| Branko Žigić | |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1981[1] |
| Birth Place: | Bačka Topola, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Mladost Novi Sad (manager) |
| Youthclubs1: | AIK Bačka Topola |
| Years1: | 1998–2003 |
| Clubs1: | AIK Bačka Topola |
| Years2: | 2004 |
| Clubs2: | Tekstilac Odžaci |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2004–2007 |
| Clubs3: | Cement Beočin |
| Caps3: | 88 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 2007–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Proleter Novi Sad |
| Caps4: | 264 |
| Goals4: | 19 |
| Manageryears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Managerclubs1: | Proleter Novi Sad |
| Manageryears2: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs2: | Proleter Novi Sad |
| Manageryears3: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs3: | Mladost Novi Sad |
| Manageryears4: | 2022–2023 |
| Managerclubs4: | Novi Sad 1921 |
| Manageryears5: | 2023– |
| Managerclubs5: | Mladost Novi Sad |
Branko Žigić (Serbian: Бранко Жигић; born 30 December 1981) is a Serbian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He is the younger brother of Nikola Žigić.[2]
Born in Bačka Topola,[3] Brako started his career together with his older brother Nikola at local club AIK Bačka Topola. Later he played for Tekstilac Odžaci and Cement Beočin.[4]
Žigić joined Proleter Novi Sad for the 2007–08 season. After 2 seasons playing in the Serbian League Vojvodina, Žigić promoted with club in the Serbian First League. Playing with Proleter, Žigić made over 250 caps.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tekstilac Odžaci | 2003–04 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Cement Beočin | 2004–05 | 30 | 7 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 29 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2006–07 | 29 | 6 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 88 | 15 | — | — | 88 | 15 | |||||
| Proleter Novi Sad | 2007–08 | Serbian League Vojvodina | 25 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 4 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||||
| 2009–10 | Serbian First League | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 264 | 19 | 6 | 0 | — | 270 | 19 | ||||
| Career total | 367 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 35 | |||
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proleter Novi Sad | 9 September 2019 | 9 April 2021 | ||||||
| Proleter Novi Sad | 16 July 2021 | 10 October 2021 | ||||||
| Mladost Novi Sad | 7 July 2022 | 2 August 2022 | ||||||
| Novi Sad 1921 | 21 August 2022 | 23 June 2023 | ||||||
| Total | — | |||||||
Proleter Novi Sad