Nordin Gerzić

Nordin Gerzić ( born November 9, 1983 in Gradiška ) is a Swedish football player with Bosnian roots. The midfielder made ​​his debut in 2011 in the Swedish national team.

Career

In 1994, Gerzić to Sweden. There he joined the youth ranks of Eskilstuna City FK, where he kicked the ball to 1997. He then moved to Örebro SK. After he was not there been in the first team to use, he went in 2003 on loan to local rivals Rynninge IK. With the club he missed in third place behind IK Brage and Degerfors IF the relay victory in the third division, but the club firmly committed to him. Although he rose with the team at the end of the following season from, but the club remained loyal and distinguished himself from then as one of the best offensive players in the fourth division.

After Gerzić had returned in early 2007 as a sample player into training at Örebro SK, he signed in March a professional contract with the club. In his debut season in the Allsvenskan, he was a reserve player and played all his eight seasonally, as a substitute. In the 2008 he established himself under new coach Sixten Boström as the root force in the offensive of the club. During first places were achieved in the mid table area, he surprised with the team on the side of Magnus Kihlberg, Samuel Wowoah, Patrik Anttonen and Michael Almebäck in the 2010 in third place. With his performance during the season, he had also made coach Erik Hamrén attention. In December of this nominated him together with his teammates Almebäck for South Africa tour of country selection in January 2011. 's 2-1 victory over the Botswana national team on 19 January 2011 he made his debut as a substitute for Alexander Gerndt after 82 minutes of play in the National Jersey. Three days later he was in the 1-1 draw against South Africa for the first time in the starting lineup. In summer 2011, the midfielder extended his contract with ÖSK to five years. Nevertheless the previous year's success, he could not confirm with the club, as Tabellenzwölfter was the club with eight points ahead but well ahead of the relegation zone.

During the winter break before the 2012 Gerzić negotiated only six months after his contract extension with the successful league rivals IFK Göteborg, where he signed a four -year contract. With a bandied by the press transfer fee of 7.5 million Swedish crowns he would be the most expensive finish in the history of Örebro SK. However, under coach Mikael Stahre he swayed with his new club between starting lineup and bench, in only twelve of his 23 season matches he was in the starting eleven.

In August 2013 Gerzić returned on loan until the end of the season to temporarily relegated to the second-class Superettan Örebro SK.