Dusan Djurić
Dusan Predrag Djuric (Serbian: Душан Ђурић ) ( born September 16, 1984 in Halmstad ) is a Swedish footballer of Serbian origin. Partial his name is also given as Dusan Djuric. The midfielder, who made his debut in the Swedish national team in 2005, won in 2009 with the FC Zurich, the Swiss Championship.
Career
Breakthrough in Sweden
Djuric comes from the youth of Halmstad BK. In 2002 he enlisted as a young player on the first division squad, but came to no duty stake. On 7 April 2003, the midfielder made his debut for the club in a 2-0 home win over GIF Sundsvall in the Allsvenskan. During the season, he was able to fight for a regular place and was in the left or central midfield for use. As a result, he played himself in the Swedish Under-21 and arrived at the 1:4 defeat to the Portuguese Nachwuchself on 17 February 2004 to his first, when he came on in the 71st minute game for Andreas Johansson. In the national team he was able to establish and participated with her at the U -21 Football Championship in Germany in 2004, when the team finished fourth. Also in the league he played with his team to the title, the Lennart Johansson - Cup was missed by two points behind Malmö FF as runner-up. He was then taken into account by coach Lars Lagerback at the annual Winter Tour and the Swedish national team came on 26 January 2005 on his first outing in the National Jersey. In the 0-0 draw with Mexico he was substituted at half -time break for Tobias Hysén.
Djuric came in the UEFA Cup 2005/ 06 as starting player on his debut in the European Cup. In the first round Halmstad BK met the Portuguese representative Sporting Lisbon. After a 1-2 home defeat all looked after, that the southern Europeans could prevail as expected. However succeed with goals from Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson and Tomas Žvirgždauskas with a goal by Wender sensational leveling of the first leg result. After Zvirgzdauskas had committed an own goal, substitute for Björn Anklev Patrik Ingelsten HBK managed to win in the group stage. There took the team that, inter alia, met Hertha BSC, but only the last place and was eliminated from the competition.
Djuric was unable to match the success of his first Erstligaspielzeit and the European Cup and found himself in the 2006 only in a relegation battle again with Halmstad BK. In the national team he was only irregularly to the team. After a sixth place in the 2007 season, in which he could shine as a scorer with seven goals this season, he retired from Sweden.
Move abroad
In January 2008, Djuric signed a contract with the reigning Swiss champions FC Zurich. The contract runs until June 2012. In April of that year he injured his medial collateral ligament and had to end his season prematurely. At the beginning of season 2008/ 09 he was back in the starting lineup of the club and ultimately came in 35 games this season for use. With nine goals this season, making him behind Almen Abdi, Eric Hassli and Alexandre Alphonse fourth best internal association season scorers, the midfielder was the twelfth winning the Swiss league title in the club's history at. Since he also excelled as a template donor, reported the press, the interest of several foreign clubs like AS Livorno, AC Milan, AS Roma AS Monaco or on an obligation. However, he remained at the club with which he in 2009/10 after wins over NK Maribor and FK Ventspils, where he succeeded in four games two goals, reached the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. There resigned from the team as a group Last, but could surprise at AC Milan with a goal by Hannu Tihinen in a 1-0 away win.
Djuric remained in the following seasons regular for his club. In the Swiss Championship 2009/10, he took the club to seventh place in the table, in the subsequent season, he returned to the master race. Ultimately, it was only enough for the runner-up behind FC Basel, with seven goals this season he was involved in the entry into the European Cup. In the group stage of the UEFA Europa League 2011/12 the team retired again soon.
In January 2012, Djuric left Switzerland and moved to France. At Valenciennes FC, he signed a valid contract until the summer of 2015. After he came in the second half of the season 2011/ 12 to a handful of missions, he was injured at the start of the following season hard on the knee. As a result, coach Daniel Sanchez had to do without him the entire season. In the summer of 2013, he moved at the end of the exchange period on loan to the Danish club Odense BK, the clubs agreed there is a purchase option.