Zvjezdan Misimović
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Misimović with Dynamo Moscow in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 June 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Nord Lerchenau | |||
| TSV Forstenried | |||
| SV Gartenstadt Trudering | |||
| –1996 | FT Gern | ||
| 1996–2000 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Bayern Munich II | 102 | (44) |
| 2002–2004 | Bayern Munich | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | VfL Bochum | 92 | (21) |
| 2007–2008 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 28 | (10) |
| 2008–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | 65 | (17) |
| 2010–2011 | Galatasaray | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Dynamo Moscow | 44 | (8) |
| 2013–2016 | Guizhou/Beijing Renhe | 88 | (17) |
| Total | 431 | (117) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | FR Yugoslavia U18 | 7 | (6) |
| 2002 | FR Yugoslavia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2018 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84 | (25) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zvjezdan Misimović (pronounced [zʋjězdan misǐːmoʋitɕ]; born 5 June 1982) is a Bosnian football executive and former player. He is the current president of FK Borac Banja Luka and is also working as an advisor for the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
An attacking midfielder, Misimović made a name for himself while playing for VfL Wolfsburg, with whom he won the Bundesliga in the 2008–09 season. In the same season, he achieved 20 assists, setting the record at the time for most assists in a Bundesliga season. The following season, he achieved 15 assists and was the runner-up to Mesut Özil. After a short stint with Galatasaray, he moved to Russia to play for Dynamo Moscow and ended his career in China with Guizhou/Beijing Renhe.
Born in Germany, Misimović represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He is the fourth most capped player in the history of the national team, capped 84 times. His 25 international goals also makes him his country's third top-goalscorer. He played for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.