Damir Džombić

Džombić played his early youth football by Wangen bei Olten. In 2002 he joined the youth department of FC Basel and played in their U-21 team, in the third tier of Swiss football. During the spring in 2004 he was called up to their first team by head coach Christian Gross. Džombić played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stadion Brügglifeld on 18 April as Basel were defeated 3–0 by Aarau. He played the full 90 minutes, but was booked for a rude foul. At the end of the 2003–04 league season Basel won the championship. To the beginning of the next 2004–05 season, Džombić only had appearances in test games. So at the end of July he was loaned out to Swiss Challenge League team FC Wil so that he could gain playing experience. Wil had been relegated the season before but had also won the Swiss Cup and were qualified for the UEFA Cup. Here in the first round, they played against Slovak club Dukla Banská Bystrica. In the first leg an away game on 12 August 2004 in the SNP Stadium, Džombić was dismissed in the 78th minute for a second bookable foul. Then he returned to Basel, but he failed to break into their first-team. In February 2006 he suffered a cruciate ligament tear, which threw him back in his progression. To help in his rehabilitation, the next season he trained and played with the U-21 team. The club understood his situation and he was released in 2007. On 20 June 2007 it was announced that Džombić had signed a one-year contract for…

Džombić was capped for Swiss youth teams before he switched allegiance to Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played for their U21 team in 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.

Basel

Swiss Super League: 2003–04 Vaduz

Swiss Challenge League: 2007–08 Liechtenstein Football Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09