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Amir Karić

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Amir Karić
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-12-31) 31 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Orahovica Donja, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back, midfielder
Youth career
0000–1989 Šoštanj
1989–1991 Rudar Velenje
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Rudar Velenje 60 (17)
1993–1997 Maribor 95 (12)
1997–1998 Gamba Osaka 12 (0)
1998 Železničar Maribor 3 (2)
1999–2000 Maribor 43 (6)
2000–2002 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2001 → Crystal Palace (loan) 3 (0)
2002–2003 Maribor 42 (9)
2004 Moscow 4 (0)
2004–2005 Mura 9 (3)
2005–2006 AEL Limassol 11 (1)
2005–2006 Koper 14 (1)
2006–2007 Anorthosis Famagusta 2 (0)
2006–2007 Interblock 8 (1)
2007–2009 Olimpija Ljubljana 42 (17)
2009–2011 Koper 54 (3)
2012 Železničar Maribor 20 (8)
2013 Malečnik 11 (4)
2013–2018 USV Murfeld Süd 94 (39)
2018–2022 Malečnik 59 (12)
International career
1992–1995 Slovenia U21 14 (4)
1996–2004 Slovenia 64 (1)
2003 Slovenia B 2 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Pomurje / Mura
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amir Karić (born 31 December 1973) is a Slovenian football coach and former player. Primarily a left-back, he also played as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

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After his impressive performances at the 2000 European Championships, Karić was brought to English football by Ipswich Town in August 2000 for £700,000.[3]

His appearances for Ipswich were limited to three in the League Cup before he was sent out on loan to Crystal Palace in March 2001, where he only played three matches. His loan spell at Palace was then cut short and the player returned to Ipswich. Karić's contract at Ipswich was terminated by mutual consent in October 2002.

After that, he played for Moscow. In 2005–06 he played for the Cypriot team Anorthosis. During his career he also played for Rudar Velenje, AEL Limassol, Gamba Osaka and for Koper.

International career

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Karić made his debut for Slovenia in a May 1996 friendly match against the United Arab Emirates, where he also scored his first and only goal for the national team.[4] In his international career from 1996 to 2004, he made 64 appearances for the national team.[5]

With Slovenia, he played at the 2000 UEFA European Championship and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

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His son Sven and daughter Tija are also footballers.[6][7]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club performance League National cup League cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slovenia League Slovenian Cup League cup Total
1991–92 Rudar Velenje 1. SNL 33 7 — 33 7
1992–93 1. SNL 27 10 — 27 10
1993–94 Maribor 1. SNL 20 0 4 1 — 24 1
1994–95 1. SNL 28 2 4 0 — 32 2
1995–96 1. SNL 21 4 1 0 — 22 4
1996–97 1. SNL 26 6 7 3 — 33 9
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1997 Gamba Osaka J1 League 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
1998 J1 League 7 0 0 0 3 1 10 1
Slovenia League Slovenian Cup League cup Total
1998–99 Železničar Maribor 2. SNL 3 2 0 0 — 3 2
1998–99 Maribor 1. SNL 15 3 4 0 19 3
1999–2000 1. SNL 25 3 4 1 — 29 4
2000–01 1. SNL 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
England League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
2000–01 Ipswich Town Premier League 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
2000–01 Crystal Palace First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Slovenia League Slovenian Cup League cup Total
2001–02 Maribor 1. SNL 12 1 2 0 — 14 1
2002–03 1. SNL 14 4 0 0 — 14 4
2003–04 1. SNL 16 4 3 1 — 19 5
Russia League Russian Cup Premier League Cup Total
2004 Moscow Premier League 4 0 4 0
Slovenia League Slovenian Cup League cup Total
2004–05 Mura 1. SNL 9 3 0 0 — 9 3
Cyprus League Cypriot Cup League cup Total
2005–06 AEL Lemesos First Division 11 1 — 11 1
Slovenia League Slovenian Cup League cup Total
2005–06 Koper 1. SNL 14 1 3 0 — 17 1
Cyprus League Cypriot Cup League cup Total
2006–07 Anorthosis Famagusta First Division 2 0 — 2 0
Slovenia League Slovenian Cup League cup Total
2006–07 Interblock 1. SNL 8 1 0 0 — 8 1
2007–08 Olimpija 3. SNL 20 12 4 1 — 24 13
2008–09 2. SNL 22 5 1 0 — 23 5
2009–10 Koper 1. SNL 30 0 2 0 — 32 0
2010–11 1. SNL 19 3 4 0 — 23 3
2011–12 1. SNL 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
2011–12 Železničar Maribor 1. MNZ Maribor 12 2 0 0 — 12 2
2012–13 1. MNZ Maribor 8 6 0 0 — 8 6
2012–13 Malečnik 3. SNL 11 4 0 0 — 11 4
Total 433 84 45 7 6 1 484 92

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Slovenia Year Apps Goals
1996 3 1
1997 5 0
1998 3 0
1999 9 0
2000 11 0
2001 7 0
2002 11 0
2003 8 0
2004 7 0
Total 64 1

References

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  1. ^ "Karić Amir" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Amir Karić at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Amir Karic and Ulrich Le Pen Archived 2 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine - When Saturday Comes
  4. ^ "Amir Karić, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Slovenia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ Viškovič, Rok (11 March 2016). "Amir Karić: Upam, da mladi ne bodo ponavljali mojih napak" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Hčerka nekdanjega reprezentanta Amirja Karića zdaj uspešna nogometašica". Mariborinfo.com (in Slovenian). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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