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Damir Vuica

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Damir Vuica
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-01-17) 17 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Osijek, Croatia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Osijek
Metalac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Osijek 60 (2)
1994–1997 Hajduk Split 45 (2)
1997–2002 Osijek 141 (9)
2002–2005 Kamen Ingrad 76 (3)
2005–2009 Osijek 50 (1)
Total 372 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Damir Vuica (born 17 January 1972) is a Croatian retired footballer who played for NK Osijek, HNK Hajduk Split and NK Kamen Ingrad. He is considered one of the best Osijek´s players of all time.

Career

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The long-haired Vuica played 295 official matches for Osijek in all competitions, putting him in third place with most appearances for the club after Mile Škorić and Bakir Beširević.[1]

Vuica has the honour to be the most yellow-carded player in the history of the Croatian Football League with 104 in 372 games.[2] He is also Osijek's record holder with 67.[3]

He played in the Champions League for Hajduk,[4] losing in the quarter-finals to eventual champions Ajax, and in Kamen Ingrad's only ever UEFA Cup run.

Personal life

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Vuica is married to Jakica and the couple has two sons.

Career statistics

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Performances in Prva HNL
Season Apps Goals
NK Osijek
1992 5 1
1992–93 23 0
1993–94 32 1
HNK Hajduk Split
1994–95 14 0
1995–96 24 0
1996–97 7 0
NK Osijek
1996–97 11 3
1997–98 26 1
1998–99 25 3
1999–00 25 1
2000–01 28 1
2001–02 26 0
NK Kamen Ingrad
2002–03 20 1
2003–04 29 1
2004–05 27 1
NK Osijek
2005–06 20 1
2006–07 21 0
2007–08 8 0
2008–09 1 0
Total 372 17

References

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  • Damir Vuica at WorldFootball.netEdit on Wikidata
  • Damir Vuica at FBref.comEdit on Wikidata
  • "Damir Vuica". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.