9 9 ▁Hoff en heim ▁were ▁once ▁again ▁promoted , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁Bundes liga . ▁ ▁S ali h ović ▁helped ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Hoff en heim ▁finish ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁heading ▁into ▁the ▁winter ▁break ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁Bundes liga ▁season . ▁However , ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁rh ythm , ▁finishing ▁season ▁only ▁sevent h . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season , ▁S ali h ović ▁scored ▁two ▁late ▁pen alt ies ▁against ▁Bor uss ia ▁Dort mund ▁to ▁secure ▁re leg ation ▁play - off ▁matches , ▁ultimately ▁saving ▁his ▁team ▁from ▁being ▁re leg ated . ▁ ▁His ▁last ▁seasons ▁at ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Hoff en heim ▁were ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁inj uries , ▁limit ing ▁his ▁playing ▁time ▁and ▁performance . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁Hoff en heim ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁after ▁ 9 ▁years , ▁becoming ▁the ▁record ▁appearance ▁mak er ▁in ▁club ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Be ij ing ▁Ren he ▁On ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Hoff en heim ▁announced ▁on ▁their ▁official ▁website ▁that ▁S ali h ović ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁join ▁Chinese ▁Super ▁League ▁side ▁Be ij ing ▁Ren he . ▁ ▁St . ▁G allen ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁S ali h ović ▁signed ▁with ▁Swiss