Elvedin Džinić (born 25 August 1985) is a Slovenian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
In 2005, he signed his first professional contract with
NK Maribor
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Businesses
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Pla ...
. He played for the club between 2005 and 2010 and made a total of 140 appearances and scored 16 goals in the
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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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
Charleroi
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On 25 June 2013, Džinić signed a two-year contract with
Botev Plovdiv
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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
2010 FIFA World Cup
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.
However, he was never capped for the national team.
References
External links
NZS profile
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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