Elmin Kurbegović (born 3 June 1987) is a Swedish footballer of Bosnian[1] descent, who currently plays for IFK Värnamo.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kotor Varoš, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Värnamo | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Elfsborg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Elfsborg | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Novara (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012– | Värnamo | 14 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:18, 20 January 2012 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Kurbegović was born in Kotor Varoš in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the war broke out he left for Sweden and started his career at Elfsborg in 2006.[3] He left Elfsborg after the 2011 season, having not been offered a new contract by the club.[4]
After just having played once in 2009 Allsvenskan he left for Novara on loan.
He was called up to play internationally for Sweden U21 in a friendly match.[5] He's still eligible to represent both Sweden and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.
References edit
- ^ http://scsport.ba/bs/tekst.php?ID=6064 [dead link]
- ^ Lorenzo Gravela (2013). Soccer World 2012/2013. p. 277. ISBN 9781291275162.
- ^ "IFK Värnamo värvar från Elfsborg" (in Swedish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Spelarnytt: Marcus Rohdén får A-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). elfsborg.se. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "U21 finalists shuffle their packs". UEFA. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
External links edit
- Profile at Football.it (in Italian)
- at Novara [dead link] (in Italian)
- Elmin Kurbegović at WorldFootball.net
- Elmin Kurbegović at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
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