Dragan Paljić

Dragan Paljić (born 8 April 1983) is a German-Serbian football coach and former player.^[1] He is the current assistant coach of JS Kabylie.

Dragan Paljić

Paljić in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-04-08) 8 April 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Starnberg, West Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	JS Kabylie (assistant)
Youth career
1991–1994	FT Starnberg 09
1994–2000	TSV Blaichach
2000–2002	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	1860 Munich II	10	(0)
2003–2004	FV Olympia Laupheim		(20)
2004–2008	1899 Hoffenheim	96	(13)
2008–2010	1. FC Kaiserslautern	46	(3)
2010–2012	Wisła Kraków	52	(1)
2012–2015	Heracles Almelo	20	(0)
2015	Perth Glory	12	(0)
2015–2016	1. CfR Pforzheim	31	(3)
Total		267+	(40)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Paljić was born in Starnberg, West Germany. He was a member of the 1899 Hoffenheim squad that won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga^[2] and 2010 the promotion with 1. FC Kaiserslautern to the Bundesliga.^[3] He also played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Wisła Kraków.^[4] In July 2012, he signed with Heracles Almelo in the Dutch Eredivisie.^[5] On 13 January 2014, signed for Australian A-League club Perth Glory FC.^[6]

Personal life

His family is from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[7] He is of Bosnian Serb descent.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2012

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cups		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1860 Munich II	2001–02	Oberliga	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2002–03		9	0	–		–		9	0
	Total		10	0	–		–		10	0
FV Olympia Laupheim	2003–04	Verbandsliga		20	–		–			20
1899 Hoffenheim	2004–05	Regionalliga	23	5	0	0	–		23	5
	2005–06		23	1	0	0	–		23	1
	2006–07		31	6	–		–		31	6
	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	19	1	2	1	–		21	2
	2008–09	Bundesliga	0	0	1	0	–		1	0
	Total		96	13	3	1	–		99	14
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	29	2	–		–		29	2
	2009–10		17	1	2	0	–		19	1
	Total		46	3	2	0	–		48	3
Wisła Kraków	2010–11	Ekstraklasa	28	1	4	0	2	0	34	1
	2011–12		24	0	5	0	7	0	36	0
	Total		52	1	9	0	9	0	70	1
Career total			204+	37	14	1	9	0	227+	38

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern

• 2. Bundesliga: 2009–10

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2010–11

Individual

• Verbandsliga top scorer: 2003–04