Dusan Predrag Djuric ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Предраг Ђурић, translit=Dušan Predrag Ðurić; born 16 September 1984) is a Swedish professional

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. Starting off his career with

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in Sweden, he went on to play professionally in Switzerland, Denmark, and France before returning to Sweden in 2016. He won eight

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for the Sweden national team between 2005 and 2010.

Club career

Early career

Starting his career in

youth team, he was raised up to the senior team in 2003 and debuted against

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in the premier game of the

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, coming on as a substitute. Prior to the 2004 season, he had established himself as a player in the starting line-up and aided the club to become runner-up, two points behind

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. Djuric continued on as a starting player during the poor season of 2005, as Halmstads BK qualified for the

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group stage, in which Djuric became the only goalscorer for the club, against

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. During the following seasons he started mainly as a midfielder but gradually stept up to become a forward.

Zürich

Following the UEFA Cup in 2005, Djuric attracted the attention of bigger clubs in Europe, such as

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and

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, however, he signed a contract with

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club

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on 7 January 2008. Djuric gained somewhat instant glory at Zürich, following a goal against

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in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round, however, Milan won both matches with 4–1 totally. Djuric helpt Zürich win the 2008–09 season and then scored twice during the qualification rounds to the

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. Djuric playing in Zürich didn't go unnoticed and it was soon speculation once again that he would move to various clubs, among them

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and

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Valenciennes

On 13 January 2012, Valenciennes confirmed that they had signed him on a three-and a half-year-contract. After struggling with injuries, he joined Danish club

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on loan for the 2013–14 season.

Aarau

At the end of the 2013–14 season, Djuric signed a one-year deal for Swiss club

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for an undisclosed fee.

Dalkurd FF

Ahead of the

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season, Djuric signed for

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where he ended up playing 20 games and scoring 2 goals.

GAIS

In 2017, Djuric signed for the Superettan club GAIS. Djuric left

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at the end of the 2018 season.

Return to Halmstads BK

On 26 February 2019, Djuric returned to

on a contract until the end of 2020.

International career

Youth

Djuric made his debut for Sweden's U-21 team in 2004 against Portugals U-21 team on 17 February. He was also part of Sweden's squad to the 2004 UEFA European U-21 Championship, which ended in 4th place.

Senior

Djuric where called up to Sweden's national team prior to its January tour in United States in 2005, being placed on the bench against

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, he came on as a substitute against

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Personal life

Of Serb descent, his parents are from

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, Serbia.

Honours

;FC Zürich *

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: 2008–09

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Djuric, Dusan 1984 births Living people Swedish people of Serbian descent Swedish men's footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers GAIS players Dalkurd FF players Halmstads BK players FC Zürich players Valenciennes FC players Odense Boldklub players FC Aarau players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in France Footballers from Halmstad Allsvenskan players Superettan players Swiss Super League players Ligue 1 players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Swedish sportsmen