Darijo Srna is a Croatian former professional footballer and current director of football of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.
47 Facts About Darijo Srna
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Darijo Srna began his career at Hajduk Split, before moving to Shakhtar in 2003.
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Darijo Srna has won numerous trophies during his time at Shakhtar, including a UEFA Cup title in 2009, seven Ukrainian Premier League titles, five Ukrainian Cup titles and five Ukrainian Super Cup titles.
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Darijo Srna left Shakhtar in 2018 and signed one-year contract with Cagliari and then returned to Shakhtar to work as an assistant manager.
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Darijo Srna is the most capped player in the history of Shakhtar with 536 appearances.
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Darijo Srna's talent was seen by many scouts in Croatia while he was young.
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Darijo Srna was later signed by Hajduk Split as his talent became desirable for the Croatian giants.
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Darijo Srna made 84 appearances for the club, including 64 league appearances, and scored eight goals, four of which came in the league, before moving to Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.
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In 2003, Darijo Srna was sold, along with Hajduk goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa, to Shakhtar Donetsk.
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Darijo Srna is a common member and the captain in his club side, for whom he has made a large impact in the league.
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Darijo Srna helped the club to win the Ukrainian Cup, his first honour with the club, and to a second-place finish in the Premier League.
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Darijo Srna made 42 appearances for the club, 22 of which came in the league, and netted two goals, once in the league and once in the cup.
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Darijo Srna made his debut in main stage of UEFA Champions League on 14 September 2004 against Milan.
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Darijo Srna made 35 appearances for the club, 20 in the league, and scored four times, three of which came in the league.
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Darijo Srna made 41 appearances, 28 of which came in the league.
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Darijo Srna, who captained the side, scored one of the penalties.
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Darijo Srna provided the assist for Jadson's winning goal seven minutes into extra time.
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Darijo Srna made 46 appearances and scored 5 goals, with 25 appearances and 4 goals in the league.
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Darijo Srna played 39 matches, 26 in the league, and scored four goals, two of which came in the league.
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Darijo Srna made 39 appearances, 27 of which were in the league, scoring four goals, three of which came in the league.
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Shakhtar won the league by four points over Dynamo Kyiv; Darijo Srna scored 3 goals in 25 league matches and made a total of 34 appearances in the season.
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Darijo Srna assisted Fernandinho for a 93rd-minute winner against Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.
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Darijo Srna picked up the Man of the Match award for his contribution to win over Dnipro.
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In mid-season, Darijo Srna helped Shakhtar win the 2014 United Supercup, a tournament between the top-two placed clubs from Russia and Ukraine, becoming the assists leader and joint top scorer of the tournament.
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Darijo Srna was suspended from 22 September 2017 until 22 August 2018 for failed doping test for dehydroepiandrosterone.
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On 22 June 2018 Darijo Srna, signed one-year deal with Italian side Cagliari Calcio with an option to extend it for another year.
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In June 2019, the contract ended and Darijo Srna left the club.
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In July 2019, Darijo Srna returned to Shakhtar Shakhtar Donetsk as an assistant manager on a one-year contract until 2020.
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Darijo Srna then moved on to the Director of football role.
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Darijo Srna made his full international debut for the Croatia national team in a friendly match against Romania in November 2002.
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Darijo Srna made a total of six appearances in Croatia's qualifying campaign for Euro 2004, including both play-off matches against Slovenia.
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Darijo Srna then starred in all three games of Croatia's 2006 World Cup campaign.
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In September 2006, Darijo Srna was temporarily dropped from the Croatian squad for a Euro 2008 qualifying match with Russia because of a late night partying spree in a local disco, along with teammates Bosko Balaban and Ivica Olic.
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Darijo Srna was considered the hero of the match, when he came on as a substitute against Macedonia in a Euro 2008 qualifying match and scored shortly after from a free-kick, which was shot into the right corner of the goal.
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Since helping his country qualify for Euro 2008 with a strong qualifying campaign, Darijo Srna was unsurprisingly named in their 23-man squad for the current tournament.
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Darijo Srna started in all three games of the 2012 tournament as the captain, where Croatia finished third behind Spain and Italy, failing to qualify to the next stage.
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On 6 February 2013, Darijo Srna won his 100th cap in a friendly match against South Korea at Craven Cottage, London, thereby equalling Dario Simic as Croatia's most capped player.
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Croatia qualified for the 2014 World Cup, where Darijo Srna served as team captain for his second official international tournament, after Euro 2012.
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Darijo Srna returned to France to finish the tournament afterwards, to abide by his father's dying wish.
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Darijo Srna amassed 134 caps and 22 goals for Croatia, which made him the country's most capped player at the time of his retirement.
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Darijo Srna held this record for over eight years, until it was overtaken by Luka Modric in 2021.
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Darijo Srna was born in Metkovic to Bosniak father Uzeir and Croat mother Milka.
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Darijo Srna has a tattoo of a deer playing football on his leg, as "Srna" in Croatian means "deer".
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Darijo Srna has helped Bosnian club Borac Samac, where his father played as goalkeeper and was a coach.
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Darijo Srna has a half-brother, Renato, a coach at Neretva, from their father's first marriage.
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Darijo Srna has a tattoo reading "Igor" along his heart.
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Darijo Srna married long-time girlfriend Mirela Foric, whom he met through mutual friend and footballer Bosko Balaban.