Izudin Dervić

Izudin Daði Dervić (born 22 February 1963) is an Icelandic former international footballer of Bosnian origin.

Izudin Dervić
Personal information
Full name Izudin Daði Dervić
Date of birth (1963-02-22) 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)
National team
1993–1995 Iceland 14 (0)
Teams managed
2004–2005 Haukar
2010 Afturelding
2011–2013 Leiknir Fáskrúðsfirði
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life and career

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.[1]

International career

Dervić received an Icelandic citizenship in May 1993 and took up the middle name Daði.[1] Three weeks later he was selected to the Icelandic national team.[1] He debuted for the team against Russia on 2 June 1993, becoming the first naturalized citizen to play for Iceland.[2] He earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an August 1995 European Championship qualification match against Switzerland.[3]

References
  1. "Hélt að þetta væri grín". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 May 1993. p. 42. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. "Snöggtum betra en síðast". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 June 1993. p. 58. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 February 2021.


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