Amir Karić (born 31 December 1973) is a Slovenian

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coach and former player. Primarily a

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, he also played as a

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Club career

After his impressive performances at the 2000 European Championships, Karić was brought to English football by

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in August 2000 for £700,000. His appearances for Ipswich were limited to three in the League Cup before he was sent out on loan to

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in March 2001, where he only played three matches. His loan spell at Palace was then cut short and the player returned to Ipswich. Karić's contract at Ipswich was terminated by mutual consent in October 2002. After that, he played for

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. In 2005–06 he played for the Cypriot team

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. During his career he also played for Rudar Velenje,

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and for

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International career

Karić made his debut for

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in a May 1996

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against the

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, where he also scored his first and only goal for the national team. In his international career from 1996 to 2004, he made 64 appearances for the national team. With Slovenia, he played at the

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and at the

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Personal life

His son

Sven Sven is a Scandinavian masculine first name. In Old Norse the meaning was "young man" or "servant" and the original Old Norse spelling was ''sveinn''. Variants such as '' Svend'' are found in Danish and Norwegian. Another variant, '' Svein'' ...

and daughter Tija are also footballers.

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Amir Karić
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karic, Amir 1973 births Living people People from Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovenian people of Bosniak descent Slovenian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players NK Rudar Velenje players NK Maribor players NK Železničar Maribor players Gamba Osaka players Ipswich Town F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players FC Moscow players NK Mura players AEL Limassol players FC Koper players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Slovenian PrvaLiga players J1 League players Slovenian Second League players English Football League players Russian Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovenian football managers