Andrej Panadić (born 9 March 1969) is a Croatian football manager and a former defender.[1] Besides Croatia, he has played in Germany, Austria, and Japan.[2]

Andrej Panadić
Panadić with Persepolis
Personal information
Full name Andrej Panadić
Date of birth (1969-03-09) 9 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Ferizaj (manager)
Youth career
Radnik Velika Gorica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1994 Dinamo Zagreb 148 (14)
1994–1996 Chemnitzer FC 65 (6)
1996–1997 KFC Uerdingen 05 45 (3)
1997–2001 Hamburger SV 101 (5)
2002 Sturm Graz 14 (1)
2002–2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight 51 (3)
Total 410 (30)
International career
1989 Yugoslavia 3 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Radnik
2008 LASK Linz
2016 Istra 1961
2019 Krško
2019–2020 Rudar Velenje
2022–2023 Ferizaj
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Silver medal – second place UEFA U-21 Euro 1990
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Club

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He played for Dinamo Zagreb (1988–1994), Chemnitzer FC (1994–1996), KFC Uerdingen 05 (1996), Hamburger SV (1997–2002), Sturm Graz (2001–2002), and Nagoya Grampus Eight (2002–2004).

With Dinamo Zagreb he won a Croatian championship in 1993.

International

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Panadić made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1989 friendly match against Greece, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Predrag Spasić and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. He was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup so his final international was a December 1989 friendly away against England.[3]

Managerial career

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In January 2016, Panadić was named manager of Istra 1961, after managing Radnik Velika Gorica and Austrian side LASK Linz as well as acting as an assistant to Branko Ivanković in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.[4] He replaced Nikola Jaroš as manager of Rudar Velenje in October 2019 but was dismissed himself in April 2020.[5]

He took charge of Kosovan side Ferizaj in October 2022, with the club bottom of the table.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb 1988–89 First League 28 3
1989–90 30 4
1990–91 18 0
Total 76 7
HAŠK-Građanski 1992 Prva HNL 20 0
Croatia Zagreb 1992–93 Prva HNL 29 3
1993–94 23 4
Total 52 7
Chemnitzer FC 1994–95 2. Bundesliga 32 4
1995–96 33 2
Total 65 6
KFC Uerdingen 05 1996–97 2. Bundesliga 31 2
1997–98 14 1
Total 45 3
Hamburger SV 1997–98 Bundesliga 13 2
1998–99 26 2
1999–00 29 1
2000–01 24 0
2001–02 9 0
Total 101 5
Sturm Graz 2001–02 Austrian Bundesliga 14 1
Nagoya Grampus Eight 2002 J1 League 22 0
2003 26 3
2004 3 0
Total 51 3
Career total 424 32

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Yugoslavia 1989 3 0
Total 3 0

References

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  1. ^ "Andrej Panadić". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. ^ Ponosni Hrvat, ki noče soliti pameti Slovencem, ampak pomagati iol.net
  3. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ Andrej Panadić novi trener NK Istre 1961 - Večernji (in Croatian)
  5. ^ [1] - Glas Istre (in Croatian)
  6. ^ ODLAZI NA KOSOVO - tPortal (in Croatian)
  7. ^ a b "Andrej Panadić". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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