Darijo Srna (born 1 May 1982) is a Croatian former professional footballer and current director of football of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.
During most of his career he played as a right wing-back.
1999
At Hajduk, he won the 1999–2000 and 2002–03 Croatian Cup, as well as the 2000–01 Prva HNL.
The club played in the first round of 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, 2001–02 UEFA Cup, 2002–03 UEFA Cup, as well as the second round of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League and the third round of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League.
He made 84 appearances for the club, including 64 league appearances, and scored eight goals, four of which came in the league, before moving to Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.
2002
Srna made his international debut for Croatia in November 2002 and is the second most capped player in the history of the Croatia national team with 134 caps, having represented his country at the 2006 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, as well as at UEFA Euro 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.
2003
He began his career at Hajduk Split, before moving to Shakhtar in 2003.
In 2003, Srna was sold, along with Hajduk goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa, to Shakhtar Donetsk.
He is a common member and the captain in his club side, for whom he has made a large impact in the league.
In his first season with the club, he made 29 appearances, including 19 in the league, scoring three goals, all of which came in the Ukrainian Cup.
He helped the club to win the Ukrainian Cup, his first honour with the club, and to a second-place finish in the Premier League.
In his second season, Shakhtar won the Super Cup and the Premier League.
He made 42 appearances for the club, 22 of which came in the league, and netted two goals, once in the league and once in the cup.
2004
Srna made his debut in main stage of UEFA Champions League on 14 September 2004 against Milan.
His third season saw Shakhtar retain the Premier League title.
He made 21 league appearances, scoring twice.
2006
After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Benfica were reported to be after the player's signature but nothing materialized, with what many considered a fallen or rejected sale.
Since then, he had been linked with a number of other clubs, including Lazio, but a move never materialized.
The following season, Shakhtar were trumped to the Premier League title by Dynamo Kyiv as they failed to achieve any silverware.
Darijo made 35 appearances for the club, 20 in the league, and scored four times, three of which came in the league.
2007
In the 2007–08 season, Shakhtar picked up the Premier League trophy and were victorious in the Ukrainian Cup Final.
He made 41 appearances, 28 of which came in the league.
2008
The 2008–09 season saw Shakhtar win the Super Cup and the UEFA Cup.
On 15 July 2008, Shakhtar emerged victorious in the Super Cup Final against Dynamo Kyiv.
At the end of extra time, the teams were level at 1–1.
In the ensuing penalty shoot-out, Shakhtar converted all five of its penalties to win 5–3.
Srna, who captained the side, scored one of the penalties.
On 3 August, he scored the first goal in a 3–0 victory over Illichivets Mariupol.
On 13 August, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.
On 18 October he scored a goal in Shakhtar's 4–2 win against Kryvbas.
On 2 March, he scored the winning goal in Shakhtar's 2–1 league victory over Illichivets.
On 22 March, he scored the only goal in a league win over Vorskla.
2009
He has won numerous trophies during his time at Shakhtar, including a UEFA Cup title in 2009, seven Ukrainian Premier League titles, five Ukrainian Cup titles and five Ukrainian Super Cup titles.
In 2009, then manager Slaven Bilić made him the captain of the national team, a position he would hold until his retirement from international football in 2016; the captaincy then passed to Luka Modrić.
He is the most capped player in the history of Shakhtar with 536 appearances.
He was popularly dubbed the "Icon of Shakhtar".
Srna's consistent quality and playing style earned comparisons to Cafu.
Srna's talent was seen by many scouts in Croatia while he was young.
He was later signed by Hajduk Split as his talent became desirable for the Croatian giants.
2018
He left Shakhtar in 2018 and signed one-year contract with Cagliari and then returned to Shakhtar to work as an assistant manager.
