‪Ivica Olić‬
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Personal information
Full name:
Ivica Olić
Date of birth:
14 September 1979
Place of birth:
Davor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position:
Forward

Club information
Current club:
VfL Wolfsburg
Number:
11

Youth career

• Posavac Davor

• Marsonia

Senior career*

Marsonia:
1996-1998
42x apps / 17x goals

Hertha BSC II:
1998-2000
30x apps / 0x goals

Hertha BSC:
1998-2000
2x apps / 0x goals

Marsonia:
2000-2001
42x apps / 21x goals

NK Zagreb:
2001-2002
29x apps / 21x goals

Dinamo Zagreb:
2002-2003
27x apps / 16x goals

CSKA Moscow:
2003-2007
78x apps / 35x goals

Hamburger SV:
2007-2009
78x apps / 29x goals

Bayern Munich:
2009-2012
55x apps / 13x goals

VfL Wolfsburg:
2012-
63x apps / 23x goals

National team

Croatia U17:
1996
3x apps / 0x goals

Croatia U18:
1997
1x apps / 0x goals

Croatia U19:
1997-1998
9x apps / 1x goals

Croatia U20:
1998
1x apps / 0x goals

Croatia U21:
2000-2001
6x apps / 2x goals

Croatia:
2002-
94x apps / 19x goals

* (appearances, National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2014)

Ivica Olić, born 14 September 1979, is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for VfL Wolfsburg in Germany and Croatian national team. 

He primarily plays as striker, but can also operate as a winger. Being named Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2009 and 2010, with Bayern Munich he appeared in two UEFA Champions League finals in 2010 and 2012. 

Olić represented his country in three FIFA World Cup's, 2002, 2006, 2014, and the two UEFA European Championship, in 2004 and 2008. 

He has been described as a relentless pursuer of the ball and possessing "power and a decent bit of pace with him." 

Former Croatia manager Slaven Bilić described him as a typical "match-winner" and "king of important matches", due to his ability to score in important matches against big opponents.