Amir Karić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amir Karić | ||
| Date of birth | December 31, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Orahovica Donja, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1995 | Slovenia U21 | 14 | (4) |
| 1996–2004 | Slovenia | 64 | (1) |
| 2003 | Slovenia B | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Amir Karić (born 31 December 1973) is a retired Slovenian footballer.
Club career
After his impressive performances at the 2000 European Championships, Karić was brought to English football by Ipswich Town in August 2000 for £700,000.[1]
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
He played for Slovenia at UEFA Euro 2000 and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | 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 | PrvaLiga | 33 | 7 | — | 33 | 7 | |||
| 1992–93 | 27 | 10 | — | 27 | 10 | |||||
| 1993–94 | Maribor | PrvaLiga | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 1994–95 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 1995–96 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| 1996–97 | 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 | 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 | PrvaLiga | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2000–01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | League 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 | PrvaLiga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2003–04 | 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 | PrvaLiga | 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 | PrvaLiga | 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 | PrvaLiga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | Olimpija | Third League | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 24 | 13 | |
| 2008–09 | Second League | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2009–10 | Koper | PrvaLiga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Železničar Maribor | 1. MNZ Maribor | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 6 | |||
| 2012–13 | Malečnik | Third League | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 4 | |
| Country | Slovenia | 401 | 83 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 444 | 90 | |
| Japan | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Russia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Cyprus | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 433 | 84 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 484 | 92 | ||
National team statistics
| Slovenia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ Amir Karic and Ulrich Le Pen - When Saturday Comes
- ↑ Amir Karić at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- NZS profile (in Slovene)
- Amir Karić at National-Football-Teams.com
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