Quick Facts
| Intro | Serbian footballer |
| Is | Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Serbia |
| Field | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 5 May 1977, Čačak |
| Age | 45 years |
Biography
Branko Jelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бpaнкo Jeлић; born 5 May 1977 in Banja Luka) is a retired Bosnian Serb football player.
Biography
Club career
Jelić started his playing career with Borac Čačak before joining Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade and then FK Vojvodina. He won the Golden Boot Award after scoring 21 goals in the 2005 Chinese Super League season for Beijing Guoan. Branko Jelić scored twice in a 2–0 win for Energie Cottbus against Bayern Munich on 15 March 2008.
Jelić joined Australian A-League side Perth Glory for the 2009/10 season. He signed in May 2010 following the mutual termination of his contract with his Bundesliga club, agreeing a three-year contract with Jelić. In June 2011, he was released from the final year of his contract having played 33 times for the Glory.
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 21 March 2011)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perth Glory | 2009–10 | 18 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 5 |
| 2010–11 | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 33 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 7 | |
Honours
Personal Honours:
- Chinese Super League Top Scorer: 2004–2005 with Beijing Guoan – 21 goals
