Miran Burgić

Miran Burgić
Personal information
Full nameMiran Burgić
Date of birth25 September 1984
Place of birthTrbovlje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Olimpija
Number30
Youth career
1991–1999Zagorje
1999–2003Gorica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2006Gorica76(30)
2006–2010AIK63(16)
2010–2012Wacker Innsbruck67(11)
2012–2013Hapoel Ramat Gan19(1)
2014Ethnikos Achna18(3)
2014–Olimpija11(1)
National team‡
2003–2005Slovenia U2110(3)
2006–2008Slovenia5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2010

Miran Burgić (pronounced [ˈmiran ˈburɡitʃ]; born 25 September 1984 in Trbovlje) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for Olimpija.

Career

In the 2005–06 season, while playing for Gorica, Burgič was the top goalscorer of the Slovenian League with 24 goals in 35 games. At that time he was a prospect for French, Swiss and German clubs. However, Burgić signed for AIK in the summer of 2006. In his home debut he scored two goals against Östers IF. Immediately he showed great ability to score in the penalty area with both feet and headers. Due to two severe knee injuries he did not reach his top level during his spell in Sweden.

During the summer 2008 when Burgič was back after injury he scored several goals and was close to a transfer to Greek side AEK Athens. However, he was stopped by then manager Rikard Norling since he was crucial for the team. After the 2008 season the team changed manager and Burgič fell out of flavour of his new boss and did just appear occasionally in the line-up.

In the end of 2009 Burgić wanted a new challenge and decided to not extend his contract that was about to expire in the summer of 2010. In his last game for AIK against Åtvidaberg he scored a hat-trick. After that he left the club to join Wacker Innsbruck in Austria on a free transfer.

In 2010 Burgić was on the verge to break into the Slovenian team that participated in the World Cup. However, he did not make the final cut.

In summer 2012 Burgić left Wacker Innsbruck since the clubs finances were in terrible state. He later signed for Israeil side Hapoel Ramat Gan in the Israeli Premier League.

Honours

Gorica

AIK

Hapoel Ramat Gan

Individual

References