Damir Burić (footballer)
Burić as manager of Admira Wacker in 2017 | |||
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 | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Admira Wacker (manager) | ||
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) |
Teams managed | |||
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– | Admira Wacker | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Damir Burić (born 7 July 1964), popularly known as Šolta, is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Austrian Bundesliga club Admira Wacker.
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] On 19 December 2019, he was sacked.[5]
On 22 September 2020, he returned to Admira Wacker.[6]
Managerial statistics[]
- As of match played 19 March 2021
Team | Nat | 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 | |
Admira Wacker | 22 September 2020 | Present | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15.00 | |
Total | 165 | 65 | 40 | 60 | 39.39 |
Honours[]
Player[]
Freiburg
References[]
- ^ "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" (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Damir Burić više nije trener Hajduka" (in Croatian). HNK Hajduk Split. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "WILLKOMMEN ZURÜCK! DAMIR BURIC NEUER TRAINER DES FC FLYERALARM ADMIRA" (in German). Admira Wacker. 22 September 2020.
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