Andraž Kirm

Andraž Kirm
Personal information
Full name Andraž Kirm[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-06) 6 September 1984
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Olimpija Ljubljana
Number 17
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 56 (3)
2014–2016 Omonia 53 (11)
2016– Olimpija Ljubljana 11 (1)
National team‡
2006 Slovenia U21 2 (0)
2007– Slovenia 71 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2016

Andraž Kirm (born 6 September 1984) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Olimpija Ljubljana.

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 until 2014.

AC Omonoia

At 2014 after his contract ended with FC Groningen, Kirm was transferred to Cypriot First Division club AC Omonoia. He stayed in the club for two years and scored eleven goals. He left the club in 2016 when his contract ended.

Olimpija Ljubljana

On 25 June 2016, he signed for Slovenian champions Olimpija Ljubljana.[6][7]

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.[8] Since then, he has become one of the most important players of the team led by Matjaž Kek.[9] Kirm was the only player, besides Novakovič, who played in all 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[10] 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.[9]

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

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 71——71
2003–04 3. SNL 100——100
Svoboda 2003–04 2. SNL 80——80
2004–05 2. SNL 30410—314
Domžale 2005–06 PrvaLiga 2901010310
2006–07 PrvaLiga 3161020346
2007–08 PrvaLiga 3293040399
2008–09 PrvaLiga 3572040417
Wisła Kraków 2009–10 Ekstraklasa 3035020373
2010–11 Ekstraklasa 2593020309
2011–12 Ekstraklasa 27440122436
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 1000—10
Groningen 2012–13 Eredivisie 31120—331
2013–14 Eredivisie 25220—272
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

    1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
    2. ↑ "Andraz Kirm". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
    3. ↑ "Andraž KIRM". nkdomzale.si. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
    4. ↑ "Słoweńcy już wiedzą ile będzie zarabiał Kirm". wislaportal.pl. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
    5. ↑ "Reprezentant Słowenii w Wiśle!" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków official website. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
    6. ↑ "Olimpija v novo sezono tudi s Kirmom" [Olimpija with Kirm into the new season] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga official website. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
    7. ↑ Ž.K. (25 June 2016). "Ugibanja potrjena, v Stožice prihaja Andraž Kirm" [Speculations are confirmed, Andraz Kirm is coming to Stozice] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
    8. ↑ "Pričakovana zmaga, a bleda igra" [Expected win, but poor performance] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
    9. 1 2 "17 Andraz KIRM". FIFA.com. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
    10. ↑ "Kirm: Ne smemo dopuščati preveč dvobojev ena na ena" [We should not allow too many one-on-one duels] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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