Selver Hodžić

Infobox Football biography
playername = Selver Hodžić


fullname = Selver Hodžić
dateofbirth = 12 October 1978
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height = 1.83 m
position = Defender
currentclub = Neuchâtel Xamax
clubnumber = 12
youthyears =
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years = 1997-1999 1999-2000 2000 2001-2002 2002-2007 2007-2008
2008-present
clubs = Zug 94 FC Lucerne SC Buochs FC Baden FC Thun Bnei Yehuda Neuchâtel Xamax
caps(goals) = 49 (4) 8 (0) 14 (2) 43 (4) 125 (7) 12 (0) 0 (0)
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nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 14 July 2008
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Selver Hodžić (born October 12, 1978 in Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian football defender.

Hodžić came to Switzerland as a war refugee in 1993. He played for Zug 94 until 1999, whereupon Hodžić played for a couple of other clubs before signing with FC Thun in 2002. Selver Hodžić has proven his worth as a central defender who is, according to football experts, "A reliable presence at the back, strong in the air and tough in the tackle."

On September 27 2005, Selver Hodžić became FC Thun's hero with a dramatic winner in the 89th minute against the Czech champions Sparta Prague and thereby Hodžić.

In June 25, 2007, the player signed a two-year contract with Israeli Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. [cite web
title=Hodžić signed for two years
url=http://www.fc-bnei-yehuda.co.il/cgi-bin/SheepWool/sheepwool.pl?act=view&cat=8224394&post=1273994
last=Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv Official Website
accessdate=2007-06-25 ] . At the end of the season, he transferred back to Switzerland to Neuchâtel Xamax.

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