Branko Jelić

Branko Jelić
Бранко Јелић

Personal information
Full name	Branko Jelić
Date of birth	(1977-05-05) 5 May 1977
Place of birth	Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2000	Borac Čačak	58	(19)
2000–2003	Red Star Belgrade	68	(22)
2003	FK Vojvodina	21	(6)
2004–2005	Beijing Guoan	48	(30)
2006–2007	Xiamen Lanshi	24	(7)
2008–2009	Energie Cottbus	36	(6)
2009–2011	Perth Glory	33	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:47, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

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