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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1982-12-19) 19 December 1982 (age 42) | ||
| 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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | St. Louis City 2 (assistant) | ||
| 2023− | St Louis City SC (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2019 | |||
Elvir "Fufi" Kafedžić (born 19 December 1981) is a Bosnian-American footballer.
Youth and college soccer
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 playing career
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.
Coaching
In 2013, Kafedžić founded the St. Louis Dragons youth program. Kafedžić became a coach in the St. Louis City SC academy in 2021.
References
- AC St. Louis adds sixth local product to team's inaugural roster
- "Meet Our Academy Coaching Staff". STLCitySC.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- "At Home on the Pitch: Elvir Kafedžić has Always Found Comfort in Soccer". STLCitySC.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
External links
- AC St. Louis bio
- California Cougars bio (archived)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Foča
- Men's association football forwards
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
- 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
- St. Louis Strikers players
- St. Louis Steamers (1998–2006) players
- Chicago Storm players
- California Cougars players
- St. Louis Illusion players
- AC St. Louis players
- Illinois Piasa
- Rockford Rampage players
- St. Louis Ambush (2013–) players
- Major Arena Soccer League players
- USL League Two players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- St. Louis City SC non-playing staff