Amir Karić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Amir Karić

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|12|31}}

| birth_place = Orahovica Donja, SFR Yugoslavia{{cite web |title=Karić Amir |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/strani/karic-amir/3697 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=14 October 2019 |language=sl}}

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Left-back, midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1989

| youthclubs1 = Šoštanj

| youthyears2 = 1989–1991

| youthclubs2 = Rudar Velenje

| years1 = 1991–1993

| clubs1 = Rudar Velenje

| caps1 = 60

| goals1 = 17

| years2 = 1993–1997

| clubs2 = Maribor

| caps2 = 95

| goals2 = 12

| years3 = 1997–1998

| clubs3 = Gamba Osaka

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1998

| clubs4 = Železničar Maribor

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1999–2000

| clubs5 = Maribor

| caps5 = 43

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2000–2002

| clubs6 = Ipswich Town

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2001

| clubs7 = → Crystal Palace (loan)

| caps7 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2002–2003

| clubs8 = Maribor

| caps8 = 42

| goals8 = 9

| years9 = 2004

| clubs9 = Moscow

| caps9 = 4

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2004–2005

| clubs10 = Mura

| caps10 = 9

| goals10 = 3

| years11 = 2005–2006

| clubs11 = AEL Limassol

| caps11 = 11

| goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2005–2006

| clubs12 = Koper

| caps12= 14

| goals12= 1

| years13 = 2006–2007

| clubs13 = Anorthosis Famagusta

| caps13 = 2

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2006–2007

| clubs14 = Interblock

| caps14 = 8

| goals14 = 1

| years15 = 2007–2009

| clubs15 = Olimpija Ljubljana

| caps15 = 42

| goals15 = 17

| years16 = 2009–2011

| clubs16 = Koper

| caps16 = 54

| goals16 = 3

| years17 = 2012

| clubs17 = Železničar Maribor

| caps17 = 20

| goals17 = 8

| years18 = 2013

| clubs18 = Malečnik

| caps18 = 11

| goals18 = 4

| years19 = 2013–2018

| clubs19 = USV Murfeld Süd

| caps19 = 94

| goals19 = 39

| years20 = 2018–2022

| clubs20 = Malečnik

| caps20 = 59

| goals20 = 12

| pcupdate =

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1995

| nationalteam1 = Slovenia U21

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 1996–2004

| nationalteam2 = Slovenia

| nationalcaps2 = 64

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2003

| nationalteam3 = Slovenia B

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs1 = Pomurje / Mura

}}

Amir Karić (born 31 December 1973) is a Slovenian football coach and former player. Primarily a left-back, he also played as a midfielder.{{NFT|6061}}

Club career

After his impressive performances at the 2000 European Championships, Karić was brought to English football by Ipswich Town in August 2000 for £700,000.[http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/1603/29/ Amir Karic and Ulrich Le Pen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202195536/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/1603/29 |date=2 February 2011 }} - When Saturday Comes

His appearances for Ipswich were limited to three in the League Cup before he was sent out on loan to Crystal Palace in March 2001, where he only played three matches. His loan spell at Palace was then cut short and the player returned to Ipswich. Karić's contract at Ipswich was terminated by mutual consent in October 2002.

After that, he played for Moscow. In 2005–06 he played for the Cypriot team Anorthosis. During his career he also played for Rudar Velenje, AEL Limassol, Gamba Osaka and for Koper.

International career

Karić made his debut for Slovenia in a May 1996 friendly match against the United Arab Emirates, where he also scored his first and only goal for the national team.{{cite web |title=Amir Karić, international football player |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=10201 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=18 June 2022 |language=en}} In his international career from 1996 to 2004, he made 64 appearances for the national team.{{cite web |title=Slovenia – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/slov-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=11 November 2023}}

With Slovenia, he played at the 2000 UEFA European Championship and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

His son Sven and daughter Tija are also footballers.{{cite web |last1=Viškovič |first1=Rok |title=Amir Karić: Upam, da mladi ne bodo ponavljali mojih napak |url=https://siol.net/sportal/nogomet/amir-karic-upam-da-mladi-ne-bodo-ponavljali-mojih-napak-406243 |publisher=Siol |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=sl |date=11 March 2016}}{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Hčerka nekdanjega reprezentanta Amirja Karića zdaj uspešna nogometašica |url=https://mariborinfo.com/novica/sport/hcerka-nekdanjega-reprezentanta-amirja-karica-zdaj-uspesna-nogometasica/375255 |website=Mariborinfo.com |access-date=10 September 2022 |language=sl |date=25 September 2021}}

Career statistics

=Club=

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| National cup ! colspan=2 \| League cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Slovenia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Slovenian Cup ! colspan=2 \| League cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1991–92	rowspan="2"\|Rudar Velenje	1. SNL	33	7			colspan="2"\|—	33	7
1992–93	1. SNL	27	10			colspan="2"\|—	27	10
1993–94	rowspan="4"\|Maribor	1. SNL	20	0	4	1	colspan="2"\|—	24	1
1994–95	1. SNL	28	2	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	32	2
1995–96	1. SNL	21	4	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	22	4
1996–97	1. SNL	26	6	7	3	colspan="2"\|—	33	9
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1997	rowspan="2"\|Gamba Osaka	J1 League	5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
1998	J1 League	7	0	0	0	3	1	10	1
colspan=3 \|Slovenia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Slovenian Cup ! colspan=2 \| League cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1998–99	Železničar Maribor	2. SNL	3	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	3	2
1998–99	rowspan="3"\|Maribor	1. SNL	15	3	4	0			19	3
1999–2000	1. SNL	25	3	4	1	colspan="2"\|—	29	4
2000–01	1. SNL	3	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	3	0
colspan=3 \|England ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| FA Cup ! colspan=2 \| EFL Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2000–01	Ipswich Town	Premier League	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
2000–01	Crystal Palace	First Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
colspan=3 \|Slovenia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Slovenian Cup ! colspan=2 \| League cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2001–02	rowspan="3"\|Maribor	1. SNL	12	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	14	1
2002–03	1. SNL	14	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	14	4
2003–04	1. SNL	16	4	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	19	5
colspan=3 \|Russia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Russian Cup ! colspan=2 \| Premier League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2004	Moscow	Premier League	4	0					4	0
colspan=3 \|Slovenia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Slovenian Cup ! colspan=2 \| League cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2004–05	Mura	1. SNL	9	3	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	9	3
colspan=3 \|Cyprus ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cypriot Cup ! colspan=2 \| League cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2005–06	AEL Lemesos	First Division	11	1			colspan="2"\|—	11	1
colspan=3 \|Slovenia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Slovenian Cup ! colspan=2 \| League cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2005–06	Koper	1. SNL	14	1	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	17	1
colspan=3 \|Cyprus ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cypriot Cup ! colspan=2 \| League cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2006–07	Anorthosis Famagusta	First Division	2	0			colspan="2"\|—	2	0
colspan=3 \|Slovenia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Slovenian Cup ! colspan=2 \| League cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2006–07	Interblock	1. SNL	8	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	8	1
2007–08	rowspan="2"\|Olimpija	3. SNL	20	12	\|4	1	colspan="2"\|—	24	13
2008–09	2. SNL	22	5	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	23	5
2009–10	rowspan="3"\|Koper	1. SNL	30	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	32	0
2010–11	1. SNL	\|19	3	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	23	3
2011–12	1. SNL	\|5	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	5	0
2011–12	rowspan="2"\|Železničar Maribor	1. MNZ Maribor	12	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	12	2
2012–13	1. MNZ Maribor	8	6	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	8	6
2012–13	Malečnik	3. SNL	11	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	11	4
colspan=3\|Total !433\|\|84\|\|45\|\|7\|\|6\|\|1\|\|484\|\|92

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="10"\|Slovenia !Year!!Apps!!Goals
1996	3	1
1997	5	0
1998	3	0
1999	9	0
2000	11	0
2001	7	0
2002	11	0
2003	8	0
2004	7	0
colspan="2"\|Total	64	1