Zoran Kvržić

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Zoran Kvržić (pronounced [zǒran kʋřʒitɕ]; born 7 August 1988) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bosnian Premier League club Borac Banja Luka.

Zoran Kvržić
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Teslić, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Borac Banja Luka
Number 20
Youth career
Rudar Stanari
Proleter Teslić
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Proleter Teslić
2009–2010 HAŠK 50 (17)
2010–2013 Osijek 75 (6)
2013–2020 Rijeka 117 (12)
2015–2016Spezia (loan) 34 (1)
2016–2017Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 26 (1)
2020–2021 Kayserispor 47 (1)
2021–2023 Slaven Belupo 32 (1)
2023 Šibenik 17 (1)
2023– Borac Banja Luka 33 (10)
International career
2011–2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Kvržić started his professional career at Proleter Teslić, before joining HAŠK in 2009. The following year, he switched to Osijek. In 2013, he was transferred to Rijeka, who loaned him to Spezia in 2015 and to Sheriff Tiraspol in 2016. He signed with Kayserispor in 2020. A year later, Kvržić moved to Slaven Belupo. In 2023, he joined Šibenik. Later that year, he signed with Borac Banja Luka.

Kvržić made his senior international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011, earning 8 caps until 2020.

Club career

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Early career

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Kvržić started playing football at a local club, before joining the youth setup of his hometown team Proleter Teslić. He made his professional debut in 2005 at the age of 17.[1]

In February 2009, he moved to Croatian side HAŠK.[2]

In July 2010, he switched to Osijek.[3]

Rijeka

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In January 2013, Kvržić was transferred to Rijeka for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his official debut for the squad against Istra 1961 on 12 July.[5] On 21 July, he scored his first goal for Rijeka against Hajduk Split.[6] He won his first trophy with the club on 13 May 2014, by beating Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian Cup final.[7]

In January 2015, Kvržić was sent on a six-month loan to Italian outfit Spezia. In July, his loan was extended for an additional season.[8]

In July 2016, he was loaned to Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol until the end of the campaign.[9]

Kvržić signed a new three-year contract with Rijeka in November 2017.[10]

He played his 100th game for the club against Cibalia on 26 November.[11]

In September 2019, he prolonged his deal with the team until June 2022.[12]

Kayserispor

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In January 2020, Kvržić was transferred to Turkish outfit Kayserispor for an undisclosed fee.[13] He was sent off on his competitive debut for the side on 18 January against Alanyaspor.[14] On 13 September, he scored his first goal for Kayserispor against Kasımpaşa, which secured the victory for his squad.[15]

Later stage of career

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In October, Kvržić signed with Slaven Belupo.[16]

In February 2023, he moved to Šibenik.[17]

In June, he joined Borac Banja Luka.[18]

International career

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In December 2011, Kvržić received his first senior call-up to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for a friendly game against Poland,[19] and debuted in that game on 16 December.[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 December 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HAŠK 2008–09 Croatian Second League West 14 3 14 3
2009–10 Croatian Second League West 36 14 1 0 37 14
Total 50 17 1 0 51 17
Osijek 2010–11 Croatian Football League 21 2 3 1 24 3
2011–12 Croatian Football League 24 0 8 3 32 3
2012–13 Croatian Football League 30 4 4 1 4[b] 1 38 6
Total 75 6 15 5 4 1 94 12
Rijeka 2013–14 Croatian Football League 29 5 3 1 10[b] 2 42 8
2014–15 Croatian Football League 17 1 2 0 12[b] 3 1[c] 0 32 4
2015–16 Croatian Football League 1 0 0 0 2[b] 1 3 1
2017–18 Croatian Football League 30 4 4 1 9[d] 1 43 6
2018–19 Croatian Football League 29 2 5 1 2[b] 0 36 3
2019–20 Croatian Football League 11 0 1 0 3[b] 0 1[c] 0 16 0
Total 117 12 15 3 38 7 2 0 172 22
Spezia (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 16 1 1[e] 0 17 1
2015–16 Serie B 18 0 3 0 3[e] 0 24 0
Total 34 1 3 0 4 0 41 1
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2016–17 Moldovan Super Liga 26 5 1 0 2[f] 0 0 0 29 5
Kayserispor 2019–20 Süper Lig 10 0 0 0 10 0
2020–21 Süper Lig 36 1 1 2 37 3
2021–22 Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 47 1 1 2 48 3
Slaven Belupo 2021–22 Croatian Football League 18 1 2 0 20 1
2022–23 Croatian Football League 14 0 1 0 15 0
Total 32 1 3 0 35 1
Šibenik 2022–23 Croatian Football League 17 1 3 0 20 1
Borac Banja Luka 2023–24 Bosnian Premier League 25 7 7 0 2[g] 0 34 7
2024–25 Bosnian Premier League 8 3 1 0 12[h] 0 21 3
Total 33 10 8 0 14 0 55 10
Career total 431 54 50 10 58 8 6 0 545 72
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Coppa Italia, Cupa Moldovei, Turkish Cup, Bosnian Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Croatian Super Cup
  4. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League; six appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  8. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa League; four appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[22]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2011 1 0
2012 0 0
2013 2 0
2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 3 0
2020 1 0
Total 8 0

Honours

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Rijeka[21]

Sheriff Tiraspol[21]

Borac Banja Luka[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Zoran Kvržić: Oduševljen sam, jedva čekam debi za Papetov tim". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). 30 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Kvržić: Nadam se da me neće ponovo poslati na posudbu". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Kvržić: Sada svi govore da sam hit igrač". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Saznajte ko je Zoran Kvržić, novi igrač reprezentacije BiH". depo.ba (in Bosnian). 30 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Rijeka i Dinamo ubjedljivi na startu HNL-a". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Remi Hajduka i Rijeke: Bh. internacionalac utišao Poljud". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 21 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Rijeka osvojila Kup, Kvržić strijelac". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 13 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Zoran Kvržić ponovo u italijanskoj Speziji". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Zoran Kvržić u Sheriffu iz Tiraspola". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Zoran Kvržić produžio ugovor sa Rijekom". scsport.ba (in Bosnian). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Kvržić u nedjelju proslavio veliki jubilej". fokus.ba (in Bosnian). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Zoran Kvržić produžio ugovor sa Rijekom". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Robert Prosinečki je doveo Zorana Kvržića u Kayseri". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Zoran Kvržić dobio direktan crveni karton u debiju za Kayserispor". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Zoran Kvržić majstorskim pogotkom donio pobjedu Kayserisporu". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Zoran Kvržić novi igrač Slaven Belupa". n1info.ba (in Bosnian). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Bivši reprezentativac BiH potpisao za novi klub". sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Zoran Kvržić potpisao za Borac". faktor.ba (in Bosnian). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Musemić objavio spisak igrača za meč s Poljskom". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 6 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  20. ^ "Musemićevi izabranici poraženi od Poljske". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  21. ^ a b c d "Z. Kvržić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Zoran Kvržić". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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