Dragan Paljić

Dragan Paljić

Personal information
Full name	Dragan Paljić
Date of birth	8 April 1983
Place of birth	Starnberg, West Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Left back, Left winger
Club information
Current team	Perth Glory F.C.
Number	27
Youth career
1991–1994	FT Starnberg 09
1994–2000	TSV Blaichach
2000–2002	TSV 1860 München
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	TSV 1860 München II	10	(0)
2003–2004	FV Olympia Laupheim	??	(20)
2004–2008	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	96	(13)
2008–2010	1. FC Kaiserslautern	46	(3)
2010–2012	Wisła Kraków	52	(1)
2012–2015	Heracles Almelo	20	(0)
2015– 2015	Perth Glory	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015.

Dragan Paljić (born 8 April 1983 in Starnberg, West Germany^[1]) is a German footballer of Bosnian Serb descent^[2] who plays as a left back or left winger for Perth Glory FC in the Australian A-League.

Career

He was a member of the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim squad that won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga^[3] and 2010 the promotion with 1. FC Kaiserslautern to the Bundesliga.^[4] He also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Wisła Kraków.^[5] In July 2012, he signed with Heracles Almelo in the Dutch Eredivisie.^[6] On 13 January 2014, signed for Australian A-League club Perth Glory FC.^[7]

Personal life

His family is from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[2]

Statistics

(correct as of 8 May 2012)

Club	Season	League	Domestic League		Domestic Cups		European Cups		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TSV 1860 München II	2001–02	Oberliga	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2002–03		9	0	–		–		9	0
FV Olympia Laupheim	2003–04	Verbandsliga		20	–		–			20
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	2004–05	Regionalliga	23	5	0	0	–		23	5
	2005–06		23	1	0	0	–		23	1
	2006–07		31	6	–		–		31	6
	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	19	1	2	1	–		21	2
	2008–09	Bundesliga	0	0	1	0	–		1	0
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	29	2	–		–		29	2
	2009–10		17	1	2	0	–		19	1
Wisła Kraków	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	28	1	4	0	2	0	34	1
	2011–12		24	0	5	0	7	0	36	0
Total	TSV 1860 München II		10	0	–		–		10	0
Total	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim		96	13	3	1	–		99	14
Total	1. FC Kaiserslautern		46	3	2	0	–		48	3
Total	Wisła Kraków		52	1	9	0	9	0	70	1

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern

• 2. Bundesliga: 2009–10

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2010–11

Individual

• Verbandsliga Top Goalscorer: 2003–04

References

1. "Dragan Paljić". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
2. "Dragan Paljić: Želja mi je igrati za BiH" (in Bosnian). sportin.ba. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
3. "Paljić: Serb z niemieckim charakterem" (in Polish). wisla.krakow.pl. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
4. "Paljic verlässt die Pfalz" (in German). kicker.de. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
5. "Dragan Paljić podpisał kontrakt z Wisłą Kraków" (in Polish). wisla.krakow.pl. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
6. Stravers, Wout (5 July 2012). "Heracles vindt opvolger voor Looms" (in Dutch). voetbalprimeur.nl. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
7. "German winger joins Glory revolution". a-league.com.au. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

External links

• Dragan Paljić profile at Fussballdaten
• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)