Ivica Pirić (born 24 January 1977, in Split) is a retired Croatian football player who is last played for RNK Split. Pirić is also a political activist. In 2018 he became a president and a co-owner of revived FC Arsenal-Kyiv.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1977-01-24) 24 January 1977 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Split, 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 | 63 | (0) |
2003 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2004 | → CSKA Kyiv (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Trogir | 18 | (0) |
2009–2010 | RNK Split | 27 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2011 |
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]
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