Elvir Rahimić

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Elvir Rahimić
Full name	Elvir Rahimić
Date of birth	April 4, 1976 (1976-04-04) (age 32)
Place of birth	Živinice, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	191 cm
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	CSKA Moscow
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2001 2001-	Anzhi Makhachkala CSKA Moscow	84 (5) 185 (6)
National team²
2007-	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Elvir Rahimić (born April 4, 1976 in Živinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian football midfielder.

Currently, Elvir Rahimić plays for the Russian club PFC CSKA Moscow. The greatest accomplishment for Rahimić has been winning with CSKA Moscow the 2005 UEFA Cup by beating Sporting Lisbon 3–1 in the Final on Sporting's home field in Lisbon^{[citation needed]}. In Russia he is often referred as Iron Man, because of his incredible stability througout the season^{[citation needed]}. In all his years in PFC CSKA Moscow he missed just over 10 games, mostly because of collected yellow cards, playing over 50 games every year^{[citation needed]}.

He plays for Bosnia and Herzegovina but has only amassed 2 caps despite being one of the best Bosnian players^{[citation needed]} largely because he has refused call-ups in the past due to conflict with Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina^{[citation needed]}.