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Elmin Kurbegović
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-06-03) 3 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kotor Varoš, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	IFK Värnamo
Number	12
Youth career
	Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Elfsborg	16	(0)
2009–2010	→ Novara (loan)	3	(0)
2012–	Värnamo	14	(2)
International career
2007–2009	Sweden U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:18, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Elmin Kurbegović (born 3 June 1987) is a Swedish footballer of Bosnian descent, who currently plays for IFK Värnamo.

Career

Kurbegović was born in Kotor Varoš in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the war broke out he left for Sweden and started his career at Elfsborg in 2006. He left Elfsborg after the 2011 season, having not been offered a new contract by the club.

After just having played once in 2009 Allsvenskan he left for Novara on loan.

He was called up to play internationally for Sweden U21 in a friendly match. He's still eligible to represent both Sweden and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the senior level.

References

http://scsport.ba/bs/tekst.php?ID=6064
Lorenzo Gravela (2013). Soccer World 2012/2013. p. 277. ISBN 9781291275162.
"IFK Värnamo värvar från Elfsborg" (in Swedish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
"Spelarnytt: Marcus Rohdén får A-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). elfsborg.se. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
"U21 finalists shuffle their packs". UEFA. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

External links

Profile at Football.it (in Italian)
at Novara (in Italian)
Elmin Kurbegović at WorldFootball.net
Elmin Kurbegović at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)

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