Velibor Đurić (born 5 May 1982) is a Bosnian

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and former

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who is the manager of First League of RS club Radnik Bijeljina.

Club career

Đurić played with the youth teams of

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and then with the first teams of Proleter Zrenjanin and Glasinac Sokolac before moving to

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in the summer of 2005. He won with Zrinjski the 2008–09 Bosnian Premier League and the 2007–08 Bosnian Cup. Đurić's contract with Zrinjski expired on 30 June 2009 and he placed his signature under a 3-year contract with

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. He was released from Widzew on 16 July 2011. While at the club, he won the 2009–10 I liga. After Łódź, Đurić also played for Olimpik, Zrinjski Mostar once again (with Zrinjski he again won the 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League) and

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. 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. 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. So far with Radnik, Đurić has won the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19

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. On 24 August 2019, he scored a

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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

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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

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game against

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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 *

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: 2008–09, 2013–14 *

: 2007–08 Widzew Łódź *

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: 2009–10 Radnik Bijeljina *

: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

Individual

Awards * Bosnian Premier League Player of the Year:

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