Srđan Andrić (born 5 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was most recently the youth academy director of Hajduk Split.
 Andrić with Hajduk Split in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth |
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HNK Dubrovnik | |||
| Hajduk Split | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Hajduk Split | 103 | (10) |
| 2004–2007 | Panathinaikos | 25 | (2) |
| 2007–2012 | Hajduk Split | 97 | (16) |
| 2012–2013 | Al-Wahda | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 231 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Croatia U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Croatia U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Croatia | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAndrić started his career with Croatia's Hajduk Split. He made his debut for the club in the 1999–2000 Prva HNL aged 19 years old. He spent the next four seasons at Hajduk, becoming the captain for the 2003–04 season.
Andric then moved to Greek giants Panathinaikos in 2004 in a deal worth €150,000.
He was released from Panathinaikos upon the expiration of his contract in May 2007, before rejoining Hajduk. He quickly became club captain again after the departure of Mirko Hrgović.
After over 100 appearances and five years in his second stint at the Split based side, on 1 August 2012, he joined UAE Pro-League outfit Al-Wahda for the 2012–13 season. After a relatively unsuccessful season in the UAE, he retired from football in 2013.
In total, Andric made 266 appearances for Hajduk over his two stints.
International career
editHe made his debut for Croatia in a March 2002 friendly match against Slovenia and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a February 2003 friendly draw with Macedonia in which game he scored the final goal of the game.[1]
Post playing career
editHajduk announced that he had been appointed the chief of the youth academy on 19 March 2014, after a period out of the game. On 24 May 2016, he resigned as youth academy director after his contract was not renewed.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 1999–00 | Prva HNL | 9 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Prva HNL | 19 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | Prva HNL | 26 | 5 | |
| 2002–03 | Prva HNL | 26 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | Prva HNL | 21 | 2 | |
| Panathinaikos | 2004–05 | Alpha Ethniki | 10 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Alpha Ethniki | 14 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | |
| Hajduk Split | 2007–08 | Prva HNL | 22 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Prva HNL | 24 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 | Prva HNL | 15 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Prva HNL | 16 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | Prva HNL | 20 | 2 | |
References
edit- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Nema kraja ostavkama, iz Hajduka odlazi šef škole Andrić". April 2016.
External links
edit- Srdan Andric – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Srdjan Andrić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Srđan Andrić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Srđan Andrić at Sportnet.hr (in Croatian)