Edin Dzeko
Edin Dzeko – Club Career
Edin Dzeko made his debut at FK Zeljeznicar, playing as a midfielder between 2003 and 2005 but scoring only five goals in a total of 40 games. He had a loan spell with Usti nad Labem in 2005, during which he scored six goals in 15 games. Later that year, he moved to Czech club FK Teplice, playing there until 2007, scoring 16 goals in 28 games. He was the top scorer of the Gambrinus liga in the 2006–07 season. Due to his excellent performances, then manager Felix Magath of VfL Wolfsburgsigned him for €4 million.
Wolfsburg – Edin Dzeko
After transferring to Wolfsburg, Dzeko was an immediate hit, scoring five goals and recording three assists in 11 games. He was also named by Sportal as the best striker in the first half of the 2007–08 Bundesliga season. During his first season in Germany, Wolfsburg finished in fifth place, qualifying for a UEFA Cup spot for the 2008–09 season. Dzeko finished the 2007–08 season with eight goals and seven assists in 17 games started. After Wolfsburg acquired fellow Bosnian international Zvjezdan Misimovi?, Dzeko’s performance was explosive in the second season. Despite a slow first half of the season, Wolfsburg found their form and won their first Bundesliga title. In May 2009, Dzeko scored a hat-trick against TSG Hoffenheim, and another hat-trick against Hannover 96 just two weeks later, contributing towards a very strong finish to the 2008–09 season. He finished with a total of 26 league goals and 10 assists in 32 league matches. His goal tally was second only to teammate Grafite, with whom he formed the most successful strike duo in Bundesliga history.
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In the DFB-Pokal, he scored six goals in two matches, and in the UEFA Cup, four goals and two assists in eight matches. These performances resulted in him being given the Bundesliga Players’ Footballer of the Year award.Despite attracting interest from Milan, Dzeko decided to stay by renewing his contract until June 2013.
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He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal 30 September 2009 against Manchester United in a 2–1 defeat at Old Trafford.He was one of 30 players nominated for the 2009 Ballon d’Or. He became the top scorer of the Bundesliga in the 2009–10 season with 22 goals scored. On 28 August 2010, Džeko became the top league scorer in the history of the club with 59 goals in 96 appearances, surpassing Diego Klimowicz who scored 57 goals in 149 games
International Career – Edin Dzeko
Dzeko’s first appearance for his home country came with the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-19 football team. He was also part of the under-21 team and played in the play-off’s hosted in the Netherlands in 2007. Bosnia’s first challenges in this competition were Armenia and Norway. They beat Armenia 3–2 and tied with Norway 1–1, qualifying for the playoff against the Czech Republic. In the first leg, Bosnia lost 2–1; in the second, the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Dzeko scored several goals in the tournament
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