Edin Bašić (born 4 May 1979 in

Zavidovići Zavidovići ( sr-cyrl, Завидовићи) is a city and municipality located in Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located be ...

) is a Bosnian former

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player.

Early career in Bosnia

The right-handed centre back first played for . With the club he won the domestic championship and cup. In 1998–99 he played his first

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season.

Croatia

Soon due to his good performances he caught the eye of

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n club Zamet Autotrans from

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in 1999. Bašić quickly established himself as a vital player for the club. He was at the club for two years finishing seventh in the league during his first season and fourth during his second season. RK Zamet reached the Croatian Handball Cup final twice during the time Bašić played for them. He also played the EHF City Cup and

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with Zamet.

Switzerland

In 2001 he moved to TV Endingen in

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. He stayed at the club for two years and he then moved to in 2003. In 2007 he moved to . With the club he won the domestic championship twice and the Swiss cup once.

Chambéry

In 2009 Edin Bašić moved to Chambéry Savoie Handball. In 2015-16 season Bašić and his club reached the semi-final of the EHF Cup where they lost to Frisch Auf Göppingen and BM Granollers.

Honours

;Borac Travnik * BIH First League **Winners (1): 1997-98 * BIH Cup **Winners (1):

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;Zamet Autotrans * Croatian Cup **Runner-up (2):

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;Zurich *

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**Winner (2): 2007-08, 2008-09 *

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**Winner (1):

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

* Swiss Super Cup **Winner (1): 2009 ;Chambéry *

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**Runner-up (3): 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, *

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**Runner-up (2): , * Coupe de la Ligue (handball) **Runner-up (1): * **Winner (1): **Runner-up (3): , , ;Individual *Topscorer of the NLA 2004-05 and 2005-06 *6. Place in the overall topscorers in the NLA (1807 goals in 261 games) *Best left back player of the NLA 2006-07, and 2008-09 *Best foreigners of LNH 2010-11 *Best Playmaker of LNH 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13

References

External links

European Profile

Club profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basic, Edin 1979 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina male handball players 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia People from Zavidovići Sportspeople from Zenica-Doboj Canton RK Zamet players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate handball players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate handball players in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate handball players in France Expatriate handball players in Switzerland Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball players