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Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League club PFC CSKA Moscow. He is currently a coach for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.
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.
In January 2013 Rahimić passed 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 competition, as well as UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 1999 | 40 | 2 | - | - | 40 | 2 | |||||
| 2000 | 30 | 3 | - | - | 30 | 3 | ||||||
| 2001 | 14 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 84 | 5 | 84 | 5 | ||||||||
| CSKA Moscow | 2001 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 240 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 347 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 324 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 431 | 11 | ||
Honours
Player
Club
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