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Baggio Husidić
Personal information
Full name	Adis Husidić
Date of birth	May 19, 1987 (age 22)
Place of birth	Velika Kladuša, Yugoslavia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chicago Fire
Number	9
Youth career
2006–2008	UIC Flames
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Adis "Baggio" Husidić (born May 19, 1987 in Velika Kladuša) is a Bosnian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Early life

Husidić was born in northwestern Bosnia in the former Yugoslavia prior to the breakup of the country in the Bosnian War. Husidić and his family fled Bosnia in the mid-1990s to escape the conflict, spending time in a refugee camp in southern Croatia, and living in Hamburg in Germany for several years, before eventually settling in Libertyville, Illinois in 1997.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Husidić attended Libertyville High School, and played club soccer for Sockers FC Chicago, who he helped reach state, regional and national championship tournaments. He played college soccer at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 2006 to 2008, where he was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team as a freshman, and to the All-Horizon League First Team as a sophomore in 2007.

[edit] Professional

Husidić was drafted in the second round (20th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Chicago Fire, and signed a Generation Adidas contract. He made his professional debut on May 28, 2009, coming on as a late substitute for Gonzalo Segares in a game against Chivas USA.^[1]

[edit] Personal

Husidić was given the nickname 'Baggio' (after Italian player Roberto Baggio) at a young age by his father.^[2]

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=05282009_CHICHV
^ "UIC soccer star Baggio Husidic a long way from Bosnia". Chicago Tribune. January 11, 2009. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jan/11/sports/chi-11-uic-soccerjan11. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

[edit] External links

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[0] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=05282009_CHICHV

[1] "UIC soccer star Baggio Husidic a long way from Bosnia". Chicago Tribune. January 11, 2009. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jan/11/sports/chi-11-uic-soccerjan11. Retrieved 2009-04-25.

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