Damir Burić (footballer)

Damir Burić

Burić as manager of Admira Wacker in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-07-07) 7 July 1964
Place of birth	Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Ohod (manager)
Youth career
0000–1984	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
2020–2021	Admira Wacker
2022–2023	Al-Riyadh
2023–	Ohod
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Damir Burić (born 7 July 1964), popularly known as Šolta, is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Saudi club Ohod.

While playing in Croatia, he got the nickname "Šolta" after the island of Šolta, because roots of his family are from that island.

Playing career

Burić started off his career at GOŠK Dubrovnik, before signing with hometown club RNK Split, where he stayed until 1988, when he went to Germany and became the new player of SV Waldhof Mannheim. He stayed there 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 the club 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.

Managerial career

Burić worked in Germany as assistant coach of Freiburg II, Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen.

On 29 May 2015, he was appointed manager of Prva HNL club Hajduk Split. On 2 June 2016, Burić was sacked after underperforming in the league. In January 2017, he was appointed manager of Austrian Bundesliga club Admira Wacker.

On 9 September 2017, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 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.

On 20 July 2019 following the departure of Siniša Oreščanin, he was hired to be Hajduk Split manager for the second time in his career. On 19 December 2019, he was sacked.

On 22 September 2020, he returned to Admira Wacker.

On 18 September 2022, Burić was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Riyadh. He led the club to promotion to the Saudi Professional League for the first time since 2005.

On 30 September 2023, Burić was appointed as manager of Saudi First Division club Ohod.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 December 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
Hajduk Split		29 May 2015	2 June 2016	49	24	11	14	048.98
Admira Wacker		3 January 2017	9 September 2017	26	11	5	10	042.31
Greuther Fürth		9 September 2017	4 February 2019	51	16	15	20	031.37
Hajduk Split		20 July 2019	19 December 2019	21	11	5	5	052.38
Admira Wacker		22 September 2020	26 April 2021	26	5	6	15	019.23
Al-Riyadh		18 September 2022	1 June 2023	29	17	6	6	058.62
Ohod		30 September 2023	Present	7	4	1	2	057.14
Total				209	88	49	72	042.11

Honours

Player

Freiburg

• 2. Bundesliga: 1992–93

External links

• Damir Burić at WorldFootball.net
• Damir Burić at fussballdaten.de (in German)