 Pranjić in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danijel Pranjić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (age 44)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Našice,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | NAŠK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | NAŠK | ||
| 2000–2001 | Papuk | ||
| 2001–2002 | Belišće | 28 | (7) |
| 2002–2004 | Osijek | 53 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 29 | (2) |
| 2005–2009 | Heerenveen | 129 | (32) |
| 2009–2012 | Bayern Munich | 55 | (1) |
| 2011 | Bayern Munich II | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Sporting CP | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | →Celta de Vigo (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Panathinaikos | 80 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Koper | 20 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 61 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Ayia Napa | 17 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Omonia Psevda | 13 | (1) |
| 2025– | AXI Adunații Copăceni | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Croatia U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2004–2015 | Croatia | 58 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Omonia Psevda (player-manager) | ||
| 2021 | Dubrava | ||
| 2022–2023 | Trnje | ||
| 2023 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||
| 2023–2024 | Achyronas-Onisilos | ||
| 2024 | GOŠK Gabela | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Danijel Pranjić (born 2 December 1981) is a Croatian professionalfootball manager and formerplayer. Being a versatile left-footed player, he could play all across the leftwing and could also be used as acentral midfielder.
Pranjić had the most success withBundesliga sideBayern Munich, winning thedouble in the2009–10 season and reaching the2010 and2012 Champions League final. Pranjić has also played for clubs in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Slovenia and Cyprus. At the international level, he debuted forCroatia in 2004 and participated in three major tournaments with his national side,Euro 2008,Euro 2012 and the2014 World Cup.
After retiring as a player, Pranjić managed Croatian lower league clubsDubrava[2] andTrnje. He managed Bosnian sidesSloboda Tuzla[3] andGOŠK Gabela, as well as Cypriot clubAchyronas-Onisilos.
Born inNašice, Pranjić started his career at hometown clubNAŠK.[4] He also played forPapuk andBelišće before being acquired by Croatian top sideOsijek in 2002. Pranjić transferred toDinamo Zagreb two seasons later in 2004. While at Dinamo Zagreb, he also played regularly during their2004–05 UEFA Cup campaign, making six appearances and scoring one goal in the competition.
In 2005, Pranjić was transferred to DutchEredivisie sideHeerenveen. His good performances as an offensive winger secured him a return to international football withCroatia in 2007. He started the2008–09 Eredivisie season well, netting four goals in his first three league matches. Pranjić scored his firsthat-trick in theKNVB Cup on 12 November 2008 in a huge 7–0 win againstHaaglandia. On 31 January 2009, he scored the only goal in a Heerenveen victory againstAjax. A month later, Pranjić scored a late penalty that gave Heerenveen a 3–2 win overPSV. He won the KNVB Cup with Heerenveen at the end of the 2008–09 season, which turned out to be his last match for the club.[5]
In June 2009,Bayern Munich announced Pranjić would join the club.[6][7] He struggled to make an impact in his first season with the club, starting only 14 matches and losing out to first choice left-backHolger Badstuber. Due to his utility and injuries to other teammates, however, he started an increasing number of games in his second season with the Bavarian club.
On 13 July 2012, after the expiration of his Bayern contract, Pranjić was announced as a new signing for PortuguesePrimeira Liga teamSporting CP. He played nine games forOs Leões before joining SpanishLa Liga clubCelta de Vigo in January 2013 on loan until the end of the season.[8] On 30 August 2013, Pranjić and Sporting terminated the contract in mutual agreement.[9]
On 2 September 2013, it was officially announced that Pranjić had signed withPanathinaikos for three years.[10] He made his professional debut in a 1–1 away draw againstPlatanias.
On 11 September 2016, Pranjić joined Slovenian clubKoper on a free transfer.[11] On 21 July 2017, he signed with Cypriot clubAnorthosis.[12] On 1 July 2019, Pranjić signed withAyia Napa, competing in theCypriot Second Division.[13][14]
Pranjić started his international career with theCroatian under-21 national team, earning a total of 15 caps and scoring one goal for the team between 2002 and 2004.
On 16 November 2004, Pranjić made his full international debut forCroatia in afriendly match against theRepublic of Ireland. After two years of absence from the national team, he was called up for a friendly match againstNorway in February 2007. Later that year, he also appeared in threeUEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Asked to play a defensive role by Croatia coachSlaven Bilić, although still predominantly a midfielder in his club career, Pranjić was the only Croatian to start all four games at theUEFA Euro 2008 finals. Pranjić provided an assist toDarijo Srna to score the opener in Croatia's 2–1 victory overGermany and an assist toIvan Klasnić to score the only goal in their next game, a 1–0 win overPoland.
He kept his place as a regular in the national team during their unsuccessfulqualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, appearing in a total of nine matches. On 28 September 2012, Pranjić retired from the national team in protest to the call up of Brazilian-born playerSammir.[15]
On 10 November 2013,Niko Kovač called up Pranjić to the national team afterIvan Strinić sustained an injury that made him ineligible for the2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs againstIceland.[16] He was called up to Croatia's 23-man squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup.
Pranjić's last match for Croatia was aEuro 2016 qualification match againstAzerbaijan in September 2015.[17] He earned a total of 58 caps, scoring 1 goal.[18]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Osijek | Prva HNL | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 20 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Celta de Vigo | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Panathinaikos | Super League Greece | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Slovenia | League | Slovenian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Koper | PrvaLiga | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Cyprus | League | Cypriot Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2017–18 | Anorthosis Famagusta | First Division | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ayia Napa | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Croatia | 82 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 6 | |||
| Netherlands | 129 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 156 | 37 | ||
| Germany | 55 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 81 | 1 | ||
| Portugal | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Spain | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Greece | 80 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 108 | 9 | ||
| Slovenia | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| Cyprus | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 446 | 54 | 30 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 543 | 62 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2015 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia |  Norway | 5–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Omonia Psevda (player-manager) | 8 September 2020 | 15 April 2021 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 030.00 |
| Dubrava | 1 July 2021 | 10 August 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Trnje | 20 January 2022 | 21 March 2023 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 041.03 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | 22 March 2023 | 12 June 2023 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 020.00 |
| Achyronas-Onisilos | 1 July 2023 | 15 January 2024 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 025.00 |
| GOŠK Gabela | 14 August 2024 | 27 October 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 011.11 |
| Total | 104 | 32 | 27 | 45 | 138 | 165 | −27 | 030.77 | ||
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