Darijo Srna

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Darijo Srna
Дарио Срна1.jpeg
Personal information
Date of birth 1 May 1982 (1982-05-01) (age 29)
Place of birth Metković, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Right midfielder
Club information
Current club FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 33
Youth career
Neretva Metković
Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2003 Hajduk Split 69 (7)
2003– Shakhtar Donetsk 187 (15)
National team‡
2002– Croatia 89 (19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December 2011

Darijo Srna (pronounced [daːrio sr̩na]; born 1 May 1982 in Metković)[1] is a Croatian footballer who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk as a captain and is also the captain of the Croatian national team.

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[edit] Club career

Srna's talent was seen by many scouts in Croatia while he was young. He was later signed by Hajduk Split as his talent became desirable for the Croatian giants[2]

[edit] Shakhtar Donetsk

In 2003, Srna was sold, along with Stipe Pletikosa to Shakhtar Donetsk.[3] He is a common member and the captain in his club side, for whom he has made a large impact in the league.

After the 2006 World Cup, Benfica were reported to be after the player's signature but nothing materialized, with what many considered a fallen or rejected sale. Since then, he has been linked with a number of other clubs, including S.S. Lazio.

Srna made his debut in main stage of UEFA Champions League on 14 September 2004 against Milan.

On 20 May 2009, Srna won the UEFA Cup as captain of Shakhtar. Srna provided the assist for Jádson's winning goal seven minutes into extra time. This was the last UEFA Cup before the change to the Europa League.

Srna was named in the UEFA Champions League Team Of The Year according to player rater (statistics) in the 2010-2011 season where Shakhtar lost in the quarter-final to Barcelona. Srna gave 5 assists in 5 games[4]

[edit] International career

[edit] Euro 2004

Srna made his full international debut for the Croatian national team in a friendly match against Romania in November 2002. He went on to score his first international goal on his competitive debut for Croatia in their Euro 2004 qualifier against Belgium in March 2003, netting the opening goal in Croatia's 4–0 win. He made a total of six appearances in Croatia's qualifying campaign for the Euro 2004, including both play-off matches against Slovenia.

At the Euro 2004 finals, he appeared as a substitute in Croatia's group matches against Switzerland and England before they were knocked out of the tournament in the first round.[3]

[edit] 2006 World Cup

After the Euro 2004, Srna went on to become one of the key players in Croatia's 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, scoring five goals in nine appearances during the campaign and being the team's top goalscorer in the competition. During the 2006 World Cup qualifying, he scored both goals in Croatia's two 1–0 wins over Sweden, including a long-range free kick in the away fixture in Gothenburg. He also netted both goals in Croatia's 2–2 home draw against Bulgaria as well as one goal in their 3–1 away win at Iceland.

Srna then starred in all three games of Croatia's 2006 World Cup campaign. He was highly praised and remembered for his spectacular 30 yard free kick which put Croatia ahead against Australia in the infamous "Graham Poll three-yellow card" blunder match that ended 2–2 and saw Croatia therefore exit from the group stage.

In September 2006, Srna was temporarily dropped from the Croatian squad for a Euro 2008 qualifying match with Russia because of a late night partying spree in a local disco along with teammates Boško Balaban and Ivica Olić.[5]

[edit] Euro 2008

Srna was considered the hero of the match when he came on as a substitute against Macedonia in a Euro 2008 qualifying match and scored shortly after from a free kick which was shot into the right corner of the goal.[6] In the 88th minute, he provided a cross which found fellow teammate Eduardo and allowed him to score and snatch a late win for Croatia. He also scored Croatia's equaliser in their hard fought away victory against Israel, which eventually ended 4–3 in Croatia's favor. Srna went on to miss a penalty against Estonia, however his overall contribution to teamwork attack compensated for this mistake which Croatia quickly capitalized on to win 2–0.

Since helping his country qualify for Euro 2008 with a strong qualifying campaign, Srna was unsurprisingly named in their 23-man squad for the current tournament. On 12 June, Srna scored the opening goal in the 24th minute of Croatia's 2–1 victory over Germany in their second game of Group B. He was the only player to score for Croatia in their unsuccessful penalty shootout in the quarter finals against Turkey. At the conclusion of the match, Srna was seen struggling to hold back an emotional breakdown because of Croatia's strong efforts but eventual defeat.

After the tournament, Srna has been said to succeed current captain Niko Kovač in carrying the captaincy armband for the national team. Amongst other candidates, his head coach at Shakhtar gave an interview which praised his hard work and passion for the game, leaving him to be a most likely candidate.[7]

[edit] International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 March 2003 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia  Belgium
1 – 0
4 – 0
 Euro 2004 Qualifying
2. 31 March 2004 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia  Turkey
2 – 1
2 – 2
 Friendly
3. 8 September 2004 Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden  Sweden
0 – 1
0 – 1
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
4. 9 October 2004 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia  Bulgaria
1 – 0
2 – 2
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
5. 9 October 2004 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia  Bulgaria
2 – 0
2 – 2
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
6. 9 February 2005 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel  Israel
1 – 2
3 – 3
 Friendly
7. 3 September 2005 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland  Iceland
1 – 3
1 – 3
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
8. 8 October 2005 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia  Sweden
1 – 0
1 – 0
 World Cup 2006 Qualifying
9. 1 March 2006 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Argentina
2 – 2
2 – 3
 Friendly
10. 22 June 2006 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany  Australia
1 – 0
2 – 2
 World Cup 2006
11. 15 November 2006 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel
1 – 1
3 – 4
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
12. 24 March 2007 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia  Macedonia
1 – 1
2 – 1
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
13. 22 August 2007 Koševo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina
0 – 2
3 – 5
 Friendly
14. 22 August 2007 Koševo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 – 4
3 – 5
 Friendly
15. 12 September 2007 Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra
0 – 1
0 – 6
 Euro 2008 Qualifying
16. 12 June 2008 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria  Germany
1 – 0
2 – 1
 Euro 2008
17. 20 August 2008 Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia  Slovenia
2 – 2
2 – 3
 Friendly
18. 14 November 2009 Stadion HNK Cibalia, Vinkovci, Croatia  Liechtenstein
2 – 0
5 – 0
 Friendly
19. 3 September 2010 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia
0 – 3
0 – 3
 Euro 2012 Qualifying

[edit] Personal life

Srna was born to a Bosnian Muslim father Uzeir and a Croatian mother Milka. He has stated that he owes all his credentials to his father, Uzeir, who kept him alive and faithful during the tough years of the war, helping him pursue his dream as a footballer in light of his own personal tragedies. During World War II, Chetniks killed Uzeir's pregnant mother and his father was killed by a stray bullet during the ethnic cleansing against Bosnian Muslims.[8] Before leaving Croatia to join for Shakhtar, he gifted his parents with a brand new Mercedes.[9] He has a tattoo of a deer playing football on his leg, as 'Srna' in Croatian means 'deer'.[10]

Srna has a half-brother, Renato who works as a coach at Neretva, from Uzeir's previous marriage with a woman called Nada.[10] His other brother Igor has Down syndrome. As a result, Srna dedicates all his goals to him,[10] and even revealed a shirt under his jersey saying "Igor, svi smo uz tebe" ("Igor, we are all here for you") after scoring a goal against Macedonia. He also has a tattoo of "Igor" along his heart.

While playing for Shakhtar Srna occasionally bought many tickets for orphans. Besides buying tickets, he also paid for the transport. One time he paid for 920 children,[11] another time he paid for 760 children.[12]

Srna is married to longtime girlfriend Mirela Forić, whom he met through their mutual friends, footballer Boško Balaban and his wife Iva.[13][14] Their daughter Kasja was born in July 2010.[15]

[edit] Career statistics

As of 25 May 2011
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hajduk Split 1999-00 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2000–01 10 0 3 0 0 0 - - 13 0
2001–02 25 1 2 1 5 1 - - 32 3
2002–03 27 3 6 2 4 0 - - 37 5
Total 63 4 11 3 9 1 - - 83 8
Shakhtar 2003–04 19 0 5 3 5 0 - - 29 3
2004–05 22 1 7 1 11 0 1 0 41 2
2005–06 21 2 1 0 10 0 1 0 33 2
2006–07 19 3 5 0 9 1 1 0 34 4
2007–08 28 0 3 0 10 0 - - 41 0
2008–09 25 4 3 0 17 1 1 0 46 5
2009–10 26 2 2 1 11 1 - - 39 4
2010–11 27 3 2 0 9 1 1 0 39 4
Total 187 15 28 5 82 4 5 0 302 24
Career total 250 19 39 8 91 5 5 0 385 32
  • Other - National Super Cup

[edit] Honours

Hajduk Split

Shakhtar Donetsk

Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ESPNsoccernet: Darijo Srna". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 1 May 1982. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/international?id=25253&league=fifa.world&season=2006&cc=5901. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (1 June 2008). "Darijo Srna owes a huge debt to his father". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2008/06/01/sfnsrn101.xml. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "MasterCard UEFA Champions League – Players". Mastercard.com. http://www.mastercard.com/football/ucl/players/player_detail48893.html. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "Darijo teamed with Messi and Piqué | News | FC Shakhtar Donetsk official website". Shakhtar.com. http://shakhtar.com/en/news/17343. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Croatia coach drops three players for partying – Sports –". International Herald Tribune. 29 March 2009. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/03/sports/EU_SPT_SOC_Croatia_Players_Dropped.php. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  6. ^ "ESPNsoccernet – Report: Croatia vs Macedonia – European Championship Qualifying". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 24 March 2007. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=197298&cc=5901. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  7. ^ Sportal.hr – Ako Niko Kovač ode, novi kapetan bit će Darijo Srna
  8. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (1 June 2008). "Darijo Srna owes a huge debt to his father". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/2302064/Darijo-Srna-owes-a-huge-debt-to-his-father.html. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  9. ^ "Srna mami kupio Mercedes". 24sata.hr. 23 May 2008. http://www.24sata.hr/show/srna-mami-kupio-mercedes-a-klasu-da-se-uci-voziti/63726/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  10. ^ a b c Jonathan Wilson (21 August 2008). "Super Darijo a very proud son of his father". London: Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/aug/21/shakhtardonetsk.croatiafootballteam. Retrieved 14 June 2008. 
  11. ^ "920 детей-сирот получили билеты на футбол из рук капитана "Шахтера" " Корреспондент Донецка". Korrdon.info. http://korrdon.info/events/14286-920-detejj-sirot-poluchili-bilety-na.html. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  12. ^ "Капитан ведет детей | Новости | Официальный сайт ФК "Шахтер"". Shakhtar.com. http://shakhtar.com/ru/news/12324. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  13. ^ 11:41 (16 February 2010). "Darijo Srna i Mirela Forić dobit će djevojčicu". Index.hr. http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/darijo-srna-i-mirela-foric-dobit-ce-djevojcicu/475999.aspx. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  14. ^ "Mirela Forić i Dario Srna vjenčat će se 16. svibnja u Dubrovniku". Vecernji.hr. http://www.vecernji.hr/scena/mirela-foric-dario-srna-vjencat-ce-se-16-svibnja-dubrovniku-clanak-122582. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  15. ^ "Darijo Srna došao poljubiti kćer pa se vratio u Ukrajinu". Vecernji.hr. http://www.vecernji.hr/scena/darijo-srna-dosao-poljubiti-kcer-se-vratio-ukrajinu-clanak-166057. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  16. ^ "На вершине хит-парадов | Новости | Официальный сайт ФК "Шахтер"". Shakhtar.com. http://shakhtar.com/ru/news/13304. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  17. ^ "Three Manchester United players & Gareth Bale included in Uefa's Champions League team of the season". Goal.com. 27 May 2011. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2011/05/27/2505997/three-manchester-united-players-gareth-bale-included-in. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 

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