Senijad Ibričić

Senijad Ibričić (born 26 September 1985) is a Bosnian football executive and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.[3] He is the current sporting director of Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.

Senijad Ibričić
Ibričić playing for Lokomotiv Moscow in 2011
Personal information
Full name Senijad Ibričić[1]
Date of birth (1985-09-26) 26 September 1985
Place of birth Kotor Varoš, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sarajevo (sporting director)
Youth career
0000–2003 Podgrmeč
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Podgrmeč 23 (16)
2004–2008 Zagreb 100 (22)
2008–2011 Hajduk Split 76 (35)
2011–2013 Lokomotiv Moscow 28 (4)
2012 → Gaziantepspor (loan) 13 (2)
2013 → Kasımpaşa (loan) 14 (4)
2013–2015 Erciyesspor 30 (4)
2015 → Vardar (loan) 13 (5)
2015 Karşıyaka 6 (0)
2016 Sepahan 5 (0)
2016–2017 Koper 29 (6)
2017–2022 Domžale 153 (40)
Total 490 (138)
International career
2005–2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 12 (8)
2005–2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ibričić played in Croatia, Russia, Turkey, Macedonia, Iran, and Slovenia.[4] He played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team for nine years, making 44 appearances and representing the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Ibričić holds both Bosnian and Croatian citizenship.[5]

Club career

Zagreb

After one season at senior level in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ibričić left to play for Croatian side NK Zagreb. He established himself as one of the club's best players, and soon attracted interest from bigger clubs in Croatia. He was transferred to Hajduk in 2008 for €1.8 million.[6]

Hajduk Split

In April 2010 Ibričić scored against Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk's biggest rivals, for the second time in his career. The goal sent Hajduk to the final of the Croatian Cup with a narrow 1–0 aggregate scoreline. He scored again in both the legs of the final and thereby won his first trophy for the club. He finished the 2009–10 season with 17 goals, only behind Davor Vugrinec in the Prva HNL. He was voted the best player in the Croatian League and received the Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award for the 2009–10 season. This was the first time since 1992 that a Hajduk Split player got the prestigious award.[7] He also won the 2009–10 fans' player of the year award, the Heart of Hajduk.

In late August 2010 he was linked with a possible move to Turkish side Galatasaray. According to media reports, Gaziantepspor offered €6.5 million to Hajduk, but the offer was turned down, with former Hajduk president Joško Svaguša saying that the minimum transfer fee for Ibričić would be in the region of €10 million.[8]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 13 January 2011, he was transferred to Russian club FC Lokomotiv Moscow for a reported fee of around €7 million. Hajduk will also receive 20% of Ibričić's next transfer sum.[9][10] He scored his first goal for Lokomotiv from the penalty spot in a league match against FC Krasnodar.[11]

Gaziantepspor

On 31 July 2012, Ibričić moved on loan to Gaziantepspor. He scored twice in 13 Süper Lig games for this team.

Kasımpaşa

On 4 January 2013, Ibričić moved on loan to Kasımpaşa S.K.

Kayseri Erciyesspor

On 26 August 2013, Ibričić signed a three-year contract with Kayseri Erciyesspor.[12]

Vardar

On 9 February 2015, Ibričić has moved to the Macedonian side Vardar.[13] Later, on 15 March he was scored first goal from penalty, in his third game in the club against Turnovo.

Sepahan

Ibričić joined Persian Gulf League side Sepahan in January 2016.[14] He made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Persepolis.

Koper

Ibričić joined Koper in Slovenia on 16 June 2016, signing a two-year contract.[15]

International career

Ibričić established himself in the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina when his former coach at NK Zagreb, Miroslav Blažević became the national team's manager. He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a February 2005 friendly match away against Iran and has earned a total of 44 caps, scoring four goals.[16] He participated in each of Bosnia's 12 games in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign (ten in the regular qualification, and two playoff games). He scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly against Bulgaria.[17] He also scored against Estonia in a record-breaking 7–0 victory in Zenica.[18] His final international was a June 2014 pre-World Cup tournament friendly against Mexico.[19] As of 21 July 2014, Ibričić has retired from international football for Bosnia and Herzegovina.[20]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ibričić goal.
List of international goals scored by Senijad Ibričić[21]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 August 2008 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bulgaria 1–2 1–2 Friendly
2 10 September 2008 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Estonia 7–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 5 September 2009 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 3 September 2010 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Hajduk Split

Vardar

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "10 Senijad IBRIČIĆ" (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. Senijad Ibričić at Soccerway
  4. Plestenjak, Rok (24 February 2018). "Balkanci vse, kar je lepo, hitro uničimo" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. P. Smolčić (27 February 2009). "Hajduk se žalio na kaznu, Senijad Ibričić dobio hrvatsko državljanstvo" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. "SPORT Portal - Sport - Nogomet - Ibricic u Rubinu za pet miliona eura?". MOJPORTAL.BA. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010.
  7. "SportSport.ba | INO FUDBAL". Archived from the original on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  8. Jurišić, Bernard (29 August 2010). "Galatasaray ponudio 6,5 milijuna, Hajduk odbio" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  9. "Ibričić novi igrač moskovskog Lokomotiva - SportSport.ba | INO FUDBAL". Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  10. "Ibričić potpisao za moskovski Lokomotiv". Klix.ba.
  11. FIFA.com
  12. "Ekskluzivno: Ibričić za sport24.ba nakon potpisivanja ugovora!". sport24.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. "Вардар го претстави најголемото засилување, Сенијад Ибричиќ" (in Macedonian). Ekipa.mk. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  14. "Tasnim News Agency - Iran's Sepahan Reaches Agreement with Bosnian Ibricic". Tasnim News Agency.
  15. Peter Dominko (16 June 2016). "Ne k Pušniku, temveč na Bonifiko" [Not to Pusnik, but to Bonifika] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  16. Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  17. "Reprezentacija BiH, Premijer liga, prve lige, rezultati, tabele, arhiva".
  18. "Bosna i Hercegovina razbila Estoniju sa 7:0!". Klix.ba.
  19. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  20. "Ibričić napustio BiH repku: Zaboravlja se da sam prije Džeke igrao za Zmajeve!". Večernji.hr.
  21. Senijad Ibričić at National-Football-Teams.com
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