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Izudin Dervić
Personal information
Full name Izudin Daði Dervić
Date of birth (1963-02-22) 22 February 1963 (age 61)
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

Izudin Daði Dervić (born 22 February 1963) is a former footballer. Born in Bosnia, he represented Iceland at international level.[1]

Early life and career

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Dervić 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

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Dervić 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

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  1. ^ "Meiri vinátta en hjá öðrum liðum". Dagur (in Icelandic). 27 January 1996. p. 10. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c "Hélt að þetta væri grín". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 May 1993. p. 42. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Öllu alvarlegra þegar lífláti og limlestingum er hótað". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 30 July 2006. p. 30. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Snöggtum betra en síðast". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 June 1993. p. 58. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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