Krešimir Kordić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Krešimir Kordić | ||
| Date of birth | September 3, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zrinjski Mostar | |||
| Hajduk Split | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Zrinjski Mostar | 41 | (16) |
| 2002 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Zadar | 32 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | Zrinjski Mostar | 45 | (21) |
| 2007–2008 | Posušje | 29 | (16) |
| 2008–2010 | Zrinjski Mostar | 71 | (33) |
| 2010–2012 | Slovan Bratislava | 25 | (5) |
| 2012 | → DAC Dunajská Streda (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Široki Brijeg | 63 | (25) |
| 2014–2016 | Zrinjski Mostar | 30 | (5) |
| Total | 349 | (129) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Krešimir Kordić (born September 3, 1981 in Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia) is a football player who currently plays for HŠK Zrinjski Mostar.
Club career
Kordić made his professional debut for boyhood and hometown club HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in 1999. In his first two seasons as a professional, the striker scored 16 goals in 43 appearances, earning himself a move to 1. HNL side NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac in January 2002. After six months with NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac where Krešimir failed to establish himself as a first team regular, he moved to Croatian side NK Zadar. In three years with Zadar, Kordić managed seven goals in 32 appearances.
In 2005, Kordić made his return to Mostar, resigning with HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. His spell at Zrinjski was very successful, scoring 21 goals in 44 games. In 2007, Kordić moved to fellow Croatian - Hercegovinian side NK Posušje and had another successful season. After just one year with Posušje, Kordić moved back to Zrinjski and scored 33 goals in 71 games over the next two seasons.
In 2010, Kordic made his first international transfer, moving to Slovak side ŠK Slovan Bratislava. Kordic won the Corgoň liga and Slovak Cup in his first season with the Slovak club scored 5 goals in 20 games .Before ending of his contract with ŠK Slovan Bratislava he was loaned out to FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda in 2012 and spent three months there.
Once his contract with Slovan expired, NK Široki Brijeg enticed him back to BiH and he signed a two-year contract. He scored 25 goals in 62 games in national and continental competitions for Široki.
In the summer of 2014, newly crowned champions of Bosnia and Hercegovina HŠK Zrinjski Mostar brought back the fan favourite as their first reinforcement.The last season of his contract, he won third championship with HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. He scored the most goals (75) in HŠK Zrinjski Mostar history and he is currently on the fourth (4) place of Bosnian Premier league topscorers from beginning scoring 84 goals. Also he is one of successful players from Bosnia and Herzegovina winning 4 national championships and 2 cups.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | 2000–01 | Premijer Liga | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | 27 | 13 | |
| 2001–02 | Premijer liga | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | – | 41 | 16 | |||
| NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 2001–02 | 1. HNL | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| NK Zadar | 2002–03 | 1. HNL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | 1. HNL | 13 | 2 | - | - | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2004–05 | 1. HNL | 6 | 3 | - | - | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 35 | 7 | |||
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2004–05 | Premijer liga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | Premijer liga | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | – | 16 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premijer liga | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | |
| Total | 37 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 22 | ||
| NK Posušje | 2007–08 | Premijer liga | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | – | 29 | 16 | |
| Total | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | – | 29 | 16 | |||
| HŠK Zrinjski | 2008–09 | Premijer liga | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 17 |
| 2009–10 | Premijer liga | 25 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 16 | |
| Total | 54 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 33 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2010–11 | Corgon Liga | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | – | 20 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | Corgon Liga | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | – | 25 | 5 | |||
| Dunajska Streda (loan) | 2011–12 | Corgon Liga | 10 | 1 | - | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Široki Brijeg | 2013–14 | Premijer liga | 24 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 16 |
| 2014–15 | Premijer liga | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | |
| Total | 46 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 25 | ||
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2016–17 | Premijer liga | 19 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| 2017–18 | Premijer liga | 3 | 0 | - | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 151 | 53 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 188 | 75 | ||
| Total | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 220 | 83 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 279 | 116 | |
| Croatia | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 35 | 7 | |||
| Slovakia | 30 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | 35 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 284 | 93 | 52 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 349 | 129 | ||
Honours
Club
- HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- NK Široki Brijeg
Personal honours
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina Team of the Year (3): 2007, 2009, 2013
- HŠK Zrinjski Top Goalscorer (5) : 2000-01, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10
- NK Široki Brijeg Top Goalscorer : 2012/13
Records
- Record Zrinjski goalscorer with 75 goals
- Record Mostar derby goalscorer with 4 goals for Zrinjski against Velež Mostar
- Fourth highest Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina scorer of all time with 83 goals
External links
- Krešimir Kordić profile
- (in Croatian)
- (in Croatian)