Marco Djuricin

Marco Djuricin

Personal information
Full name	Marco Djuricin
Date of birth	12 December 1992 (1992-12-12) (age 18)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Hertha BSC
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2008	Austria Wien
2008–2009	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Hertha BSC II	7	(3)
2010–	Hertha BSC	9	(2)
National team‡
	Austria U-17	5	(3)
	Austria U-18	1	(0)
	Austria U-19	11	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 August 2010

Marco Djuricin (born 12 December 1992 in Vienna) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a striker for Hertha BSC.^[1]

Career

Club career

Born in Vienna, Djuricin began playing club football for Austria Wien, before joining Rapid Wien in 2006. Two years later, he signed a with Hertha BSC, and joined the Berlin-based club's youth academy. In the 2009–10 season, Hertha's U-19 squad reached the final of the DFB Youth Cup. In spite of Djuricin's equalising goal, Hertha lost the match 2–1 to 1899 Hoffenheim.

In the 2010 summer break, Djuricin participated in the first team's training camp. Hertha coach Markus Babbel was impressed by his performance during the camp, and called in him up for Hertha's remaining pre-season friendlies. With seven goals, he was the club's top goalscorer during these games.

Following injuries to Patrick Ebert, Raffael, and Daniel Beichler, Djuricin received his first call-up to Hertha's first team for a fixture, the first match of the 2010–11 2. Bundesliga. He came on as a substitute in the 18th minute for Rob Friend, who had also injured himself, and went on to score two goals. He was subsequently made a permanent member of the first team.

International career

Djuricin made his international debut for Austria's U-17 team. At the 2010 U-19 European Championship, he scored Austria's only goal of the tournament. However, this one goal was enough to secure Austria a victory over the Netherlands, and a spot at the 2011 U-20 World Cup, which Djuricin missed after getting injured shortly before the first match.

Personal life

Djuricin's father, Goran, was also a footballer and is currently the assistant manager of the Austrian U-19 national team.

References

1. ^ "Djuricin, Marco" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/rlnord/regionalliga-nord/2010-11/hertha-bsc-ii-1509/58732/spieler_djuricin-marco.html. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 

External links

• Marco Djuricin at HerthaBSC.de (German)
• Marco Djuricin at transfermarkt.de (German)
• Marco Djuricin at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Djuricin, Marco
Alternative names	Djuricin, Marco
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	12 December 1992
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death
Place of death