Elvedin Džinić

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

Elvedin Džinić
Personal information
Full name Elvedin Džinić[1]
Date of birth (1985-08-25) 25 August 1985
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2020

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]

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. "Slovenia – E. Džinić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. Sportal (27 August 2018). "Vsi so se veselili, le strelec gola ne #video" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  4. STA Ž.L. (20 July 2016). "Izkušeni Džinić okrepil Celjane". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Celje. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. "Elvedin Džinić" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. "Vijoličasti bojevnik" [Purple Warrior] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  7. "Džinić se seli v Belgijo" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  8. D.D. (26 June 2013). "Džinić bo igral v Bolgariji in v kvalifikacijah za ligo Europa" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  9. "Elvedin Džinić – U21 reprezentanca" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  10. "Elvedin Džinić – A reprezentanca" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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