Vanja Grubač

Vanja Grubač
Personal information
Full name Vanja Grubač
Date of birth (1971-01-11) 11 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Sutjeska Nikšić 8 (0)
1993 Sloga Kraljevo
1993–1994 OFK Beograd 29 (16)
1994 Pierikos
1995 OFK Beograd 9 (7)
1995 Le Havre 8 (0)
1996 OFK Beograd 12 (4)
1997 Braga 3 (0)
1997–1998 OFK Beograd 26 (31)
1998–2000 Hamburger SV 11 (2)
2000 OFK Beograd 9 (0)
2001 Erzurumspor 3 (1)
2002–2003 OFK Beograd 21 (10)
2003 Digenis Morphou
2004 Al-Wakrah
Total 139 (71)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vanja Grubač (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Грубач; born 11 January 1971) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Grubač played for his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić in the Yugoslav Second League for three seasons (1988–89, 1989–90, and 1990–91), collecting eight appearances.[1][2][3] He joined OFK Beograd after a spell with Sloga Kraljevo in 1993. Over the next few years, Grubač would go on to play for several European clubs, including French Le Havre and Portuguese Braga, but would eventually return to OFK Beograd after each brief spell abroad.

In 1998, Grubač was transferred from OFK Beograd to Hamburger SV for a fee of 1.1 million DM.[4] He appeared in 11 Bundesliga games over his two seasons at the club, scoring two goals.[5][6] In 2000, Grubač made another return to OFK Beograd, before moving to Turkish club Erzurumspor in early 2001.[7]

Personal life

Grubač is the father of fellow footballer Sergej Grubač.[8]

Career statistics

Club Season League
Apps Goals
Sutjeska Nikšić 1988–89 1 0
1989–90 6 0
1990–91 1 0
Total 8 0
Sloga Kraljevo 1992–93
OFK Beograd 1993–94 29 16
Pierikos 1994–95
OFK Beograd 1994–95 9 7
Le Havre 1995–96 8 0
OFK Beograd 1995–96 12 4
Braga 1996–97 3 0
OFK Beograd 1997–98 26 31
Hamburger SV 1998–99 7 1
1999–2000 4 1
Total 11 2
OFK Beograd 2000–01 9 0
Erzurumspor 2000–01 3 1
OFK Beograd 2001–02 10 4
2002–03 11 6
Total 21 10
Digenis Morphou 2003–04
Al-Wakrah 2004–05
Career total 139 71

References

  1. ^ "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 88-89" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 89-90" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 90-91" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Proširena istraga protiv Terzića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Vanja Grubac" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Vanja Grubač" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Grubač potpisao za turski Erzurum" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 1 February 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Young Cypriot-based prospect rejects Manchester City". parikiaki.com. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2019.