Mirsad Hibić (born 11 October 1973) is a Bosnian retired professional

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who played as a

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Club career

At club level, he played for

NK Čelik Zenica Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica ( en, Football Club Čelik Zenica) is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''Čelik'' means ''Steel'' in Bosnian and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club in a ...

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979 ...

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, and

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, before retiring in January 2004.

International career

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in 2002

Hibić made his debut for

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in an April 1996

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against

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and has earned a total of 36

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(14 as captain), scoring no goals. His final international was an April 2004 friendly against

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Personal life

Hibić resides in

Zenica Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. The city is kno ...

with his family.Vijesti.ba
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* * 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Zenica Association football central defenders Yugoslav footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers NK Čelik Zenica players HNK Hajduk Split players Sevilla FC players Atlético Madrid footballers Yugoslav Second League players Croatian Football League players La Liga players Segunda División players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Spain Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-bio-stub