Izudin Daði Dervić (born 22 February 1963) is a former footballer. Born in Bosnia, he represented Iceland at international level.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Izudin Daði Dervić | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 6 | (0) |
| 1990 | Selfoss | 15 | (8) |
| 1991 | FH | 17 | (1) |
| 1992 | Valur | 17 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | KR | 51 | (9) |
| 1996–1997 | Leiftur | 34 | (5) |
| 1998–1999 | Þróttur R. | 20 | (0) |
| 1999 | Valur | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | Barðaströnd | 8 | (0) |
| 2002 | Fjölnir | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Iceland | 14 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Haukar | ||
| 2010 | Afturelding | ||
| 2011–2013 | Leiknir Fáskrúðsfirði | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life and career
editDervić was born in Bosnia and grew up in Prnjavor where he first started playing football. He later moved to Slovenia where he played for NK Olimpija Ljubljana before moving to Iceland in 1990 to play for Selfoss.[2][3]
International career
editDervić received an Icelandic citizenship in May 1993 and took up the middle name Daði.[2] Three weeks later he was selected to the Icelandic national team.[2] He debuted for the team against Russia on 2 June 1993, becoming the first naturalized citizen to play for Iceland.[4] He earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an August 1995 European Championship qualification match against Switzerland.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Meiri vinátta en hjá öðrum liðum". Dagur (in Icelandic). 27 January 1996. p. 10. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ a b c "Hélt að þetta væri grín". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 May 1993. p. 42. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Öllu alvarlegra þegar lífláti og limlestingum er hótað". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 30 July 2006. p. 30. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Snöggtum betra en síðast". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 June 1993. p. 58. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links
edit- Izudin Dervić – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Izudin Dervić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Izudin Dervić at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Izudin Dervić coaching career at KSÍ (in Icelandic)
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