Ivan Đurđević Explained

Ivan Đurđević
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Birth Date:5 February 1977
Birth Place:Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.83 m
Position:Left-back, midfielder
Currentclub:Liepāja (sporting director)
Youthclubs1:Voždovac
Youthclubs2:Red Star Belgrade
Years1:1996
Clubs1:Zvezdara
Years2:1996–1998
Clubs2:Rad
Caps2:22
Goals2:2
Years3:1998–2000
Clubs3:Ourense
Caps3:72
Goals3:4
Years4:2000–2002
Clubs4:Farense
Caps4:54
Goals4:9
Years5:2002–2005
Caps5:83
Goals5:7
Years6:2005–2007
Caps6:17
Goals6:0
Years7:2007–2013
Clubs7:Lech Poznań
Caps7:105
Goals7:4
Totalcaps:353
Totalgoals:26
Manageryears1:2013–2015
Managerclubs1:Lech Poznań Academy
Manageryears2:2015–2018
Managerclubs2:Lech Poznań II
Manageryears3:2018
Managerclubs3:Lech Poznań
Manageryears4:2019–2022
Managerclubs4:Chrobry Głogów
Manageryears5:2022–2023
Managerclubs5:Śląsk Wrocław

Ivan Đurđević (Serbian: Иван Ђурђевић; also transliterated Djurdjević; born 5 February 1977) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player, most recently in charge of Polish club Śląsk Wrocław. He is currently the sporting director of Latvian club Liepāja.

He started his career in his native Belgrade before moving to CD Ourense in Galicia. He then spent many years in the top flight in Portugal before moving to Lech Poznań of Poland, finishing his playing career and moving onto a managerial career with them.

Playing career

Born in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Đurđević made his professional debuts with FK Rad in 1996. In January 1998 he first moved abroad, going on to remain two and a half years in Spain with CD Ourense and competing in both the Segunda División and Segunda División B tournaments.

Đurđević spent most of his 17-year career in Portugal, where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 154 games and 16 goals with S.C. Farense, Vitória S.C. and C.F. Os Belenenses, and in Poland, spending six consecutive seasons in the Ekstraklasa with Lech Poznań.[1]

Coaching career

After retiring, Đurđević stayed connected to his last club as a youth manager.[2] On 8 May 2015, he was appointed head coach of the reserves in III liga.[3] In May 2018, Đurđević became manager of the senior team.[4] [5] He was dismissed on 4 November 2018.[6]

On 20 May 2019, Đurđević was appointed manager of Chrobry Głogów.[7] On 4 May 2022, with three games to go and Chrobry still in contention for promotion, it was announced he would step down from his role at the end of the season.[8] Chrobry entered the promotion play-offs and caused an upset by eliminating Arka Gdynia on 26 May 2022,[9] only to come up short in the final against Korona Kielce three days later.[10]

On 2 June 2022, Đurđević made his return to Ekstraklasa and was announced as the new manager of Śląsk Wrocław.[11] He was dismissed on 21 April 2023, with six games left in the season.[12]

In August 2024, he joined Latvian Higher League club Liepāja as their new sporting director.[13]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
Lech Poznań II1 July 201531 May 2018
Lech Poznań1 June 20184 November 2018
Chrobry Głogów20 May 20191 June 2022
Śląsk Wrocław2 June 202221 April 2023
Total

Honours

Lech Poznań[14]

2009–10

2008–09

2009

Notes and References

  1. https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol-internacional/2013/06/06/241769.html El adiós de Ivan Djurdjević: el zurdo de las mil lenguas (The farewell of Ivan Djurdjević: lefty of the thousand languages)
  2. http://akademia.lechpoznan.pl/news/ivan,djurdjevic,,lech,poznan,to,wyzszy,cel#.VMfoLYcmP1B Ivan Djurdjević: Lech Poznań to wyższy cel (Ivan Djurdjević: Lech Poznan are bigger words)
  3. http://www.lechpoznan.pl/news/ivan,djurdjevic,poprowadzi,druzyne,rezerw#.VU0cTanhtVc Ivan Djurdjević poprowadzi drużynę rezerw (Ivan Djurdjević will be in charge of reserve team)
  4. http://www.gloswielkopolski.pl/sport/lech-poznan/newsy/a/lech-poznan-ivan-djurdjevic-trenerem-kolejorza-od-nowego-sezonu,13185597/ Lech Poznań: Ivan Djurdjević trenerem Kolejorza od nowego sezonu! (Lech Poznań: Ivan Djurdjević coach of railwaymen from next season!)
  5. https://sport.tvn24.pl/pilka-nozna,105/ivan-djurdjevic-trenerem-lecha-od-nowego-sezonu,837997.html Lech postawił na swojego człowieka. "Wskoczę w ogień" (Lech bet on their own man. "I will jump in the fire")
  6. Web site: Ivan Djurdjević nie jest już trenerem Lecha . Lech Poznań . pl . 11 October 2021.
  7. https://glogow.naszemiasto.pl/chrobry-glogow-ma-nowego-trenera-to-ivan-djurdjevic-zdjecia/ar/c2-5130151 Chrobry Głogów ma nowego trenera. To Ivan Djurdjevic [ZDJĘCIA, FILM]
  8. Web site: Ostatnie mecze trenera Ivana Djurdjevicia . . 4 May 2022 . pl . 4 May 2022.
  9. Web site: Arka Gdynia - Chrobry Głogów 0:2! . . 2 June 2022 . pl . 26 May 2022.
  10. Web site: Korona Kielce - Chrobry Głogów 3:2 . . 2 June 2022 . pl . 29 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Ivan Djurdjević trenerem Śląska Wrocław . . pl . 2 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Ivan Djurdjević odchodzi ze Śląska . . pl . 21 April 2023.
  13. Web site: Maciej Stachowiak w sztabie szkoleniowym FK Liepāja . 90minut.pl . 9 August 2024 . pl . 9 August 2024.
  14. Web site: Ivan Đurđević . 90minut.pl . 9 August 2024 . pl.