Srđan Baljak
 Baljak with MSV Duisburg in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Srđan Baljak | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sremska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Partizan | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | → Teleoptik (loan) | 29 | (9) |
| 2000 |
→ Radnički Kragujevac (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Teleoptik (loan) | 34 | (16) |
| 2002 | → Budućnost Banatski Dvor (loan) | 21 | (20) |
| 2002 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | (3) |
| 2003–2006 | Budućnost Banatski Dvor | 66 | (33) |
| 2005 | → Olimpik Bakı (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Banat Zrenjanin | 30 | (18) |
| 2007–2009 | Mainz 05 | 58 | (17) |
| 2010–2013 | MSV Duisburg | 73 | (17) |
| 2013–2014 | Wormatia Worms | 19 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Schott Mainz | 57 | (19) |
| Total | 426 | (156) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Srđan Baljak (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Баљак; born 25 November 1978) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Born in
In June 2002, Baljak moved abroad for the first time and signed with Japanese club Consadole Sapporo. He made 13 league appearances and scored three goals in the remainder of the 2002 campaign,[2] but failed to help them avoid relegation from the top flight.
In the 2003 summer transfer window, Baljak returned to his homeland and rejoined Budućnost Banatski Dvor, after the club won promotion to the First League for the first time in its history. They eventually suffered relegation from the top flight in their debut season.[3] Simultaneously, the club surprisingly reached the Serbia and Montenegro Cup final,[4] thus securing a spot in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.
While playing for Banat Zrenjanin, Baljak became the Serbian SuperLiga top scorer with 18 goals in the 2006–07 season,[5] thus saving the club from relegation. He also helped the side reach the Serbian Cup semi-final that year, being eliminated by Vojvodina.
In June 2007, Baljak moved to Germany and signed with
In July 2013, Baljak signed with Wormatia Worms on a free transfer.[9] He left the club after only one season and joined Schott Mainz.[10] In April 2017, it was revealed that Baljak would be retiring at the end of the season.[11]
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 1998–99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Radnički Kragujevac (loan)
|
1999–2000 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 2002 | 13 | 3 | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Budućnost Banatski Dvor | 2003–04 | 17 | 7 | — | 17 | 7 | |||
2004–05
|
38 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 24 | |||
| 2005–06 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 66 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 33 | |
Olimpik Bakı (loan)
|
2005–06 | 10 | 3 | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Banat Zrenjanin | 2006–07 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 19 | |
| Mainz 05 | 2007–08 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | |
| 2008–09 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 11 | ||
| 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 17 | 5 | 0 | — | 63 | 17 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2009–10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | |
| 2010–11 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 29 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 73 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | 78 | 18 | ||
| Wormatia Worms | 2013–14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Schott Mainz | 2014–15 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| Total | 57 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 57 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 342 | 111 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 360 | 113 | |
Honours
Club
- Budućnost Banatski Dvor
- MSV Duisburg
- Schott Mainz
Individual
- Serbian SuperLiga Top Scorer: 2006–07
References
- ^ "Huckerby seals it for Leeds". BBC News. 30 September 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Baljak Srdjan". soccer-db.net. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Humska u crveno-belom" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 13 May 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Baljak, ipak, najbolji strelac lige" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Mainz verpflichtet Stürmer Baljak aus Serbien" (in German). ESPN FC. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "MSV verpflichtet Srdjan Baljak von Mainz 05" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Srdjan Baljak ist der neue Kapitän" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Transfercoup: Wormatia Worms verpflichtet Srdjan Baljak vom MSV Duisburg" (in German). nibelungen-kurier.de. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Srdjan Baljak" (in German). fupa.net. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Baljak macht Schluss" (in German). sportausmainz.de. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
External links
- Srđan Baljak at J.League (in Japanese)
- Srđan Baljak at FBref.com
- Srđan Baljak at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Srđan Baljak at Soccerway.com
- Srđan Baljak at WorldFootball.net
