Damir Burić (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Damir Burić | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1984 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1988 | RNK Split | ||
1988–1992 | Waldhof Mannheim | 57 | (2) |
1992–1999 | SC Freiburg | 121 | (9) |
1999–2000 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 13 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2007 | Freiburg II (assistant) | ||
2005–2011 | Freiburg (assistant) | ||
2011–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen (assistant) | ||
2013–2014 | Werder Bremen (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Hajduk Split | ||
2017 | Admira Wacker | ||
2017–2019 | Greuther Fürth | ||
2019 | Hajduk Split | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Damir Burić "Šolta" (born 7 July 1964) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who was recently the manager of Hajduk Split.[1]
While playing in Croatia, he got the nickname "Šolta", after the island Šolta of the same name because roots of his family are from that island.
Playing career
Burić started off his career at NK GOŠK Dubrovnik, before signing with hometown club RNK Split, where he stayed until 1988. In 1988, he went to Germany and became the new player of SV Waldhof Mannheim. At Waldhof Mannheim he stayed for four years, until 1992, playing over 50 league games for the club. In the summer od 1992, Burić signed with, back then, 2. Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. In the 1992–93 season, he won the 2. Bundesliga with Freiburg and got qualified to the Bundesliga. He stayed at the club until 1999 (making over 100 league appearances in the process), before going to Borussia Mönchengladbach. He played for Borussia Mönchengladbach for one season, until the end of the 1999–00 2. Bundesliga season, after which he decided to end his playing career in July 2000 at the age of 36.[2]
Managerial career
Burić worked in Germany as an assistant coach of SC Freiburg II, SC Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen.
On 29 May 2015, he was appointed as a new manager of Hajduk Split. On 2 June 2016, Burić was sacked after underperforming in the league. In January 2017, he was appointed as the manager of Austrian Bundesliga club FC Admira Wacker Mödling.
On 9 September 2017, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[3] Almost two and a half years after being given the Greuther Fürth job, Burić got sacked on 4 February 2019, because of the poor results.[4]
On 20 July 2019, following the departure of Siniša Oreščanin, he was hired to be the Hajduk manager for the second time in his career.[5] On 19 December 2019, he was sacked.[6]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 15 December 2019
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Hajduk Split | 29 May 2015 | 2 June 2016 | 49 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 48.98 |
Admira Wacker | 3 January 2017 | 9 September 2017 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 42.31 |
Greuther Fürth | 9 September 2017 | 4 February 2019 | 49 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 32.65 |
Hajduk Split | 20 July 2019 | 19 December 2019 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 52.38 |
Total | 145 | 62 | 36 | 47 | 42.76 |
Honours
Player
Freiburg
References
- ^ "Damir Burić više nije trener Hajduka" (in Croatian). hajduk.hr. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Buric, Damir" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ "Buric wird Cheftrainer" (in German). greuther-fuerth.de. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "„Müssen für eine Veränderung sorgen"". greuther-fuerth.de. 4 February 2019.
- ^ "TRENER DAMIR BURIĆ PONOVNO S NAMA". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Damir Burić više nije trener Hajduka". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
External links
- Damir Burić at WorldFootball.net
- Damir Burić at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Split, Croatia
- Croatian footballers
- Croatian expatriate football managers
- SC Freiburg players
- SV Waldhof Mannheim players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- RNK Split players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- HNK Hajduk Split managers
- 2. Bundesliga managers
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth managers
- Association football defenders
- Expatriate football managers in Austria
- Expatriate football managers in Germany
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- FC Admira Wacker Mödling managers
- Austrian Football Bundesliga managers
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- Croatian football managers