Elvedin Džinić (born 25 August 1985) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

In 2005, he signed his first professional contract with

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. He played for the club between 2005 and 2010 and made a total of 140 appearances and scored 16 goals in the

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. In the 2009–10 season, he was voted by the fans as the most distinguished Maribor player. On 10 January 2011, Džinić signed a contract with Belgian club

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after refusing to renew his contract with Maribor, which would expire on 31 May 2011. On 25 June 2013, Džinić signed a two-year contract with

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in Bulgaria.

International career

Džinić was a member of the Slovenia national under-21 team, making one official appearance in September 2006. He was part of the senior squad at the

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. However, he was never capped for the national team.

References

External links

NZS profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dzinic, Elvedin 1985 births Living people Footballers from Maribor Slovenian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ekstraklasa players NK Maribor players NK Železničar Maribor players R. Charleroi S.C. players Botev Plovdiv players Zagłębie Lubin players NK Rudar Velenje players NK Celje players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland