Safet Jahič (born 25 January 1987) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for Nafta 1903 in Slovenia.

Club career

Born in Slovenj Gradec, Jahič came through the youth academy of Rudar Velenje. He moved to Greece at the age of 18 by signing with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

. Jahič was included in their first team squad for the 2005–06 season, but failed to make any appearance. On 4 August 2006, Jahič was transferred to

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, penning a four-year deal. He was one of 12 players to join the club during that

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. Mainly a backup to veteran

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, Jahič made five league and two

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appearances during the 2006–07 season. He eventually left the club after the first year of his contract. After leaving Serbia, Jahič returned to Slovenia by joining his former club Rudar Velenje. He spent the following four seasons there, making 52 league appearances for the team. In the summer of 2011, Jahič moved abroad for the second time by signing with Hungarian side

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. He made 53 league appearances for the club, before moving to

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in the 2014 winter transfer window. After six months without a club, Jahič signed an 18-month contract with

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in January 2015.

International career

Jahič represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.

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