Velibor Đurić (born 5 May 1982) is Đurića Bosnian football manager and former player who is the manager of First League of RS club Radnik Bijeljina.

Club career

Đurić played with the youth teams of Slavija Sarajevo and then with the first teams of Proleter Zrenjanin 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.

Velibor Đurić

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

Velibor Đurić

After Łódź, Đurić also played for Olimpik, Zrinjski Mostar once again (with Zrinjski he again won the 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League) and Vitez. He totalled 202 official matches in all competitions for Zrinjski, which placed him third behind Pero Stojkić and Mario Ivanković on the club's all-time appearances list.

Velibor Đurić

On 17 June 2016, Đurić signed a two year contract with Radnik Bijeljina. While at Radnik, he also became the club captain. In June 2018, he extended his contract with Radnik. On 24 August 2019, he scored a hat-trick in Radnik's 3–0 home league win against Mladost Doboj Kakanj.

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. He ended his career at Radnik in October 2021.

International career

Đurić made one appearance for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in a June 2009 friendly match against Uzbekistan national team.

Managerial career

Right after ending his playing career, Đurić replaced Vlado Jagodić as Radnik Bijeljina manager on 25 October 2021. He debuted as manager in Radnik's loss in a Bosnian Cup game against Široki Brijeg on 27 October. Đurić's first win managing Radnik was against Velež Mostar in a league game on 31 October.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Zrinjski Mostar

Bosnian Premier League: 2008–09, 2013–14

Bosnian Cup: 2007–08

Widzew Łódź

I liga: 2009–10

Individual

Awards

Bosnian Premier League Player of the Year: 2008

References

External links

1982 births

Living people

People from Vlasenica

Sportspeople from Vlasenica Region

Men's association football midfielders

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers

FK Proleter Zrenjanin players

OFK Glasinac 2011 players

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players

Widzew Łódź players

FK Olimpik players

NK Vitez players

FK Radnik Bijeljina players

Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players

First League of the Republika Srpska players

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players

I liga players

Ekstraklasa players

Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers

FK Radnik Bijeljina managers

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers

Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro

Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro

Expatriate men's footballers in Poland

Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Poland