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Vedad Ibišević is a male association football player and coach from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who also holds United States citizenship. Born in Vlasenica in 1984, he plays as a forward and wears the number 19. His professional career began in 2004, and he has competed in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. He has been a member of sports teams including Dijon FCO, VfB Stuttgart, Alemannia Aachen, and Paris Saint-Germain FC.
Ibišević represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in international competition, participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He is sponsored by Red Bull GmbH and was educated at Saint Louis University. He speaks Bosnian and follows Islam. In addition to his playing career, he has worked as an assistant coach and association football coach.
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Key facts
- 2003
- Saint Louis Billikens
- 2004
- Chicago Fire Premier
- 2020
- Schalke 04
- Full name
- Vedad Ibišević
- Date of birth
- ( 1984-08-06 ) 6 August 1984 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Vlasenica , SR Bosnia and Herzegovina , SFR Yugoslavia
- Height
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Position
- Forward
- 1992 1999
- FK Zmaj od Bosne
- 2000 2001
- FC Baden
- 2001 2002
- Roosevelt High School
- Years
- Team
- 2003 2004
- St. Louis Strikers
- 2004 2006
- Paris Saint-Germain
- 2005 2006
- → Dijon (loan)
- 2006 2007
- Alemannia Aachen
- 2007 2012
- 1899 Hoffenheim
- 2012 2016
- VfB Stuttgart
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Nationality
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vlasenica
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Bosnian
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team
- Position played
- forward
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mass
- 80
- Image
- Vedad Ibišević, Hertha BSC vs. West Ham United 20190731 (077).jpg
- Height
- 189
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- Vedad Ibišević
- date of birth
- 1984-08-06
- Commons gallery
- Vedad Ibišević
- sport number
- 19
- sponsor
- Red Bull GmbH
- name in native language
- Vedad Ibišević
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Vedad Ibišević ( Bosnian pronunciation: [ʋědad ibîːʃeʋitɕ]; born 6 August 1984) is a Bosnian professional football coach and former player who played as a forward.
Ibišević started his professional career at Paris Saint-Germain. He had a two-year loan stint with Dijon, and afterwards went to Germany, where he played for Alemannia Aachen, 1899 Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, before eventually settling in Hertha BSC and later Schalke 04. In 2008, he was awarded the Idol Nacije award for Bosnian Footballer of the Year.
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