Branko Žigić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Жигић; born 30 December 1981) is a Serbian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He is the younger brother of Nikola Žigić.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 December 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bačka Topola, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mladost Novi Sad (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIK Bačka Topola | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | AIK Bačka Topola | ||
| 2004 | Tekstilac Odžaci | 15 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Cement Beočin | 88 | (15) |
| 2007–2017 | Proleter Novi Sad | 264 | (19) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Proleter Novi Sad | ||
| 2021 | Proleter Novi Sad | ||
| 2022 | Mladost Novi Sad | ||
| 2022–2023 | Novi Sad 1921 | ||
| 2023– | Mladost Novi Sad | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Bačka Topola,[3] Brako started his career together with his older brother Nikola at local club AIK Bačka Topola. Later he played for Tekstilac Odžaci and Cement Beočin.[4]
Proleter Novi Sad edit
Žigić joined Proleter Novi Sad for the 2007–08 season. After 2 seasons playing in the Serbian League Vojvodina, Žigić promoted with club in the Serbian First League. Playing with Proleter, Žigić made over 250 caps.
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tekstilac Odžaci | 2003–04[3] | Serbian League Vojvodina | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Cement Beočin | 2004–05[3] | 30 | 7 | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| 2005–06[3] | 29 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2006–07[3] | 29 | 6 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 15 | — | — | 88 | 15 | ||||
| Proleter Novi Sad | 2007–08[3] | Serbian League Vojvodina | 25 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09[3] | 26 | 4 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2009–10[3] | Serbian First League | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 264 | 19 | 6 | 0 | — | 270 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 367 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 35 | ||
Managerial statistics edit
- As of match played 30 August 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Proleter Novi Sad | 9 September 2019 | 9 April 2021 | 53 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 33.96 | |
| Proleter Novi Sad | 16 July 2021 | 10 October 2021 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26.67 | |
| Mladost Novi Sad | 7 July 2022 | 2 August 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 | |
| Novi Sad 1921 | 21 August 2022 | 23 June 2023 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41.18 | |
| Total | 105 | 37 | 25 | 43 | 35.24 | — | ||
Honours edit
Proleter Novi Sad
References edit
- ^ "Branko Žigić". Serbian First League (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Kad Žiga i Krasa udare na Kolarova u Slanoj Bari". Press (in Serbian). 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Zigic, Branko". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Krasić i Žigić:Pobedili bismo Miloša i Nikolu". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 31 October 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Branko Žigić at Soccerway
External links edit
- Branko Žigić at FootballDatabase.eu
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