Denni Avdić

Denni Avdić

Personal information
Full name	Denni Avdić
Date of birth	5 September 1988 (1988-09-05) (age 23)
Place of birth	Huskvarna, Sweden
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current club	Werder Bremen
Number	9
Youth career
	Husqvarna FF
	Brøndby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2011	IF Elfsborg	102	(26)
2011–	Werder Bremen	7	(0)
National team‡
2007–2010	Sweden U21	23	(7)
2009–	Sweden	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2010

Denni Avdić (born Deni Avdić on 5 September 1988 in Huskvarna) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Werder Bremen as a striker. He grew up in Huskvarna, where he played for Husqvarna FF. He has played one game for the Sweden national football team.

Career

When Avdić was 15 years old he was signed by Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. He played for Brøndby's reserve team in the Danish 2nd Division East – the third tier of Danish football – but did not play any senior games for the club.^[1] In 2006, Avdić was released by Brøndby, as he wanted to live closer to his family in Sweden,^[2] and he was picked up by IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan championship. When he was signed by Elfsborg, he was praised by Elfsborg officials as one of the greatest talents in Swedish football.^[3]

Avdić made his debut for Elfsborg in November 2006. He played from the start in Elfsborg's first ever Royal League match, and scored two goals in the 4–0 win over AIK.

On 3 January 2011, Avdić became Werder Bremen's first new signing of the winter, as confirmed by the website of the German Bundesliga club. He signed a contract until summer 2014.

Honours

IF Elfsborg

• 2006 Allsvenskan Champion

References

1. ^ "Denni Avdic – Statistik" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. http://brondby.com/player.asp?sid=120&id=33. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
2. ^ "Avdic vender hjem". Brøndby IF. 6 July 2006. http://brondby.com/article.asp?aid=37752. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
3. ^ "Denni Avdic klar för Blackburn Rovers – kommer från Bröndy och är en utpräglad målskytt" (in Swedish). Elfsborg IF. http://www.elfsborg.se/www/live/news.aspx?TreeID=652. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Allsvenskan statistics (Swedish)
• Brøndby IF profile (Danish)

Persondata
Name	Avdic, Denni
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	5 September 1988
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death