centre-back
Team information
Current team
SV Strass
Number17
Youth career
Železničar Maribor[3]
0000–2004Maribor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2011Maribor140(16)
2004Železničar Maribor (loan)9(0)
2004–2005Dravinja (loan)19(1)
2011–2013Charleroi65(4)
2013Botev Plovdiv10(0)
2014Zagłębie Lubin13(0)
2014–2016Rudar Velenje49(7)
2016–2019Celje74(8)
2019–2020Rudar Velenje20(0)
2021-Strass41(8)
International career
2006Slovenia U211(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Club career

In 2005, he signed his first professional contract with NK Maribor.[4] He played for the club between 2005 and 2010 and made a total of 140 appearances and scored 16 goals in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[5] In the 2009–10 season, he was voted by the fans as the most distinguished Maribor player.[6]

On 10 January 2011, Džinić signed a contract with Belgian club Charleroi after refusing to renew his contract with Maribor, which would expire on 31 May 2011.[7]

On 25 June 2013, Džinić signed a two-year contract with Botev Plovdiv in Bulgaria.[8]

International career

Džinić was a member of the Slovenia national under-21 team, making one official appearance in September 2006.[9] He was part of the senior squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1] However, he was never capped for the national team.[10]

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