Amir Karič

Amir Karić (born 31 December 1973) is a Slovenian football coach and former player. He played as a left-back and as a midfielder.

Amir Karić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-12-31) 31 December 1973
Place of birth	Orahovica Donja, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, midfielder
Youth career
0000–1989	Šoštanj
1989–1991	Rudar Velenje
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	Rudar Velenje	60	(17)
1993–1997	Maribor	95	(12)
1997–1998	Gamba Osaka	12	(0)
1998	Železničar Maribor	3	(2)
1999–2000	Maribor	43	(6)
2000–2002	Ipswich Town	0	(0)
2001	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	3	(0)
2002–2003	Maribor	42	(9)
2004	Moscow	4	(0)
2004–2005	Mura	9	(3)
2005–2006	AEL Limassol	11	(1)
2005–2006	Koper	14	(1)
2006–2007	Anorthosis Famagusta	2	(0)
2006–2007	Interblock	8	(1)
2007–2009	Olimpija Ljubljana	42	(17)
2009–2011	Koper	54	(3)
2012	Železničar Maribor	20	(8)
2013	Malečnik	11	(4)
2013–2018	USV Murfeld Süd	94	(39)
2018–2022	Malečnik	59	(12)
National team
1992–1995	Slovenia U21	14	(4)
1996–2004	Slovenia	64	(1)
2003	Slovenia B	2	(0)
Teams managed
2022–2023	Pomurje / Mura
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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
Total		64	1

External links

• Amir Karić at NZS (in Slovene)
• Amir Karić at FIFA
• Amir Karić at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
• Amir Karić at National Football Teams.com
• Amir Karić at Soccerway.com
• Amir Karić at FootballDatabase.eu
• Amir Karić at WorldFootball.net
• Amir Karić at Transfermarkt (player)