Nikola Safaric

Varazdin
Manager

Born on : March 11, 1981 (43 years) at Cakovec

Nationality : Croatia

Height : 1m66

Weight : 68 kg

Number of international caps : 3

First cap : vs Israel 18/08/2004

Current season statistics (2023/2024)

7 Victories 4 Draws

8 Losses 6 League Ranking

21 Goals for 27 Goals against

Main position
Defensive Midfielder

Identities

Nikola Safaric

Nikola Šafarić

Manager careerLast updated on 08/05/2024 at 23:03

V D L

Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2023/2024	Varazdin	1	17	35%6	24%4	41%7	6	39	18	20								2	50%1		50%1	SuperSport Hrvatski kup1/4 1/4 de finale	3	7								19	37%7	21%4	42%8		21	27
2022/2023	Varazdin	1	16	38%6	25%4	38%6	5	22	22	24								2	50%1		50%1	SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup1/8 1/8 de finale	5	3								18	39%7	22%4	39%7		27	27
Total			33	36%12	24%8	39%13	11	61	40	44								4	50%2	0%	50%2		8	10								37	38%14	22%8	41%15		48	54

Safaric's career statisticsLast updated on 08/05/2024 at 23:03

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

2017/2018

NK Novi Marof

2017/2018

Varazdin

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varazdin	FavBet Druga liga									8		1	0%
Varazdin	Croatian Cup	1						1	34	8	0%	1	100%			100%	0%	0%

2016/2017

Varazdin

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varazdin	Croatian Cup	2					4		210	8	100%		100%			50%	50%	0%

2015/2016

Medjimurje

2015/2016

Inter Zapresic

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Inter Zapresic	MAXtv Prva Liga	1							6	8	0%	2	17%			0%	100%	0%

2014/2015

Inter Zapresic

987

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Inter Zapresic	2. HNL	12	1		987		9	4	987	8	100%		92%	2		58%	25%	17%

2014/2015

Zavrc

490

553

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Zavrc	Prva liga Telekom Slovenije	17	3		490		17	7	1471	8	100%		85%	4		53%	12%	35%
Zavrc	Hervis Pokal	3					3	2	188	8	67%	1	75%			67%	0%	33%

2013/2014

Zavrc

1489

1533

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Zavrc	Prva liga Telekom Slovenije	34	2	2	1489		59	6	2978	8	97%	1	94%	2		44%	15%	41%
Zavrc	Hervis Pokal	2					4	1	88	8	50%	1	100%			50%	0%	50%

2012/2013

Kaposvári

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Kaposvári	OTP Liga	29	33	11	2543	8	100%	97%	5	34%	21%	45%
Kaposvári	Ligakupa	1	1		90	8	100%	17%		0%	0%	100%
Kaposvári	Magyar Kupa	1			76	8	100%			0%	0%	100%

2011/2012

Kaposvári

828

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Kaposvári	OTP Liga	14	1		828		10	6	828	0	64%	5	54%			29%	36%	36%

2011/2012

Varazdin

135

270

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varazdin	(C3) Europa League	3	2		135		3	1	269	0	100%		50%		1	67%	0%	33%
Varazdin	MAXtv Prva Liga	3					5		270	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

2010/2011

Varazdin

220

946

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varazdin	T-Com Prva HNL	21					20	7	1451	0	76%	5	81%	1		33%	29%	38%
Varazdin	Croatian Cup	6	2		220		10	1	440	0	83%	1				50%	0%	50%

2009/2010

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Slaven	(C3) Europa League	4	1		304		6	1	304	0	75%	1	80%			50%	0%	50%
Slaven	T-Com Prva HNL	25	1		1817		28	8	1817	0	84%	4	83%			36%	36%	28%

2008/2009

Slaven Belupo

1163

1191

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Slaven	T-Com Prva HNL	21	1		1163		17	7	1163	0	48%	11	75%			38%	29%	33%
Slaven	(C3) UEFA Cup	1							28	0	0%	1	50%			0%	0%	100%

2008/2009

Rijeka

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Rijeka	T-Com Prva HNL	2					1		134	0	100%		33%			0%	0%	100%

2007/2008

Rijeka

1234

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Rijeka	T-Com Prva HNL	31	2	1	1234		29	10	2468	0	84%	5	94%	3		42%	32%	26%

2006/2007

Varteks

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varteks	(C3) UEFA Cup	1					1		90	0	100%		50%			0%	100%	0%
Varteks	Prva HNL Ožujsko	1					1		90	0	100%					0%	100%	0%

2005/2006

Varteks

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varteks	Intertoto Cup	1					4		90	0	100%					0%	0%	100%
Croatia	Carlsberg Cup	2						1	25	0	0%	2	100%			50%	0%	50%

2004/2005

Varteks

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Croatia	Friendlies	1						1	14	0	0%	1	50%			100%	0%	0%

2003/2004

Varteks

172

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varteks	(C3) UEFA Cup	4	2		172		9		343	0	100%		100%			50%	0%	50%

2002/2003

Varteks

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varteks	(C3) UEFA Cup	4					1	2	235	0	75%	1	100%			50%	25%	25%

2001/2002

Varteks

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varteks	(C3) UEFA Cup	2							16	0	0%	2	33%			50%	50%	0%

2000/2001

Varteks

1999/2000

Varteks

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Varteks	Intertoto Cup	2	1		13				13	20	0%	2				50%	50%	0%

1998/1999

1997/1998

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

2. HNL

2015

Runner-ups

Croatian Cup

2011

Transfers

04/12/23 >	Varazdin	mana.
05/12/22 >	Varazdin	S. D.
12/07/22 > 05/12/22	Varazdin	mana.

01/07/18 >	Retired
18/09/17 > 01/07/18	NK Novi Marof
01/08/16 > 18/09/17	Varazdin
14/08/15 > 01/08/16	Medjimurje
14/02/15 > 14/08/15	Inter Zapresic	Free
01/07/13 > 14/02/15	Zavrc	Free
09/08/11 > 01/07/13	Kaposvári	Free
19/08/10 > 09/08/11	Varazdin	Free
31/08/08 > 13/06/10	Slaven Belupo
01/07/07 > 31/08/08	Rijeka	140 k€
01/07/97 > 01/07/07	Varteks

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 08/05/2024 at 23:03

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Varazdin	37	38%14	22%8	41%15	48	54

Player career by clubLast updated on 08/05/2024 at 23:03

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Croatia	3				39			0%0	67%2	33%1
Inter Zapresic	13	1		993	993	2		92%12	54%7	15%2
Kaposvári	45	1		3537	3537	5		89%40	31%14	44%20
Rijeka	33	2	1	1301	2602	3		85%28	39%13	30%10
Slaven	51	3		1104	3312			67%34	37%19	33%17
Varazdin	51	7		507	3551	1	1	76%39	39%20	37%19
Zavrc	56	5	2	945	4725	6		95%53	48%27	39%22

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Osijek	5	2	10	7
Istra 1961	4	2	8	6
HNK Gorica	3	2	7	6
Rudes	2	2	3	0
Hajduk Split	5	1	3	10
Slaven	4	1	2	4
Rijeka	3	1	2	6
Lokomotiva	3	1	2	3
Sibenik	2	1	4	3
Biograd	1	1	4	1
Din. Zagreb	5	0	3	8

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Cibalia	13	6	0	0
Inter Zapresic	9	5	1	0
NK Celje	8	4	2	0
Sibenik	9	2	0	1
Osijek	8	2	0	0
Sesvete	4	3	0	0
NK Zagreb	10	2	0	0
NK Zadar	8	3	0	0
Hajduk Split	7	3	0	0
Krka	6	5	0	0
FC Koper	6	2	1	0
Rudar Velenje	6	4	1	0
Karlovac	4	1	0	0
Lombard-Pápa	3	2	0	0
Pecs Mecsek	3	2	0	0
Dundalk FC	2	2	0	0
Vasas	2	1	0	0
Din. Zagreb	11	1	2	0
Gorica	6	0	0	0
Domzale	6	1	1	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Din. Zagreb	5	4	8
Hajduk Split	5	3	10
Slaven	4	3	4
Rijeka	3	2	6
Osijek	5	1	7
Lokomotiva	3	1	3
HNK Gorica	3	1	6

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Din. Zagreb	11	9	31
Gorica	6	5	14
Cibalia	13	5	12
Olimpija	6	4	12
Sibenik	9	4	11
Videoton	4	4	7
NK Celje	8	3	10
FC Koper	6	3	7
Inter Zapresic	9	3	8
NK Zadar	8	3	11
Debrecen VSC	4	3	8
FGSz Siófok	4	3	8
Tromsö	2	2	4
Maribor	4	2	10
Domzale	6	2	9
Hajduk Split	7	2	7
Varteks	6	2	10
Osijek	8	2	9
NK Zagreb	10	2	13
Istra 1961	5	2	6

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2017/2018	NK Novi Marof	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2017/2018	Varazdin	100%	0%	1	33%	33%	6	-
2016/2017	Varazdin	50%	0%	2	0%	0%	0	-
2015/2016	Medjimurje	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
2015/2016	Inter Zapresic	0%	0%	1	20%	20%	5	-
2014/2015	Inter Zapresic	58%	17%	12	100%	0%	1	-
2014/2015	Zavrc	55%	35%	20	0%	100%	4	-
2013/2014	Zavrc	44%	42%	36	50%	50%	2	-
2012/2013	Kaposvári	32%	48%	31	29%	29%	7	Slightly positive
2011/2012	Kaposvári	29%	36%	14	35%	19%	26	Slightly negative
2011/2012	Varazdin	33%	67%	6	33%	0%	3	-
2010/2011	Varazdin	37%	41%	27	43%	43%	7	Slightly negative
2009/2010	Slaven	38%	31%	29	40%	40%	10	Very slightly negative
2008/2009	Slaven	36%	36%	22	67%	33%	9	Very negative
2008/2009	Rijeka	0%	100%	2	75%	0%	4	-
2007/2008	Rijeka	42%	26%	31	33%	33%	6	-
2006/2007	Varteks	0%	0%	2	36%	48%	33	-
2005/2006	Varteks	0%	100%	1	46%	43%	35	-
2004/2005	Varteks	0%	0%	0	46%	46%	35	-
2003/2004	Varteks	50%	50%	4	28%	38%	32	-
2002/2003	Varteks	50%	25%	4	56%	34%	32	-
2001/2002	Varteks	50%	0%	2	56%	26%	34	-
2000/2001	Varteks	0%	0%	0	38%	34%	32	-
1999/2000	Varteks	50%	0%	2	32%	41%	37	-
1998/1999	Varteks	0%	0%	0	37%	50%	38	-
1997/1998	Varteks	0%	0%	0	31%	44%	32	-

Key figures

He has won in non-league and non-national team competition the last 4 away from home matches

Safaric hasn't lost in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 4 away from home matches

The player hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 6 matches

Safaric hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 9 at home matches

He hasn't won in 1. HNL any of the last 4 matches

He hasn't won in 1. HNL any of the last 10 away from home matches

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Varteks
19/06/1999		Lokomotiv-96 - Varteks	1 - 2	First match with the club, first victory
26/06/1999		Varteks - Lokomotiv-96	2 - 2	First goal
15/08/2002	C3UEFAC	Varteks - Dundalk FC	5 - 0	First start
19/09/2002	C3UEFAC	Midtjylland - Varteks	1 - 0	First loss
30/06/2011	C3EL	Varazdin - Lusitanos	5 - 1	First time scoring 2 goals
07/07/2011	C3EL	Lusitanos - Varazdin	0 - 1	First red card
Rijeka
20/07/2007	TCPHNL	Inter Zapresic - Rijeka	0 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
15/09/2007	TCPHNL	Sibenik - Rijeka	3 - 2	First loss
01/03/2008	TCPHNL	Rijeka - Dinamo Zagreb	2 - 4	First goal
Slaven Belupo
21/09/2008	TCPHNL	Sibenik - Slaven Belupo	3 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
26/09/2008	TCPHNL	Slaven Belupo - Dinamo Zagreb	2 - 0	First victory
09/11/2008	TCPHNL	Slaven Belupo - Varteks	2 - 3	First goal
Kaposvári Rákóczi
20/08/2011	OTPL	BFC Siófok - Kaposvári	3 - 1	First match with the club, first loss
27/08/2011	OTPL	Kaposvári - Paks	4 - 4	First start, first goal
10/03/2012	OTPL	Kaposvári - Lombard-Pápa	2 - 0	First victory
Zavrc
20/07/2013	PTS	Zavrc - NK Celje	2 - 1	First match with the club, first victory
28/07/2013	PTS	Triglav Kranj - Zavrc	1 - 2	First start
02/08/2013	PTS	Zavrc - Gorica	0 - 2	First loss
24/08/2013	PTS	Zavrc - Rudar Velenje	2 - 1	First goal
Inter Zapresic
28/02/2015	2HNL	Segesta Sisak - Inter Zapresic	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
06/03/2015	2HNL	Inter Zapresic - Cibalia	1 - 0	First victory
12/04/2015	2HNL	Lucko - Inter Zapresic	1 - 0	First loss
01/05/2015	2HNL	Inter Zapresic - Imotski	3 - 1	First goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 08/05/2024 at 23:03

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Prva Liga	Prva Liga	51	5	890	2	4449	98%50		47%24	14%7	39%20
Slovenian Cup	Slovenian Cup	5				276	60%3		60%3		40%2
1. HNL	1. HNL	105	4	1850	1	7399	75%79		35%37	31%33	33%35
Croatian Cup	Croatian Cup	9	2	342		684	78%7		56%5	11%1	33%3
2. HNL	2. HNL	12	1	987		987	100%12		58%7	25%3	17%2
Nemzeti Bajnokság I	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	43	1	3371		3371	88%38		33%14	26%11	42%18
Magyar Kupa	Magyar Kupa	1				76	100%1				100%1
Ligakupa	Ligakupa	1				90	100%1				100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	1				14			100%1
Carlsberg Cup	Carlsberg Cup	2				25			50%1		50%1
Intertoto Cup	Intertoto Cup	3	1	103		103	33%1		33%1	33%1	33%1
Europa League	Europa League	19	5	257		1285	74%14	1	47%9	16%3	37%7

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2017/2018	Varazdin	2	8	8	6	2	2	2	6	8
2015/2016	Inter Zapresic	1	9	4	5	0	4	1	2	6
2014/2015	Inter Zapresic	2	1	58	30	17	7	6	48	25
2014/2015	Zavrc	1	5	29	20	9	2	9	20	28
2013/2014	Zavrc	1	5	53	36	16	5	15	58	63
2012/2013	Kaposvári	1	11	37	30	10	7	13	35	38
2011/2012	Kaposvári	1	10	35	30	7	14	9	35	42
2011/2012	Varazdin	1	16	0	3	0	0	3	1	5
2010/2011	Varazdin	1	11	36	30	9	9	12	32	38
2009/2010	Slaven	1	7	43	30	11	10	9	44	45
2008/2009	Slaven	1	4	55	33	16	7	10	46	39
2008/2009	Rijeka	1	2	10	6	3	1	2	8	6
2007/2008	Rijeka	1	4	53	33	14	11	8	53	41
2006/2007	Varteks	1	8	42	33	12	6	15	47	62
2005/2006	Varteks	1	3	47	32	15	2	15	49	48
2004/2005	Varteks	1	6	45	32	14	3	15	53	50
2003/2004	Varteks	1	8	38	32	9	11	12	33	42
2002/2003	Varteks	1	3	57	32	18	3	11	52	38
2001/2002	Varteks	1	4	57	30	17	6	7	58	40
2000/2001	Varteks	1P	4	45	32	12	9	11	56	56
2000/2001	Varteks	1	6	32	22	8	8	6	42	36
1999/2000	Varteks	1	7	40	33	10	10	13	32	44
1998/1999	Varteks	1P	6	22	10	2	1	7	10	19
1998/1999	Varteks	1	5	30	22	9	3	10	40	36
1997/1998	Varteks	1P	10	26	10	4	2	4	10	12
1997/1998	Varteks	1	8	24	22	6	6	10	24	32

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
July 01, 2018	01/07		Round of 16	Croatia	1 - 13-2 s.o	Denmark	Absent
June 26, 2018	26/06		Round 3	Iceland	1 - 2	Croatia	Absent
June 21, 2018	21/06		Round 2	Argentina	0 - 3	Croatia	Absent
June 16, 2018	16/06		Round 1	Croatia	2 - 0	Nigeria	Absent
June 08, 2018	08/06		Intercontinental	Croatia	2 - 1	Senegal	Absent
June 03, 2018	03/06		Intercontinental	Brazil	2 - 0	Croatia	Absent
March 27, 2018	27/03		Intercontinental	Mexico	0 - 1	Croatia	Absent
March 23, 2018	23/03		Intercontinental	Peru	2 - 0	Croatia	Absent
November 12, 2017	12/11	WCQEZ	Decision Matches	Greece	0 - 0	Croatia	Absent
November 09, 2017	09/11	WCQEZ	Decision Matches	Croatia	4 - 1	Greece	Absent
October 09, 2017	09/10	WCQEZ	Round 10	Ukraine	0 - 2	Croatia	Absent
October 06, 2017	06/10	WCQEZ	Round 9	Croatia	1 - 1	Finland	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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