Emir Spahić
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Emir Spahić (born August 18, 1980 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian football defender.
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | 18 August 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, now Croatia | |
| Height | 1.83 m | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2005 2005 2006–present |
Shinnik Yaroslavl Torpedo Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow |
26 (6) 15 (0) 46 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004–present | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 (1) |
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Currently, Emir Spahić starts for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. Emir scored his first international goal in a 2-2 tie with Japan on February 28, 2006 at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, Germany. On the club level, Spahić is active for the Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League. Over the course of his career, he has also played for Russian clubs Torpedo Moscow and Shinnik Yaroslavl as well as Croatian side NK Zagreb.
[edit] Family
His father, Ramiz, is originally from the Montenegrin stretch of Sandžak, and his mother, Fatima, is from Gacko, Bosnia-Herzegovina (both regions formerly in Yugoslavia). They were both working in Dubrovnik, where they met and formed a family. Emir has a younger brother, Alen Spahić, who is also a football player. Emir is currently dating Emina Hadžić, whose father is one of the wealthiest men in the Balkans.
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