Ivica Križanac
Ivica Križanac (born 13 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
 Ivica Križanac playing for Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Omiš | |||
| Šibenik | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Šibenik | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Slaven Belupo | 8 | (0) |
| 2000 | Varteks | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | FK Jablonec | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Sparta Prague | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | Górnik Zabrze | 13 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 |
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 49 | (4) |
| 2005–2011 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 100 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | RNK Split | 60 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2010 | Croatia | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Križanac was born in Split. He played for Górnik Zabrze of Poland where he became one of Polish league's best players. Following a two-year stay at Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski he joined Russian Premier League side Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2005. Križanac was released by Zenit Saint Petersburg in January 2011, after spending six seasons at the club.
International career
Križanac made his international debut for Croatia in a friendly match against Slovenia on 20 August 2008 in Maribor, coming on as a half-time substitute for Dario Šimić. He was regularly included in the squad during the team's qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, making 6 appearances in the competition. His final international appearance came in a friendly match against Belgium on 3 March 2010. After winning 11 caps for Croatia, he officially retired from the national team in May 2010.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2005 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2010 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 7 | ||
Honours
Zenit St. Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2007, 2010
- Russian Super Cup: 2008
- UEFA Cup: 2008
- UEFA Super Cup: 2008
- Russian Cup: 2010
References
- Pacak, Tomislav (4 May 2010). "Križanac se oprostio od reprezentacije" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- Ivica Križanac at Russian Premier League
- "Ivica Križanac » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
External links
- Ivica Križanac – FIFA competition record
- Ivica Križanac at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ivica Križanac – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Ivica Križanac at the Croatian Football Federation
- Ivica Križanac at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile)
- Ivica Križanac at the Zenit St. Petersburg official website (in Russian)