Damir Burić (footballer)


Damir Burić "Šolta" is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who was recently the manager of Hajduk Split.
While playing in Croatia, he got the nickname "Šolta", after the island Šolta of the same name because roots of his family are from that island.

Playing career

Burić started off his career at NK GOŠK Dubrovnik, before signing with hometown club RNK Split, where he stayed until 1988. In 1988, he went to Germany and became the new player of SV Waldhof Mannheim. At Waldhof Mannheim he stayed for four years, until 1992, playing over 50 league games for the club. In the summer od 1992, Burić signed with, back then, 2. Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. In the 1992–93 season, he won the 2. Bundesliga with Freiburg and got qualified to the Bundesliga. He stayed at the club until 1999, before going to Borussia Mönchengladbach. He played for Borussia Mönchengladbach for one season, until the end of the 1999–00 2. Bundesliga season, after which he decided to end his playing career in July 2000 at the age of 36.

Managerial career

Burić worked in Germany as an assistant coach of SC Freiburg II, SC Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen.
On 29 May 2015, he was appointed as a new manager of Hajduk Split. On 2 June 2016, Burić was sacked after underperforming in the league. In January 2017, he was appointed as the manager of Austrian Bundesliga club FC Admira Wacker Mödling.
On 9 September 2017, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Almost two and a half years after being given the Greuther Fürth job, Burić got sacked on 4 February 2019, because of the poor results.
On 20 July 2019, following the departure of Siniša Oreščanin, he was hired to be the Hajduk manager for the second time in his career. On 19 December 2019, he was sacked.

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Player

Freiburg