Vanja Grubač (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Грубач; born 11 January 1971) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Grubač played for his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić in the Yugoslav Second League for three seasons (1988–89, 1989–90, and 1990–91), collecting eight appearances.[1][2][3] He joined OFK Beograd after a spell with Sloga Kraljevo in 1993. Over the next few years, Grubač would go on to play for several European clubs, including French Le Havre and Portuguese Braga, but would eventually return to OFK Beograd after each brief spell abroad.
In 1998, Grubač was transferred from OFK Beograd to Hamburger SV for a fee of 1.1 million DM.[4] He appeared in 11 Bundesliga games over his two seasons at the club, scoring two goals.[5][6] In 2000, Grubač made another return to OFK Beograd, before moving to Turkish club Erzurumspor in early 2001.[7]
Personal life
Grubač is the father of fellow footballer Sergej Grubač.[8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| Sutjeska Nikšić | 1988–89 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1990–91 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
| Sloga Kraljevo | 1992–93 | ||
| OFK Beograd | 1993–94 | 29 | 16 |
| Pierikos | 1994–95 | ||
| OFK Beograd | 1994–95 | 9 | 7 |
| Le Havre | 1995–96 | 8 | 0 |
| OFK Beograd | 1995–96 | 12 | 4 |
| Braga | 1996–97 | 3 | 0 |
| OFK Beograd | 1997–98 | 26 | 31 |
| Hamburger SV | 1998–99 | 7 | 1 |
| 1999–2000 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | |
| OFK Beograd | 2000–01 | 9 | 0 |
| Erzurumspor | 2000–01 | 3 | 1 |
| OFK Beograd | 2001–02 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | 11 | 6 | |
| Total | 21 | 10 | |
| Digenis Morphou | 2003–04 | ||
| Al-Wakrah | 2004–05 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 71 | |
References
- ^ "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 88-89" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 89-90" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 90-91" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Proširena istraga protiv Terzića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Vanja Grubac" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Vanja Grubač" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Grubač potpisao za turski Erzurum" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 1 February 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Young Cypriot-based prospect rejects Manchester City". parikiaki.com. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
External links
- Vanja Grubač at BDFutbol
- Vanja Grubač at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Vanja Grubač at WorldFootball.net
- Vanja Grubač at the Turkish Football Federation
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