Ivica Križanac (born 13 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Ivica Križanac
Ivica Križanac playing for Zenit Saint Petersburg
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-04-13) 13 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Omiš
Šibenik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Šibenik 7 (0)
1998–2000 Slaven Belupo 8 (0)
2000 Varteks 5 (0)
2000–2001 Jablonec 2 (0)
2001–2003 Sparta Prague 1 (0)
2003 Górnik Zabrze 13 (1)
2003–2005 Dyskobolia 49 (4)
2005–2011 Zenit Saint Petersburg 100 (6)
2011–2014 RNK Split 63 (4)
International career
2008–2010 Croatia 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Križanac was born in Split. He played for Polish outfit Górnik Zabrze where he became one of Ekstraklasa's best players. Following a two-year stay at Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski he joined Russian Premier League side Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2005. He played in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final for Zenith, winning the biggest trophy of his career after beating Glasgow Rangers. Križanac was released by Zenit Saint Petersburg in January 2011, after spending six seasons at the club.

International career

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Križanac made his international debut for Croatia in a friendly match against Slovenia on 20 August 2008 in Maribor, coming on as a half-time substitute for Dario Šimić.[1] He was regularly included in the squad during the team's qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, making 6 appearances in the competition. His final international appearance came in a friendly match against Belgium on 3 March 2010. After winning 11 caps for Croatia, he officially retired from the national team in May 2010.[2]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2005 Russian Premier League 12 2 2 0 8 0 22 2
2006 16 0 1 0 17 0
2007 15 0 5 0 20 0
2008 25 1 0 0 14 0 2 0 41 0
2009 18 2 2 1 5 0 25 3
2010 14 1 1 0 5 0 20 1
Total 100 6 11 1 32 0 2 0 145 7
Career total 100 6 11 1 32 0 2 0 145 7

Honours

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Sparta Prague

Zenit St. Petersburg[5]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ Pacak, Tomislav (4 May 2010). "Križanac se oprostio od reprezentacije" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. ^ Ivica Križanac at Russian Premier League
  4. ^ "Ivica Križanac » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Ivica Križanac". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Laureaci". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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