Ivica Pirić

Ivica Pirić (born 24 January 1977) is a Croatian sports director, business executive and retired football player who played as a midfielder.

Ivica Pirić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-01-24) 24 January 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hajduk Split	0	(0)
1998–1999	SSV Ulm 1846	0	(0)
1999–2002	NK Zagreb	54	(0)
2002–2008	Arsenal Kyiv	72	(0)
2003	→ Hajduk Split (loan)	6	(0)
2004	→ CSKA Kyiv (loan)	2	(0)
2008–2009	Trogir	18	(0)
2009–2010	RNK Split	27	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2011

Pirić is also a political activist. In 2018, he became a president and a co-owner of revived FC Arsenal-Kyiv.^[1]

Career

He is a persona non grata in Russia and is not allowed to enter that country.^[2] Pirić calls Ukraine his second homeland and in summer of 2015 organized humanitarian actions helping re-settlers from the eastern Ukraine, particularly children.^[2] With his help some 300 children from Ukraine had a chance to spend their summer in Omiš.^[2]