Alen Spahić is a Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

n football

Football (soccer)

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 player.

In 2005/2006 season, he played for FK Željezničar

FK Željeznicar

FK Željezničar is a professional football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.The initial acronym stands for Fudbalski sportski klub , and the name Željezničar means "railway worker," given because it was established by a group of railway workers.Željezničar, alias "Željo," is the most...

 in the Bosnian Premier League. For the 2008 season, he signed with FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod in the Russian First Division, but did not appear in any league matches.

Personal life

His parents were from various parts of Yugoslavia. His father, Ramiz, is originally from the Montenegrin

Montenegro

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 part of Sandžak

Sandžak

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, and his mother, Fatima, is from Gacko

Gacko

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 in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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. They were both working in Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

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, where they met and formed a family. Emir Spahić

Emir Spahic

Emir Spahić is a Bosnian football central defender playing for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga and captains the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team...

is his older brother. He also has another brother, Nermin; the oldest of the three brothers.