Elvedin Džinić (born 25 August 1985) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elvedin Džinić[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1985-08-25) 25 August 1985 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia[2] | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Železničar Maribor[3] | |||
0000–2004 | Maribor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2011 | Maribor | 140 | (16) |
2004 | → Železničar Maribor (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Dravinja (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Charleroi | 65 | (4) |
2013 | Botev Plovdiv | 10 | (0) |
2014 | Zagłębie Lubin | 13 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Rudar Velenje | 49 | (7) |
2016–2019 | Celje | 74 | (8) |
2019–2020 | Rudar Velenje | 20 | (0) |
National team | |||
2006 | Slovenia U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020 |
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]
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]
Slovenia squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup | ||
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