Velibor Đurić

Velibor Đurić (born 5 May 1982) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Radnik Bijeljina, for which he is captain.

Velibor Đurić
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982
Place of birth Vlasenica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Radnik Bijeljina
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2003 Slavija Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Proleter Zrenjanin
2004–2005 Glasinac Sokolac
2005–2009 Zrinjski Mostar 105 (18)
2009–2011 Widzew Łódź 20 (1)
2011–2013 Olimpik 36 (2)
2013–2015 Zrinjski Mostar 56 (3)
2015–2016 Vitez 27 (7)
2016– Radnik Bijeljina 126 (19)
National team
2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020

Club career

Đurić played with the youth teams of Slavija Sarajevo and then with the first teams of Proleter Zrenjanin[1] and Glasinac Sokolac before moving to Zrinjski Mostar in the summer of 2005. He won with Zrinjski the 2008–09 Bosnian Premier League and the 2007–08 Bosnian Cup.

Đurić's contract with Zrinjski expired on 30 June 2009 and he placed his signature under a 3-year contract with Widzew Łódź.[2] He was released from Widzew on 16 July 2011. While at the club, he won the 2009–10 I liga.[3]

After Łódź, Đurić also played for Olimpik, Zrinjski Mostar once again (with Zrinjski he again won the 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League) and Vitez.

On 17 June 2016, Đurić signed a two year contract with Radnik Bijeljina.[4] While at Radnik, he also became the club captain. In June 2018, he extended his contract with Radnik. So far with Radnik, Đurić has won the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 Republika Srpska Cup. On 24 August 2019, he scored a hat-trick in Radnik's 3–0 home league win against Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[5]

Đurić scored another hat-trick for Radnik, this time in his team's 0–4 away league win against, once again, Mladost Doboj Kakanj on 23 November 2019.[6]

International career

Đurić made one appearance for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in 2009.[7]

Personal life

On 20 October 2020, it was confirmed that Đurić tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina;[8] by November, he recovered.[9]

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar

Widzew Łódź

Radnik Bijeljina

Individual

Awards

References
  1. Summer 2003 transfers list
  2. Durić piłkarzem Widzewa 6.07.2009, interia.pl
  3. Velibor Đurić rozwiązał kontrakt z Widzewem 16.07.2011, 90minut.pl
  4. S.M. (17 June 2016). "Velibor Đurić potpisao na dvije godine s Radnikom" (in Bosnian). Bljesak.info. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. M. Šljivak (24 August 2019). "FK Radnik prekinuo crnu seriju protiv FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj uz šou Velibora Đurića" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  6. "(FOTO) Đurić i Bradonjić razbili Mladost u Doboj- Kaknju" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. Velibor Đurić at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. E. Škorić (20 October 2020). "Velibor Đurić pozitivan na koronavirus, propušta tri naredne utakmice Radnika" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. "Kapiten Radnika otkrio kako je izgledala njegova borba sa koronavirusom" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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