Andrija Delibašić

Andrija Delibašić
Delibašić in action for Rayo Vallecano in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-24)24 April 1981
Place of birth Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 19 March 2025(2025-03-19) (aged 43)
Place of death Podgorica, Montenegro
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Sutjeska
1995–1999 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Partizan 100 (48)
2004–2008 Mallorca 29 (7)
2005 → Benfica (loan) 3 (0)
2005–2006 → Braga (loan) 10 (4)
2006 → AEK Athens (loan) 10 (1)
2007 → Beira-Mar (loan) 11 (1)
2007–2008 → Real Sociedad (loan) 33 (6)
2008–2010 Hércules 65 (20)
2010–2013 Rayo Vallecano 81 (14)
2014 Ratchaburi 7 (0)
2015 Sutjeska 2 (0)
Total 351 (101)
International career
1998–1999 FR Yugoslavia U18 5 (2)
2001–2004 Serbia and Montenegro U21 20 (6)
2004 Serbia and Montenegro U23 3 (0)
2009–2013 Montenegro 21 (6)
Managerial career
2016–2018 Partizan (assistant)
2018–2021 Budućnost (assistant)
2021–2023 Mornar
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2004 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrija Delibašić (Cyrillic: Андрија Делибашић, sh; 24 April 1981 – 19 March 2025) was a Montenegrin professional footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played as a forward for teams in Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Portugal, Greece,[1] Thailand,[2] and Montenegro.

He was capped 21 times for Montenegro, scoring six goals.[3] He also played for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4] After the breakup of Serbia and Montenegro into separate countries, Delibašić said he would never play for Montenegro if he was not called up to their first international matches.[5] He would later make his debut on 10 October 2009, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match where they won 2–1 against Georgia, with Delibašić scoring the winning goal.[6]

After retiring, he worked as an assistant manger at Partizan and Budućnost. He would later become the manager of Mornar between 2021 and 2023.

Delibašić died of brain cancer on 19 March 2025, at the age of 43.[7][8]

Career statistics

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2009 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Georgia
2–1
2–1
 2010 World Cup qualiciation
2 7 October 2011 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  England
2–2
2–2
 Euro 2012 qualifying
3 11 September 2012 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino
0–5
0–6
 2014 World Cup qualification
4 14 November 2012 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  San Marino
1–0
3–0
 2014 World Cup qualification

Honours

Partizan
  • First League of Serbia and Montenegro: 2001–02, 2002–03
  • Serbia and Montenegro Cup: 2000–01
Benfica

References

  1. ↑ Delibasic, el trotamundos del gol (Delibasic, the goal globetrotter); Marca, 12 April 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Delibasic... Lembra-se? Vai jogar no Ratchaburi (Delibasic... Do you remember? He will play in Ratchaburi) Archived 3 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; A Bola, 13 February 2014 (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Montenegro - Record International Players - RSSSF
  4. ↑ Andrija Delibašić – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ↑ "Andrija Delibašić: Neka me izbrišu zauvijek" [Andrija Delibašić: I will be forever ineligible] (PDF) (in Serbian). Arena. 13 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
  6. ↑ Debutant Delibasic propels Montenegro; FIFA, 10 October 2009
  7. ↑ "Preminuo čuveni napadač Partizana: Delibašić (44) izgubio borbu sa opakom bolešću" [Famous Partizan striker Delibasic (44) has passed away: he lost his battle with a terrible disease] (in Serbian). Nova Sport. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  8. ↑ George, David (19 March 2025). "Andrija Delibasic: Montenegro footballer dies age 43 - two years after brain tumour diagnosis". National World. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "V. Setúbal triunfante 38 anos depois" [V. Setúbal triumphant 38 years later] (in Portuguese). TSF. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

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