Branimir Bajić

Branimir Bajić

Branimir Bajić in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	19 October 1979
Place of birth	Velika Obarska, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	MSV Duisburg
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–2000	Radnik Bijeljina	73	(0)
2000–2007	Partizan	115	(6)
2006	→ Al Wahda (loan)	2	(0)
2007–2009	TuS Koblenz	55	(2)
2009–2010	Denizlispor	12	(1)
2010–	MSV Duisburg	173	(16)
National team
2004–2008	Bosnia and Herzegovina	24	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:09, 29 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Branimir Bajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранимир Бајић, born 19 October 1979) is a Bosnian footballer who plays for MSV Duisburg.^[1]

Personal life

His younger brother, Delimir Bajić plays for Saham SC in Oman Professional League.

Club career

Bajić has been active for FK Radnik Bijeljina on the club level. Since the 2000–01 season he played for FK Partizan in Serbia.

In the summer of 2007, he signed a contract with TuS Koblenz in the 2. Bundesliga. On 9 July 2009 he signed a contract with Turkish side Denizlispor. After one year in Turkey, he returned to Germany and signed with MSV Duisburg.^[2]

International career

Bajić has been a part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. In September 2008, citing his dissatisfaction with the atmosphere in the national team following Ćiro Blažević's arrival at the post of Bosnia national team coach, in an interview for Sportski žurnal daily, Bajić announced his retirement from international football at the age of 28.^[3]

Couple of days later in Dnevni avaz newspaper, he denied ever announcing his international retirement and also said he never gave an interview to Sportski žurnal.^[4]

References

1. N. Selimović (8 August 2011). "Mladi Zmajevi sutra u Crnoj Gori, Jagodić ne može računati na četiri igrača" (in Bosnian). sportin.ba. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
2. "MSV holt Branimir Bajic" (in German). kicker.de. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
3. "Branimir Bajić "odjavio" Ćiru, zauvek" (in Serbian). MTS Mondo. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
4. "Bajić: Nisam "odjavio" BiH i Ćiru!" (in Serbian). MTS Mondo. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

External links

• Branimir Bajić profile at Fussballdaten