Dragan Ćirić
 Ćirić in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dragan Ćirić | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Srem Jakovo | |||
| Partizan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Partizan | 143 | (42) |
| 1997–2000 | Barcelona | 26 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 26 | (10) |
| 2000–2004 | Valladolid | 51 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Partizan | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 259 | (59) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1997 | FR Yugoslavia | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dragan Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Ћирић; born 15 September 1974) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Partizan, Barcelona, AEK Athens, and Real Valladolid. Internationally, he played for the Yugoslavia national team, earning 4 caps.[1]
Club career
Early career
After starting out at local club Srem Jakovo,[2] Belgrade-born Ćirić finished his development at Partizan, sharing teams with the likes of Savo Milošević and Albert Nađ. This trio was promoted to the senior squad in 1992–93, as they won the league in that and the following seasons under manager Ljubiša Tumbaković. Ćirić conquered a further two national championships during his first spell and was the team's captain in the 1996–97 season.
Barcelona
In July 1997, Ćirić signed a four-year contract with
Return to Partizan
In June 2004, Ćirić returned to Partizan, signing a three-year contract.
International career
Ćirić was capped four times for Yugoslavia. He made his debut in a 4–1 friendly win against El Salvador on 12 November 1995, coming on as a substitute for Dejan Petković.
Administrative career
In December 2014, Ćirić was named
Career statistics
Club
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
- Partizan
- FR Yugoslavia Cup: 1993–94
- Barcelona
- AEK Athens
- 1999–2000
References
- ^ a b Jovan Sekulić (6 November 2016). "Ćirić: Nisam bio u sukobu sa Van Galom". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Radanović: Ćirić je rođen za fudbal" [Radanović: Ciric was born for football]. Politika (in Serbian). 10 January 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Los grandes 'pufos' de la Liga española" [The great 'flops' of the Spanish League]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 August 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona sell Dehu and Ciric". ESPN FC. 4 July 2000. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Ciric: "No creo que yo salvara a Moré"" [Ciric: "I do not think I was the one to save Moré"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 23 April 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Potpisali Ćirić i Marinković" [Ćirić and Marinković signed] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 22 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Unbeaten Partizan take title". UEFA.com. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Dragan Ćirić novi sportski direktor Partizana" [Dragan Ćirić new sporting director of Partizan] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Izjava g. Dragana Ćirića povodom odlaska sa mesta sportskog direktora FK Partizan" [Dragan Ćirić's statement regarding departure from sporting director position at FK Partizan] (in Serbian). FK Partizan. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
External links
- Dragan Ćirić at BDFutbol
- Dragan Ćirić at Reprezentacija.rs(in Serbian)
- Dragan Ćirić at National-Football-Teams.com