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Andrija Delibašić Personal information Full name Andrija Delibašić Date of birth 24 April 1981 Place of birth Nikšić, Yugoslavia Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Rayo Vallecano Number 23 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2004 Partizan 100 (48) 2004–2008 Mallorca 29 (7) 2005 → Benfica (loan) 3 (0) 2005–2006 → Braga (loan) 10 (4) 2006 → AEK Athens (loan) 10 (1) 2007 → Beira-Mar (loan) 11 (1) 2007–2008 → Real Sociedad (loan) 33 (6) 2008–2010 Hércules 65 (20) 2010– Rayo Vallecano 38 (7) National team‡ 2009– Montenegro 14 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011Andrija Delibašić (Cyrillic: Андрија Делибашић; born 24 April 1981) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, as a striker.
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Club career
Born in Nikšić, Socialist Republic of Montenegro, Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, Delibašić started his professional career at FK Partizan, where he played for three-and-a-half seasons. In January 2004 he transferred to RCD Mallorca, never establishing himself in the first team (his best output being his first season, with four goals in 17 matches). In early 2005 he started a spell with S.L. Benfica[1] that proved to be short and unsuccessful as he saw only a few minutes of action.
In 2005–06, Delibašić was loaned again, still to a Portuguese first division outfit, Sporting de Braga.[2] In June, he had married his childhood love Milica. The following season, two more loan spells: starting off at AEK Athens FC, in January 2007, he was released and returned to Portugal, appearing for lowly S.C. Beira-Mar. His first match was against U.D. Leiria on 4 February.[3]
In the 2007 pre-season, Delibašić came back to Mallorca and played some inspired football with six goals in two matches. However, that was not enough to remain with the team as they loaned him out again - this time to Real Sociedad of the Spanish second division.[4] On 5 August 2008, he was definitely released, joining Hércules CF (also second level) on a free transfer, and penning a two-year contract.
After two seasons as first-choice with the Alicante club, achieving top flight promotion in 2010, Delibašić moved to another team in the Spanish second division, Rayo Vallecano, contributing with seven goals in 30 games as the Madrid side also reached the first division.
International career
Delibašić played for the Serbia-Montenegro U21 team that finished runners-up at the 2004 European Football Championship in Germany.[5] A couple of months later he was also part of the Olympic team that exited in the first round.[6]
After a dramatic loss of form dropped him from international play, his chances for a national team callup increased in mid-2006 as Montenegro separated from Serbia and became an independent country, with Delibašić now eligible to play for the newly formed national team due to his birthplace. However, even before Montenegro's inaugural match (24 March 2007) callup was announced, Delibašić voiced his dissatisfaction in the press about not being contacted by Montenegrin football officials at all and then said that he would never play for the national team in the future, if he was not included on the list of inaugural callups.[7]
In September 2009, Delibašić was summoned for Montenegro's match with Bulgaria, but did not play in the 1–4 defeat on the 5th. He finally made his debut on 10 October, scoring the 2–1 winner against Georgia;[8] both matches were 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
On 7 October 2011, Delibašić scored his second goal for the national team, a dramatic 2–2 home draw against England that led Montenegro to the UEFA Euro 2012 playoffs. He helped the hosts come from behind 0–2 with his last-minute header.[9]
References
- ^ Delibasic bound for Benfica; UEFA.com, 31 January 2005
- ^ Braga increase attacking options; UEFA.com, 9 August 2005
- ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups. http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3703.php. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
- ^ Delibašić u Real Sosijedadu (Delibašić to Real Sociedad); B92, 5 August 2007 (Serbian)
- ^ Nine-man Belarus blow out; UEFA.com
- ^ Andrija Delibašić – FIFA competition record
- ^ [1]
- ^ Debutant Delibasic propels Montenegro; FIFA.com, 10 October 2009
- ^ England qualify, Montenegro in play-offs; UEFA.com, 7 October 2011
External links
- Rayo Vallecano official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Andrija Delibašić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andrija Delibašić – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile
Serbia and Montenegro squads • 2 Stančić • 3 Mijailović • 4 Krasić • 5 Jokić • 6 Baša • 7 Lazović (c) • 8 Lovre • 9 Delibašić • 10 Marić • 11 Matić • 12 Stojković • 13 Neziri • 14 Miladinović • 15 Milovanović • 16 Biševac • 17 Vukčević • 18 B. Petrović • 19 Ivanović • 20 Janković • 21 Đalović • 22 Dišljenković • Coach: V. Petrović
• 2 Biševac • 3 Neziri • 4 Stepanov • 5 Jokić • 6 Baša • 7 Milovanović • 8 Lovre • 9 Delibašić • 10 Vukčević • 11 Matić • 12 B. Petrović • 13 Lomić • 14 Lazarević • 15 Krasić • 16 Nikezić • 17 Radonjić • 18 Čanović • Coach: V. Petrović
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Nikšić
- Serbia and Montenegro footballers
- Montenegrin footballers
- Association football forwards
- FK Partizan players
- La Liga footballers
- RCD Mallorca footballers
- Real Sociedad footballers
- Hércules CF footballers
- Rayo Vallecano footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- S.C. Braga players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- Superleague Greece players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Montenegro international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Serbia and Montenegro
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Montenegrin expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
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