Edin Džeko

What moves me about Edin Džeko is not the goal tally but the arithmetic of his childhood. He grew up in besieged Sarajevo and still became the Bosnian Diamond, one of the most complete strikers of his generation. I admire how he has aged: instead of fading, he kept reinventing himself across leagues, captaining his country deep into his late thirties. There is a stubborn dignity in his hold-up play, in the way he makes teammates better before himself. For a small nation he is more than a striker; he is proof that history does not get the final word, and he carries that weight gracefully.

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Name (English)

Edin Džeko

Name (Japanese)

エディン・ジェコ

Reading

えでぃん・じぇこ

Born

March 17, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Height

193 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Tiger

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Idol Nacije
• 2013 Sixth April Award of Sarajevo

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/edindzeko/
• Xhttps://x.com/eddzeko
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edin%20D%C5%BEeko
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153786

Tags

• Sarajevo Canton
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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