Branko Žigić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 December 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bačka Topola, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIK Bačka Topola | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | AIK Bačka Topola | ||
| 2004 | 15 | (1) | |
| 2004–2007 | Cement Beočin | 88 | (15) |
| 2007–2017 | Proleter Novi Sad | 264 | (19) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018–2019 | Proleter Novi Sad (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Proleter Novi Sad | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Branko Žigić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Жигић; born 30 December 1981) is a Serbian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He is the younger brother of Nikola Žigić.[2]
Career[]
Born in Bačka Topola,[3] Brako started his career together with his older brother Nikola, playing for local club AIK Bačka Topola. Later he played for and Cement Beočin.[4]
Proleter Novi Sad[]
Žigić joined Proleter Novi Sad for the 2007–08 season. After 2 seasons playing in the Serbian League Vojvodina, Žigić promoted with club in the Serbian First League. Playing with Proleter, Žigić made over 250 caps.
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| [3] | Serbian League Vojvodina | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |
| Cement Beočin | [3] | 30 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 7 | |
| [3] | 29 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07[3] | 29 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| Total | 88 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 88 | 15 | ||
| Proleter Novi Sad | 2007–08[3] | Serbian League Vojvodina | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 1 |
| 2008–09[3] | 26 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10[3] | Serbian First League | 32 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 264 | 19 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 270 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 367 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 35 | ||
References[]
- ^ "Branko Žigić". Serbian First League (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Kad Žiga i Krasa udare na Kolarova u Slanoj Bari". Press (in Serbian). 14 November 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Zigic, Branko". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Krasić i Žigić:Pobedili bismo Miloša i Nikolu". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 31 October 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Branko Žigić at Soccerway
External links[]
- Branko Žigić at FootballDatabase.eu
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