Ivan Rakitić
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Ivan Rakitić (born March 10, 1988 in Möhlin) is a young Swiss-Croatian footballer who as of 2006 plays for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League. He plays as a midfielder.
Rakitić is signed with Basel until the 2008 season. He has previously competed with the Swiss under-17 national football team. He has until 2009 (when he turns 21) or sooner to decide whether to become eligible for the Swiss national team or the Croatian national team.
Rakitić is also eligible to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina. His mother is from Žepče, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Rakitić was part of Basel's 2006 UEFA Cup run to the competition's quarter-finals.
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1 Costanzo | 3 Džombić | 5 Majstorovic | 6 Nakata | 8 Sterjovski | 9 Carignano | 10 Petrić | 11 Chipperfield | 12 Ba | 15 Burgmeier | 17 Rakitić | 18 Crayton | 19 Buckley | 20 Caicedo | 21 Pedro | 22 Ergić | 23 Eduardo | 25 Sommer | 26 Kavelashvili | 27 Kuzmanović | 28 Baumann | 29 Grippo | 30 Smiljanić | 32 Zanni | Coach: Gross |
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