Igor Duljaj
 Duljaj with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Duljaj[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Topola, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Partizan (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Partizan | 154 | (4) |
| 2004–2010 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 118 | (5) |
| 2010–2014 | Sevastopol | 82 | (3) |
| Total | 354 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2007 |
FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia | 47 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Shakhtar Donetsk (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2022 | Partizan (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Teleoptik | ||
| 2023– | Partizan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Igor Duljaj (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Дуљај; born 29 October 1979) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is best remembered for his tenacious playing style and stamina. He is currently the head coach of Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan.
During his footballing career, Duljaj played with only three clubs, namely Partizan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sevastopol. He won 14 major trophies at club level, including the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.[2]
At international level, Duljaj earned 47 caps for Serbia (and its predecessors). He represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Club career
Born in
In February 2004, Duljaj was transferred to
In July 2010, Duljaj signed with fellow Ukrainian club Sevastopol. He spent four seasons with the side, two in the top flight and two in the second tier, before retiring from the game.
International career
Duljaj was capped for FR Yugoslavia at
Previously, Duljaj made his full international debut for
Post-playing career
In the summer of 2016, Duljaj joined the coaching staff at Shakhtar Donetsk, becoming an assistant to manager Paulo Fonseca.
In December 2019, it was announced that Duljaj would be joining Savo Milošević's staff at Partizan.[8]
On 16 August 2022, it was announced that Duljaj became the new manager at Teleoptik.
Personal life
Duljaj has two brothers, Joakim and Nenad. Together they run the Duljaj Football Academy in their hometown of Topola.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 1997–98 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| 1998–99 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2001–02 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 154 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 34 | 0 | — | 207 | 5 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2003–04 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 118 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6 | |
| Sevastopol | 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 91 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 354 | 12 | 53 | 2 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 493 | 14 | |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
FR Yugoslavia
|
2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | |
| Serbia | 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 0 | |
Managerial statistics
As of 24 April 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Teleoptik | 
|
6 June 2022 | 28 February 2023 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 46.67 | |||
| Partizan |
|
28 February 2023 | Present | 53 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 56.60 | |||
| Career totals | 68 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 54.41 | ||||||
Honours
Partizan
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Ukrainian Cup: 2003–04, 2007–08
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2005, 2008
- UEFA Cup: 2008–09
Sevastopol
Individual
- FK Partizan Player of the Year: 2003
References
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "S Donetsk 2-1 W Bremen (aet)". bbc.co.uk. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Igor DULJAJ". sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Umesto hleba, prodavao je finte sa loptom!" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Igor Duljaj potpisao za ukrajinski Šahtjor!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 17 February 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mirna Bosna" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Poraz po meri" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 15 November 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Duljaj se vratio u Partizan da bude deo Miloševićevog stručnog štaba" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
External links
- Duljaj Football Academy
- Igor Duljaj at Reprezentacija.rs(in Serbian)
- Igor Duljaj – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Igor Duljaj – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Igor Duljaj at National-Football-Teams.com
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