Andraž Kirm
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andraž Kirm[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2002 | Šmartno[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Slovan | 17 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Svoboda | 38 | (4) |
| 2005–2009 | Domžale | 127 | (22) |
| 2009–2012 | Wisła Kraków | 83 | (16) |
| 2012–2014 | FC Groningen | 58 | (4) |
| 2014– | Omonia | 45 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Slovenia U21[nb 1] | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Slovenia | 71 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2016. | |||
Andraž Kirm (born 6 September 1984, in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Omonia in the Cypriot First Division.
Club career
Slovenia
After starting his career at a small club Šmartno he moved to Slovan in 2002, a club renowned for good work with young players. In 2004 he left for his third club from Slovenian capital Ljubljana Svoboda, where he established himself as a first team player. His talent didn't go unnoticed and he subsequently joined the Slovenian first division club Domžale in the summer of 2005. In his first 2005–06 season, he made 29 league appearances for the eventual league runners up. In the following campaigns 2006–07 and 2007–08 he won back to back titles with Domžale as well as winning Slovenian Supercup in 2007[3] In the 2008–09 season, Kirm led the league in assists.[4]
Wisła Kraków
On 2 July 2009, he moved to Ekstraklasa champions Wisła Kraków for an undisclosed fee from Domžale and signed for five years.[5] He immediately established himself as a regular in the team, playing in all 37 competition matches in the 2009-10 season, while Wisła finished second in the league. In the following campaign, he won the Ekstraklasa championship with Wisła Kraków and was the club's top goalscorer with 9 goals in the league.
FC Groningen
On 30 August 2012, Kirm was transferred to Eredivisie club FC Groningen. He has a contract till 2014 and the option till 2015.
International career
Kirm made his debut for the national side in August 2007 in a friendly game against Montenegro in Podgorica. In his second appearance for the national team Kirm assisted for Milivoje Novakovič in a 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying win over Luxembourg.[6] Since then, he has become one of the most important players of the team led by Matjaž Kek.[7] Kirm was the only player, besides Novakovič, who played in all 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[8] He also appeared in the starting lineup in both play-off matches with Russia, after which Slovenia qualified for the final tournament. At the World Cup he played in all three group stage games.[7]
International goals
- Score and result lists Slovenia's goals first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 August 2009 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia |  San Marino | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 3 March 2010 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia |  Qatar | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 4 June 2010 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia |  New Zealand | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 29 February 2012 | Bonifika Stadium, Koper, Slovenia |  Scotland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 15 August 2012 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Romania | 4–2 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 6. | 7 June 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
Statistics
- (correct as of 2 September 2012)
| Club | Season | League | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | European Cups | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Slovan | 2002–03 | 3. SNL | 7 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | 3. SNL | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Svoboda | 2003–04 | 2. SNL | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 2. SNL | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 4 | ||
| Domžale | 2005–06 | Prva Liga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Prva Liga | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2007–08 | Prva Liga | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 9 | |
| 2008–09 | Prva Liga | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 7 | |
| Wisła Kraków | 2009–10 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
| 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Groningen | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | Slovan | 17 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | Svoboda | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 39 | 4 | ||
| Total | Domžale | 127 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 145 | 22 | |
| Total | Wisła Kraków | 83 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 111 | 18 | |
| Total | FC Groningen | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | |
Honours
Domžale
Wisła Kraków
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "Andraz Kirm". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ↑ "Andraž KIRM". nkdomzale.si. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ↑ "Słoweńcy już wiedzą ile będzie zarabiał Kirm". wislaportal.pl. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Reprezentant Słowenii w Wiśle!" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków official website. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ↑ "Pričakovana zmaga, a bleda igra". rtvslo.si. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- 1 2 "17 Andraz KIRM". fifa.com. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ "Kirm: Ne smemo dopuščati preveč dvobojev ena na ena". rtvslo.si. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
External links
- Andraž Kirm at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile at NZS (Slovene)
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
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