Branimir Subašić

Branimir Subašić

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Personal information
Full name	Branimir Subašić
Date of birth	April 7, 1982 (1982-04-07)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Khazar Lankaran
Number	9
Youth career
1997-1998	FK Železnik
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2002	FK Železnik	10	(0)
2002	→ FK Sremčica (loan)	6	(2)
2002–2003	KV Oostende	14	(3)
2003	Beauvais Oise	5	(1)
2003–2005	Chernomorets Odessa	7	(1)
2005	→ Amkar Perm (loan)	6	(1)
2005–2008	Neftchi Baku	65	(31)
2008–2010	Red Star Belgrade	13	(4)
2009-2010	→ Changchun Yatai (loan)	24	(3)
2010-2011	Gabala FC	19	(2)
2011-	Khazar Lankaran	14	(5)
National team‡
2007–	Azerbaijan	30	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 december 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 december 2011

Branimir Subašić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранимир Субашић, Azerbaijani: Branimir Subaşiç born April 7, 1982 in Belgrade) is a Serbian born Azerbaijani international footballer who plays as a striker for Khazar Lankaran and Azerbaijan National Football Team.

Career

Branimir Subasic started his youth career in 1997 in FK Železnik when he was 15 years old. Next year in 1998 he signed a deal with this club and became a professional footballer. He played there until 2002 and after moved to FK Sremčica on loan. In the end of the season he moved to KV Oostende. He played in 14 games and scored 3 goals in that season. In 2003 he played in AS Beauvais Oise for a half year. In 2003 he signed 2 year deal with Chernomorets Odessa. In 2 seasons he played only 7 games and scored once. In 2005 on loan he moved to Russian Premier Ligue club Amkar Perm on loan where he played 6 games and scored a one goal.

In the summer of 2005 Branimir Subasic moved to Azerbaijan Premier League champion Neftchi Baku. In his first appearance against R.S.C. Anderlecht in UEFA Cup he scored a goal and helped his team to have a victory with score 1-0. After that in January of 2006 Neftchi Baku played in CIS Cup. In that year Neftchi Baku won the trophy and Branimir Subasich scored 3 goals in the tournament. In next 3 years playing in Neftchi Baku Branimir Subasich won CIS Cup in 2006, won silver medal in Azerbaijan Premier League in 2006/2007 and bronze medal in seasons 2005/2006 and 2007/2008. Totally he played 65 matches and scored 31 goals. Also in 2007 he got Azerbaijan citizenship and started to play for the Azerbaijan National Football Team.

In the summer 2008, Subašić was transferred back to his native Serbia joining Belgrade club FK Crvena Zvezda (Red Star). He played in 2008 in 11 games scoring 3 goals. After that new manager did not give place to Subasic in his start 11^{[citation needed]} and after that he left the club and moved to Chinese club Changchun Yatai on loan in January of 2009. In Chaniese Super Ligue Branimir Subasic scored 3 goals in 24 games. Changchun Yatai took the silver medals in 2009 Chinese Super League. After that he returned to Red Star Belgrade and ended the season in Serbia. In 2010 he returned to Azerbaijan. Manager Tony Adams invited him to Gabala FC. In season 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League he scored 2 goals in 19 games. In 2011 he left the club and moved to Khazar Lankaran. Currently he plays under number 9. In his opening game he scored two goals. In December 23 2011 it was announced that Branimir is the 5th foreign top scorer of Azerbaijan Premier League with 38 goals.

International

During his time with PFC Neftchi he gained citizenship and became a member of the Azerbaijan national football team after many Serbian coaches told him his chances of making the Serbian team were slim. He retired from international football on 29 June 2009. But in 2011 he returned to the Azerbaijan national football team.

Career statistics

Club Statistics

Statistics accurate as of 1 February 2012

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FK Železnik	2001-02	9	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	10	0
FK Sremčica	2001-02	6	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	6	2
K.V. Oostende	2002-03	14	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	14	3
AS Beauvais Oise	2002-03	5	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	5	1
FC Chornomorets Odesa	2003-04	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
	2004-05	5	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	5	1
FC Amkar Perm	2005	6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	1
Neftchi Baku PFC	2005-06	15	6	2	1	1	0	6	4	24	11
	2006-07	15	6	1	0	-	-	-	-	16	6
	2007-08	21	13	2	0	2	1	-	-	25	14
Red Star Belgrade	2008-09	11	3	0	0	2	1	-	-	13	4
Changchun Yatai F.C.	2009	23	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	23	3
Gabala FC	2010-11	19	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	19	2
FK Khazar Lankaran	2011-12	13	4	1	1	-	-	-	-	14	5
Career total	-	164	45	7	2	5	2	6	4	182	53

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	March 7, 2007	Shymkent, Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan	0–1	Win	Friendly
2.	June 2, 2007	Baku, Azerbaijan	Poland	1–3	Lost	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3.	August 22, 2007	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Tajikistan	2–3	Win	Friendly
4.	September 12, 2007	Baku, Azerbaijan	Georgia	1–1	Draw	Friendly
5.	June 4, 2008	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	Andorra	1–2	Win	Friendly
6.	November 19, 2008	Baku, Azerbaijan	Albania	1–1	Draw	Friendly

Honours

Neftchi Baku

• Azerbaijan Premier League
  • Silver medal (1) — 2006/07
  • Bronze medal (2) — 2005/06, 2007/08

• Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
  • Winner — 2006

Changchun Yatai F.C.

• Chinese Super League
  • Silver Medal (1) — 2009

Personal

• Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year - 2007 (runner-up)
• Azerbaijan Premier League best striker - 2007

External links

• Official page
• Branimir Subašić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Transfermarkt profile
• International goals