Ivica Križanac (born 13 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Club career Križanac was born in Split. He played for Polish outfit Górnik Zabrze where he became one of Ekstraklasa's best players. Following a two-year stay at Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski he joined Russian Premier League side Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2005. He played in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final for Zenith, winning the biggest trophy of his career after beating Glasgow Rangers. Križanac was released by Zenit Saint Petersburg in January 2011, after spending six seasons at the club.
International career Križanac made his international debut for Croatia in a friendly match against Slovenia on 20 August 2008 in Maribor, coming on as a half-time substitute for Dario Šimić. He was regularly included in the squad during the team's qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, making 6 appearances in the competition. His final international appearance came in a friendly match against Belgium on 3 March 2010. After winning 11 caps for Croatia, he officially retired from the national team in May 2010.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZenit Saint Petersburg2005Russian Premier League1222080–222200616010––170200715050––2002008251001402041020091822150–25320101411050–201Total1006111320201457Career total1006111320201457
Honours Sparta Prague Czech First League: 2000–01
Zenit St. Petersburg Russian Premier League: 2007, 2010 Russian Cup: 2010 Russian Super Cup: 2008 UEFA Cup: 2008 UEFA Super Cup: 2008
Individual Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2004
References
External links
Ivica Križanac at the Zenit St. Petersburg official website