Andrija Balajić

Andrija Balajić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-08-22) 22 August 1972
Place of birth	Sinj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Junak Sinj
	Varteks
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1996	Varteks	75	(10)
1996–1997	Sporting CP	3	(0)
1997–2000	Varteks	83	(6)
2000–2001	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	20	(3)
2001–2002	Varteks	17	(0)
2002–2003	FC Ashdod	20	(0)
2003–2004	Hajduk Split	9	(3)
2004–2006	Chalkida FC	0	(0)
2006	Levadiakos	8	(2)
2007	Trikala	15	(0)
2007–2010	Varteks	53	(1)
International career‡
1996–1997	Croatia	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:40, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Andrija Balajić (born 22 August 1972) is a Croatian former football defender, who last played for NK Varteks.

He spent the majority of his career at Varteks, with short spells in Portugal, Israel and Greece, as well as playing briefly for Croatian giants Hajduk Split in the 2003–04 season. Balajić also earned three caps for Croatia, debuting on 26 March 1996 in a friendly against Israel.

External links

• Croatia stats at Croatian Football Federation website (in Croatian)
• Profile at Nogometni Magazin (in Croatian)