Safet Jahič (born 25 January 1987) is a

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

n professional

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who plays as a

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for Nafta 1903 in Slovenia.

Club career

Born in

Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec (; '', ''after about 1900 ''Windischgraz'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the centre of the Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historical Styria region, and since 2005 it has belonged to the NUTS-3 C ...

, Jahič came through the youth academy of Rudar Velenje. He moved to Greece at the age of 18 by signing with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

. Jahič was included in their first team squad for the 2005–06 season, but failed to make any appearance. On 4 August 2006, Jahič was transferred to Partizan, penning a four-year deal. He was one of 12 players to join the club during that

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. Mainly a backup to veteran

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, Jahič made five league and two

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appearances during the 2006–07 season. He eventually left the club after the first year of his contract. After leaving Serbia, Jahič returned to Slovenia by joining his former club Rudar Velenje. He spent the following four seasons there, making 52 league appearances for the team. In the summer of 2011, Jahič moved abroad for the second time by signing with Hungarian side

Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg (; ; ; ) is the administrative center of Zala County, Zala county in western Hungary. Location Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders, and west-southwest of Budapest by road. Hi ...

. He made 53 league appearances for the club, before moving to

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in the 2014 winter transfer window. After six months without a club, Jahič signed an 18-month contract with

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in January 2015.

International career

Jahič represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.

Notes

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jahic, Safet 1987 births Living people Footballers from Slovenj Gradec Men's association football goalkeepers Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Panionios F.C. players FK Partizan players NK Rudar Velenje players Zalaegerszegi TE players Kaposvári Rákóczi FC players Dunaújváros FC players SV Stegersbach players Serbian SuperLiga players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Austrian Landesliga players Austrian 2. Landesliga players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria