| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1976-05-17)17 May 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Kupres,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bačka | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Partizan | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Čukarički | 14 | (4) |
| 1997 | Le Mans | 8 | (0) |
| 1998 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 9 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Spartak Subotica | 16 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Ethnikos Asteras | 21 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Čukarički | 28 | (13) |
| 2001–2003 | Legia Warsaw | 60 | (40) |
| 2004 | Hannover 96 | 3 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | LR Ahlen | 38 | (11) |
| 2006 | Wisła Kraków | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Čukarički | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | Srem | 15 | (7) |
| 2009 | Banat Zrenjanin | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | Srem | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 237 | (81) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stanko Svitlica (Serbian Cyrillic: Станко Свитлица; born 17 May 1976) is a Serbian retiredfootballer who played as aforward. He is best remembered for his time atLegia Warsaw, becoming the PolishEkstraklasa top scorer in the2002–03 season with 24 goals.[1]
A journeyman, Svitlica played for several clubs in FR Yugoslavia, as well as France and Greece, beforeDragan Okuka brought him toLegia Warsaw in the summer of 2001. He scored ten goals from 28 appearances in all competitions during his debut season in Poland, helping the club win the national championshipthat year. In the following season, Svitlica netted 29 goals in 38 games (24 in 29 in the league), becoming the first foreigner ever to win the Golden Boot in the Polish Ekstraklasa. He continued his goalscoring form in late 2003, securing him a transfer toHannover 96 in the 2004 wintertransfer window.[2] Despite an impressive start (Svitlica scored againstBayern Munich beatingOliver Kahn on his debut after coming off the bench), his career in theBundesliga never really took off and Hannover offloaded him after just half a year. He spent the following two seasons withLR Ahlen in the second tier of German football, before returning to Poland and joiningWisła Kraków. However, Svitlica struggled for fitness and after just two games left the club. He later returned to Serbia and his former clubČukarički, but failed to make an impact. In 2010, Svitlica retired from professional football.
Partizan
Legia Warsaw
Individual