Damir Burić (footballer)

Damir Burić "Šolta" (born 7 July 1964) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Austrian club Admira Wacker.

Damir Burić
Burić as Admira Wacker manager in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-07-07) 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
0000–1984 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

While playing in Croatia, he got the nickname "Šolta", after the island Šolta of the same name because roots of his family are from that island.

Playing career

Burić started off his career at NK GOŠK Dubrovnik, before signing with hometown club RNK Split, where he stayed until 1988. In 1988, he went to Germany and became the new player of SV Waldhof Mannheim. At Waldhof Mannheim he stayed 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 Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 an assistant coach of SC Freiburg II, SC Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen.

On 29 May 2015, he was appointed as a new manager of Hajduk Split. On 2 June 2016, Burić was sacked after underperforming in the league. In January 2017, he was appointed as the manager of Austrian Bundesliga club FC Admira Wacker Mödling.

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 the Hajduk 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 15 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Hajduk Split 29 May 2015 2 June 2016 49 24 11 14 048.98
Admira Wacker 3 January 2017 9 September 2017 26 11 5 10 042.31
Greuther Fürth 9 September 2017 4 February 2019 49 16 15 18 032.65
Hajduk Split 20 July 2019 19 December 2019 21 11 5 5 052.38
Total 145 62 36 47 042.76

Honours

Player

Freiburg

References
  1. "Buric, Damir" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. "Buric wird Cheftrainer" (in German). greuther-fuerth.de. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. "„Müssen für eine Veränderung sorgen"". greuther-fuerth.de. 4 February 2019.
  4. "TRENER DAMIR BURIĆ PONOVNO S NAMA". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. "Damir Burić više nije trener Hajduka". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. "WILLKOMMEN ZURÜCK! DAMIR BURIC NEUER TRAINER DES FC FLYERALARM ADMIRA" (in German). Admira Wacker. 22 September 2020.
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