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'''Ivan Ergić''' ([[Serbian language|Serbian]] [[Cyrillic]]: Иван Ергић; born [[January 21]], [[1981]]) is a [[Serbia]]n football [[midfielder]] currently playing for [[FC Basel]].
'''Ivan Ergić''' ([[Serbian language|Serbian]] [[Cyrillic]]: Иван Ергић; born [[January 21]], [[1981]]) is a [[Serbia]]n football [[midfielder]] currently playing for [[FC Basel]].


Ergić was born in [[Šibenik]], a coastal town in [[Croatia]] during the time of [[Yugoslavia]] but started his football career in [[Australia]] with [[Perth Glory]]. He has an Australian passport, and had also taken advantage of an Australian taxpayer funded scholarship to the [[Australian Institute of Sport - Football (soccer)|Australian Institute of Sport]].
Ergić was born in [[Šibenik]], a coastal town in [[Croatia]] during the time of [[Yugoslavia]] but started his football career in [[Australia]] with [[Perth Glory]]. He has dual Australian-Serbian nationality and trained at the [[Australian Institute of Sport - Football (soccer)|Australian Institute of Sport]] on a government-funded football scholarship.


In 2000 Ergić moved to [[Juventus]], but went on loan to [[FC Basel]] during the season, which later signed him for 1.6 million CHF. In June 2004 Ergić was treated for depression in the psychiatric university clinic in Basel, and his further career as a football player was in question at the time. Nevertheless, FC Basel kept him as a player and since 2005 he was on the pitch again.
In 2000 Ergić moved to [[Juventus]], but went on loan to [[FC Basel]] during the season, which later signed him for 1.6 million CHF. In June 2004 Ergić was treated for depression in the psychiatric university clinic in Basel, and his further career as a football player was in question at the time. Nevertheless, FC Basel kept him as a player and since 2005 he was on the pitch again.


Regardless of his Australian citizenship and education, he did not choose to play international football for [[Australia national football team|Australia]], and instead chose [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]]. On May 15, 2006 Ergić was named as a member of that team for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], despite having never played for it before.
He did not choose to play international football for [[Australia national football team|Australia]], and instead chose [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]]. On May 15, 2006 Ergić was named as a member of that team for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].


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Revision as of 14:24, 22 October 2006

Ivan Ergić
Personal information
Full name Ivan Ergić
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Basel
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2006

Ivan Ergić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ергић; born January 21, 1981) is a Serbian football midfielder currently playing for FC Basel.

Ergić was born in Šibenik, a coastal town in Croatia during the time of Yugoslavia but started his football career in Australia with Perth Glory. He has dual Australian-Serbian nationality and trained at the Australian Institute of Sport on a government-funded football scholarship.

In 2000 Ergić moved to Juventus, but went on loan to FC Basel during the season, which later signed him for 1.6 million CHF. In June 2004 Ergić was treated for depression in the psychiatric university clinic in Basel, and his further career as a football player was in question at the time. Nevertheless, FC Basel kept him as a player and since 2005 he was on the pitch again.

He did not choose to play international football for Australia, and instead chose Serbia and Montenegro. On May 15, 2006 Ergić was named as a member of that team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.