Hamburger SV has re-signed veteran Croatian striker Ivica Olic from Wolfsburg, five and a half years after he first left for Bayern Munich.
Hamburg says the 35-year-old Olic passed a medical on Friday before signing a deal until 2016. Once his playing days are over, he has the option of working with Hamburg’s youth sides.
Media reports suggest Hamburg is paying Wolfsburg 1.5 million euros ($1.7 million) for the striker who has played 100 games for Croatia.
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Olic scored 48 goals in 115 competitive games for Hamburg from January 2007 to the summer of 2009, when he joined Bayern. He helped Bayern to the league title in his first season at the club, and scored 13 goals in 55 Bundesliga games before joining Wolfsburg in 2012. He had 28 goals in 78 league games for Wolfsburg.
