Zoran Kvržić (pronounced [zǒran kʋřʒitɕ]; born 7 August 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Teslić, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borac Banja Luka | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rudar Stanari | |||
| Proleter Teslić | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Proleter Teslić | ||
| 2009–2010 | HAŠK | 50 | (17) |
| 2010–2013 | Osijek | 75 | (6) |
| 2013–2020 | Rijeka | 117 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | → Spezia (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Kayserispor | 47 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Slaven Belupo | 32 | (1) |
| 2023 | Šibenik | 17 | (1) |
| 2023– | Borac Banja Luka | 24 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 | |||
Kvržić started his professional career at Proleter Teslić, before joining HAŠK in 2009. The following year, he switched to Osijek. In 2013, he was transferred to Rijeka, who loaned him to Spezia in 2015 and to Sheriff Tiraspol in 2016. He signed with Kayserispor in 2020. A year later, Kvržić moved to Slaven Belupo. In 2023, he joined Šibenik. Later that year, he signed with Borac Banja Luka.
Kvržić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011, earning 8 caps until 2020.
Club career edit
Early career edit
Kvržić started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth setup of his hometown team Proleter Teslić. He made his professional debut in 2005 at the age of 17.[1]
In February 2009, he moved to Croatian side HAŠK.[2]
In July 2010, he switched to Osijek.[3]
Rijeka edit
In February 2013, Rijeka announced that Kvržić would join them the following season on a four-year deal.[4] He made his official debut for the team against Istra 1961 on 12 July.[5] On 21 July, he scored his first goal for Rijeka against Hajduk Split.[6] He won his first trophy with the club on 13 May 2014, by beating Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian Cup final.[7]
In January 2015, Kvržić was sent on a six-month loan to Italian outfit Spezia. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season.[8]
In July 2016, he was loaned to Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol until the end of season.[9]
He signed a new three-year contract with Rijeka in November 2017.[10]
Kvržić played his 100th game for the club against Cibalia on 26 November.[11]
In September 2019, he extended his deal with the team until June 2022.[12]
Kayserispor edit
In January 2020, Kvržić was transferred to Turkish outfit Kayserispor for an undisclosed fee.[13] He was sent off on his competitive debut for the club on 18 January against Alanyaspor.[14] On 13 September, he scored his first goal for Kayserispor against Kasımpaşa, which secured the victory for his team.[15]
Later stage of career edit
In October, Kvržić signed with Slaven Belupo.[16]
In February 2023, he moved to Šibenik.[17]
In June, he joined Borac Banja Luka.[18]
International career edit
In December 2011, Kvržić received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for a friendly game against Poland,[19] and debuted in that game on 16 December.[20]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 20 April 2024[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HAŠK | 2008–09 | Croatian Second League West | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | Croatian Second League West | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 14 | |||
| Total | 50 | 17 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 51 | 17 | ||||
| Osijek | 2010–11 | Croatian Football League | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | Croatian Football League | 24 | 0 | 8 | 3 | – | – | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | Croatian Football League | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4[b] | 1 | – | 38 | 6 | ||
| Total | 75 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 94 | 12 | |||
| Rijeka | 2013–14 | Croatian Football League | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10[b] | 2 | – | 42 | 8 | |
| 2014–15 | Croatian Football League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12[b] | 3 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | Croatian Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Croatian Football League | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9[d] | 1 | – | 43 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Croatian Football League | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Croatian Football League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 117 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 22 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | – | – | 1[e] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3[e] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2016–17 | Moldovan Super Liga | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Kayserispor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 48 | 3 | ||||
| Slaven Belupo | 2021–22 | Croatian Football League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Croatian Football League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Šibenik | 2022–23 | Croatian Football League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| Borac Banja Luka | 2023–24 | Bosnian Premier League | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | – | 32 | 6 | |
| Career total | 422 | 50 | 48 | 10 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 522 | 68 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Coppa Italia, Cupa Moldovei, Turkish Cup, Bosnian Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- As of match played 7 September 2020[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Rijeka[21]
Sheriff Tiraspol[21]
References edit
- ^ "Kvržić: Sada svi govore da sam hit igrač". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Kvržić: Nadam se da neću na novu posudbu". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Slavonci žele Europu, Pjesnici i Varaždinci osuđeni na borbu za goli život". index.hr (in Croatian). 23 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Rijeka na Korzu predstavila pojačanja i nove dresove". index.hr (in Croatian). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Rijeka i Dinamo ubjedljivi na startu HNL-a". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Remi Hajduka i Rijeke: Bh. internacionalac utišao Poljud". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Rijeka osvojila Kup, Kvržić strijelac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Zoran Kvržić ponovo u italijanskoj Speziji". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Zoran Kvržić u Sheriffu iz Tiraspola". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Zoran Kvržić produžio ugovor sa Rijekom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Kvržić u nedjelju proslavio veliki jubilej". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Zoran Kvržić potpisao novi ugovor sa Rijekom". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 7 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Zvanično: Robert Prosinečki doveo Zorana Kvržića u Kayserispor". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Potpuno nepromišljen potez Zmaja: Zoran Kvržić na neslavan način debitovao za Kayseri". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Kvržić zabio majstorski iz voleja za pobjedu Kayserija". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Bivši reprezentativac BiH Zoran Kvržić potpisao za Slaven Belupo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Bivši reprezentativac BiH potpisao za novi klub". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Zoran Kvržić potpisao za Borac". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Musemić objavio spisak igrača za meč s Poljskom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 6 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ "Musemićevi izabranici poraženi od Poljske". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "Z. Kvržić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Zoran Kvržić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
External links edit
- Zoran Kvržić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zoran Kvržić – UEFA competition record (archive)
