Edvin Hodžić (29 November 1994 – 10 July 2018) was an Austrian professional

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who played as a

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Career

Hodžić played at youth level for

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from 2002 to 2010. He then played for various clubs in Austria -

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, SV Wallern,

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and

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. At the time of his death he had been contracted to German club SV Schalding-Heining for five weeks.

Death

Hodžić died on 10 July 2018, at the age of 23. At the time of his death he was contracted to German club SV Schalding-Heining, and had played in a friendly game for the team two days before his death. The new season was due to start a few days after his death, but was cancelled.

References

1994 births 2018 deaths Austrian footballers LASK players FC Juniors OÖ players SV Wallern players SC Ritzing players ATSV Stadl-Paura players FC Kärnten players Kapfenberger SV players SV Schalding-Heining players Austrian Regionalliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Association football midfielders Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany {{Austria-footy-midfielder-stub