Emra Tahirović (born 31 July 1987) is a Swedish footballer of Bosnian origin who plays as a striker for Pålsboda GOIF. Tahirović has played in the top divisions of Swedish, French and Swiss football.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pålsboda GOIF | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sturehov | |||
| 2002–2003 | Örebro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Örebro | 21 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Halmstad | 30 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | Lille | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | → FC Zürich (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | FC Zürich | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Örebro (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2010 | → MVV (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Castellón (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | FC Wil | 16 | (3) |
| 2021- | Pålsboda | 14 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2011 | |||
Early life
editTahirović was born in Sarajevo but fled to Sweden upon the outbreak of the Bosnian War. He was raised in Örebro, Sweden.
Club career
editTahirović started to play for local club IK Sturehov and at the age of 14 moved to Örebro SK. After failing to become a "starting eleven" player he moved to Halmstads BK in 2006. Prior to signing with HBK he had been on trial with his future club FC Zürich and also Werder Bremen, but wanted to continue his development in the Swedish Allsvenskan before joining the larger European clubs.[1] During his tenure with HBK he played mainly as a substitute. .
In 2007, he drew the attention of Lille OSC in the French Ligue 1 and was later signed for 15 million SEK. After playing only two matches with the club, he was loaned to Swiss side FC Zurich in January 2008 for the remainder of the season.[2] At the end of the season he signed permanently for FC Zurich.
In 2009, he went on loan back to Örebro SK in Allsvenskan[3] and turned back in December 2009 to FC Zürich. In January 2010 Tahirović left the Swiss club again and signed a half-year loan deal with MVV Maastricht.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Jag vill vinna skytteligan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ Tahirovic joins Swedes at Zürich Uefa.com
- ^ Emra Tahirovic tillbaka i allsvenskan Archived 28 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ^ "FCZ-Stürmer nach Maastricht" (in German). NZZ Online. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
External links
edit- Halmstads BK profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 June 2008) (in Swedish)
- Emra Tahirović – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Emra Tahirović at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Profile – FC Zürich