Elvir Kafedžić
Elvir Kafedžić (born December 19, 1981 in Foča) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 19, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Foča, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Lindenwood Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | St. Louis Strikers | 9 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 24 | (8) |
| 2006 | Chicago Storm (indoor) | 8 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | California Cougars (indoor) | 16 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | St. Louis Illusion (indoor) | 12 | (36) |
| 2010 | AC St. Louis | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Illinois Piasa (indoor) | 19 | (34) |
| 2012–2013 | Rockford Rampage (indoor) | 6 | (10) |
| 2013–2016 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 29 | (22) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2019 | |||
Career
College and amateur
Kafedžić grew up in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the aftermath of the Bosnian war, before his family immigrated to Berlin, Germany in the early 1990s. In 1999, Kafedžić and his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended Affton High School for one year. He subsequently played college soccer at Lindenwood University, where he was part of the Lions team that won 2004 NAIA National Championship.
During his college years he also played with the St. Louis Strikers in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
Kafedžić has extensive professional indoor soccer experience. He played with the St. Louis Steamers, Chicago Storm] and California Cougars, and was a member of US national futsal team that traveled to play in tournaments in Brazil and Spain in 2007.
Kafedžić signed his first professional outdoor contract in 2010 when he was signed by AC St. Louis of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[1]