Sandžak, and his mother is from Gacko. They met when they were both working in Dubrovnik. Emir has two brothers, the older being Nermin and younger one Alen, who is also a football player. Spahić is a first cousin of fellow national team player Edin Džeko. Spahić is a fan of tennis, and has followed live matches in Dubai, Barcelona, Montpellier and Paris. He is enrolled at the University of Sarajevo, majoring in sport and physical education. Aside from his native Bosnian, Spahić speaks English, Spanish, French, German and Russian to varying degrees of fluency. On 30 August 2019, Spahić was involved in a car accident, when his SUV rolled over on the road, sustaining multiple, but not life-threatening injuries. Career statistics International Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first. Honours Zagreb 1. HNL: 2001–02 Lokomotiv Moscow Russian Cup: 2006–07 References External links 1980 births Living people People from Dubrovnik Bosnia and Herzegovina people of Montenegrin descent Croatian Muslims Association football central defenders Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers 2014 FIFA World Cup players NK Čelik Zenica players NK GOŠK Dubrovnik players NK Zagreb players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Montpellier HSC players Sevilla FC players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Hamburger SV players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Second Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Russian Premier League players Ligue 1 players La Liga players Bundesliga players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in France Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany Violence in sports