Damir Vuica
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-01-17) 17 January 1972
Place of birth Osijek, Croatia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Osijek
Metalac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Osijek 60 (2)
1994–1997 Hajduk Split 45 (2)
1997–2002 Osijek 141 (9)
2002–2005 Kamen Ingrad 76 (3)
2005–2009 Osijek 50 (1)
Total 372 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Damir Vuica (born 17 January 1972) is a Croatian retired footballer who played for NK Osijek, HNK Hajduk Split and NK Kamen Ingrad. He is considered one of the best Osijek´s players of all time.

Career

The long-haired Vuica played 295 official matches for Osijek in all competitions, putting him in third place with most appearances for the club after Mile Škorić and Bakir Beširević.[1]

Vuica has the honour to be the most yellow-carded player in the history of the Croatian Football League with 104 in 372 games.[2] He is also Osijek's record holder with 67.[3]

He played in the Champions League for Hajduk,[4] losing in the quarter-finals to eventual champions Ajax, and in Kamen Ingrad's only ever UEFA Cup run.

Personal life

Vuica is married to Jakica and the couple has two sons.

Career statistics

Performances in Prva HNL
SeasonAppsGoals
NK Osijek
199251
1992–93230
1993–94321
HNK Hajduk Split
1994–95140
1995–96240
1996–9770
NK Osijek
1996–97113
1997–98261
1998–99253
1999–00251
2000–01281
2001–02260
NK Kamen Ingrad
2002–03201
2003–04291
2004–05271
NK Osijek
2005–06201
2006–07210
2007–0880
2008–0910
Total37217

References

  • Damir Vuica at WorldFootball.net
  • "Damir Vuica". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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