Andrej Panadić

Andrej Panadić (born 9 March 1969) is a Croatian football manager and a former defender.^[1] Besides Croatia, he has played in Germany, Austria, and Japan.^[2]

Andrej Panadić

Panadić with Persepolis
Personal information
Full name	Andrej Panadić
Date of birth	(1969-03-09) 9 March 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Naft Al-Basra SC (manager)
Youth career
	Radnik Velika Gorica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1994	Dinamo Zagreb	148	(14)
1994–1996	Chemnitzer FC	65	(6)
1996–1997	KFC Uerdingen 05	45	(3)
1997–2001	Hamburger SV	101	(5)
2002	Sturm Graz	14	(1)
2002–2004	Nagoya Grampus Eight	51	(3)
Total		410	(30)
International career
1989	Yugoslavia	3	(0)
Managerial career
2007–2008	Radnik
2008	LASK Linz
2016	Istra 1961
2019	Krško
2019–2020	Rudar Velenje
2022–2023	Ferizaj
2024	Naft Al-Basra SC
Medal record Representing  Yugoslavia UEFA U-21 Euro 1990
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

He played for Dinamo Zagreb (1988–1994), Chemnitzer FC (1994–1996), KFC Uerdingen 05 (1996), Hamburger SV (1997–2002), Sturm Graz (2001–2002), and Nagoya Grampus Eight (2002–2004).

With Dinamo Zagreb he won a Croatian championship in 1993.

International

Panadić made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1989 friendly match against Greece, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Predrag Spasić and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. He was a non-playing squad member at the 1990 FIFA World Cup so his final international was a December 1989 friendly away against England.^[3]

Managerial career

In January 2016, Panadić was named manager of Istra 1961, after managing Radnik Velika Gorica and Austrian side LASK Linz as well as acting as an assistant to Branko Ivanković in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.^[4] He replaced Nikola Jaroš as manager of Rudar Velenje in October 2019 but was dismissed himself in April 2020.^[5]

He took charge of Kosovan side Ferizaj in October 2022, with the club bottom of the table.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[7]

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Dinamo Zagreb	1988–89	First League	28	3
	1989–90		30	4
	1990–91		18	0
	Total		76	7
HAŠK-Građanski	1992	Prva HNL	20	0
Croatia Zagreb	1992–93	Prva HNL	29	3
	1993–94		23	4
	Total		52	7
Chemnitzer FC	1994–95	2. Bundesliga	32	4
	1995–96		33	2
	Total		65	6
KFC Uerdingen 05	1996–97	2. Bundesliga	31	2
	1997–98		14	1
	Total		45	3
Hamburger SV	1997–98	Bundesliga	13	2
	1998–99		26	2
	1999–00		29	1
	2000–01		24	0
	2001–02		9	0
	Total		101	5
Sturm Graz	2001–02	Austrian Bundesliga	14	1
Nagoya Grampus Eight	2002	J1 League	22	0
	2003		26	3
	2004		3	0
	Total		51	3
Career total			424	32

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Yugoslavia	1989	3	0
Total		3	0