- Eldin Jakupović
Infobox Football biography
playername = Eldin Jakupović
fullname = Eldin Jakupović
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|10|2|df=y
cityofbirth =Kozarac
countryofbirth = SFR Yugoslavia
height = Height|m=1.93
position = Goalkeeper
currentclub = Grasshopper
clubnumber = 1
youthyears = 1992-1998 1998-1999 1999-2004
youthclubs =FC Bilten FC Niederurnen Grasshopper
years = 2004-2006
2005-2006
2006-
2007-
clubs = Grasshopper
→FC Thun (loan)FC Lokomotiv Moscow
→ Grasshopper (loan)
caps(goals) = 13 (0)
22 (0)
20 (0)
23 (1)
nationalyears = 2005
2006 2008-present
nationalteam = Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21
Switzerland U-21 Switzerland
nationalcaps(goals) = 02 (0)
01 (0) 01 (0)
pcupdate = 5 June 2008
ntupdate = 19 September 2008Eldin Jakupović (born 2 October 1984 in
Kozarac ,Bosnia and Herzegovina , thenYugoslavia ) is a professional footballer. He currently plays forLokomotiv Moscow ofRussia but is on loan at Swiss clubGrasshopper-Club Zürich .He moved to
Switzerland at a young age due to the Bosnian war.Fact|date=August 2008He joined
FC Lokomotiv Moscow in March 2006, but moved on a year-long loan to Grasshopper on30 August 2007 . He scored a 94th minute equaliser againstBSC Young Boys during his third match for the club, earning Grasshopper a 3-3 draw. At the end of the 2007-08 season, he extended his loan at Grasshopper for another year, where he will compete with new signingMassimo Colomba for the #1 spot. AfterFabio Coltorti was struck by a virus, Jakupović was drafted into the SwissEuro 2008 provisional squad.International career
He has dual citizenship, both Bosnian and
Swiss , and has represented both at Under-21 level.He played for Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 for two competitive matches, [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/history/season=2006/round=1910/match=74413/report=lu.html] [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/history/season=2006/round=1910/match=74414/report=lu.html] and a friendly match against Austria U21 for Switzerland on
1 March 2006 .In March 2007, he received another senior call-up from Bosnia and Herzegovina against Norway, but did not play. His first call-up to the national squad was in August 2005, against Belgium and Lithuania.
In June 2008, after
Fabio Coltorti withdrew from provisionalUEFA Euro 2008 squad, he was call-up to the nation he was born.External links
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=61570/index.html Official UEFA player page]
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