Saša Ćirić

Saša Ćirić or Saša Ḱiriḱ (Macedonian: Сашa Ќириќ; born 11 January 1968 in Kumanovo, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired football player[1] from North Macedonia.

Saša Ćirić
Personal information
Full name Saša Ćirić
Date of birth (1968-01-11) 11 January 1968
Place of birth Kumanovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1987 FK Sloga Umin Dol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Metalurg Skopje
1989–1991 FK Pelister 58 (23)
1991–1993 FK Vardar 60 (52)
1994 CSKA Sofia 14 (8)
1994–1995 FK Vardar 30 (35)
1995–1997 FC Aarau 73 (30)
1998–1999 1. FC Nürnberg 45 (22)
1999–2000 Tennis Borussia Berlin 32 (14)
2000–2002 Eintracht Frankfurt 25 (11)
2002–2004 1. FC Nürnberg 47 (21)
2004–2006 Kickers Offenbach 32 (12)
Total 416 (228)
National team
1995–2004 Macedonia 26 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Ćirić started his career at Sloga Umin Dol. Via Metalurg Skopje he moved to Pelister. From the Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia (for which he played in 1994)[2] he signed for FK Vardar again and went to FC Aarau. German Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg bought him in 1997 for a fee of one million Swiss francs.

In 1999, Tennis Borussia Berlin signed him for four million Marks. Although Ćirić wanted to stay Nürnberg had to sell him after being relegated for financial reasons. In 2000, he signed at Eintracht Frankfurt.

In 2003, Ćirić joined The Club once again and retired in 2006 at Offenbacher Kickers.

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in an April 1995 friendly match against Bulgaria and has earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 8 goals.[3]. His final international was an April 2004 friendly match against Croatia.[4]

Personal life

After retiring as a player, he became chairman of Macedonian second tier team FK Cementarnica 55.

gollark: Bridge is back on.
gollark: I turned it off for now.
gollark: This is a highly testing test.
gollark: Apiaristic bee.
gollark: Wow, that WORKED?

References
  1. "Ciric, Sasa" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  2. "Гостите отпадат в тази фаза за 3-и път" (in Bulgarian). Sofia, Bulgaria: 7sport.net. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
  4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 March 2020.


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