Srđan Andrić (born 5 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional

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who played as a

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. He was most recently the youth academy director of

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

Club career

Andrić started his career with

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. He made his debut for the club in the 1999–2000 Prva HNL aged 19 years old. He spent the next four seasons at Hajduk, becoming the captain for the 2003-04 season. Andric then moved to Greek giants

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in 2004 in a deal worth €150k. He was released from Panathinaikos upon the expiration of his contract in May 2007, before rejoining Hajduk. He quickly became club captain again after the departure of Mirko Hrgović. After over 100 appearances and five years in his second stint at the

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based side, on 1 August 2012, he joined

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outfit Al-Wahda for the 2012-13 season. After a relatively unsuccessful season in the UAE, he retired from football in 2013. In total, Andric made 266 appearances for Hajduk over his two stints.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a March 2002

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against

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and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a February 2003 friendly draw with Macedonia in which game he scored the final goal of the game.

Post playing career

Hajduk announced that he had been appointed the chief of the youth academy on 19 March 2014, after a period out of the game. On 24 May 2016, he resigned as youth academy director after his contract was not renewed.

Career stats

Last updated on 9 July 2012

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Andric, Srdjan 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Dubrovnik Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Croatia men's international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players Panathinaikos F.C. players Al Wahda FC players Croatian Football League players Super League Greece players UAE Pro League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates