Džengis Čavušević (born 26 November 1987) is a retired Slovenian

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er who played as a striker.

Club career

Čavušević moved to St. Gallen after playing three seasons for Wil 1900 in the

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. In July 2016 he signed a two-year contract with FC Zürich. In December 2017 the contract was terminated by mutual consent. On 6 February 2018, Čavušević joined Australian club

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until the end of the season. Not long into his time at Adelaide, he suffered a ruptured

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(ACL). He was released at the end of the season and subsequently retired from professional football.

International career

Čavušević made his debut for

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in an October 2012 World Cup qualification match away against

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, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for

Zlatko Dedić Zlatko Dedić (born 5 October 1984) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward. Besides Slovenia, he has played in Italy, Germany, and Austria. Club career Dedić started his football career with Koper. In 2001 he transferred to ...

, and earned a total of two caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a November 2014

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against

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Career statistics

Honours

Domžale *

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: 2006–07, 2007–08

References

External links

NZS profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavusevic, Dzengis 1987 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Men's association football forwards Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's international footballers NK Domžale players NK Bela Krajina players FC Wil players FC St. Gallen players FC Zürich players Adelaide United FC players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Super League players A-League Men players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Slovenian football managers