If there was a survey held to determine the most popular player in the Bundesliga, Ivica Olic would surely be one of the absolute front-runners. Some are fine artists of their trade, Olic on the other hand is a true battler who always gives his all – a model professional!

Although his profile lists a plethora of successes, the Croatian remains modest as ever. Ivica Olic is personally as well as professionally a win for any team and VfL are very happy to have him within the club's ranks!

Early career
Olić was born and raised in the village of Davor near Nova Gradiška, Croatia. He started playing football for the local club NK Marsonia in 1996, and spent two good seasons there before he was acquired by Hertha BSC in 1998. After another successful season at Marsonia — in the 2000–01 season, he moved to NK Zagreb where he scored 21 goals in 28 appearances and helped his team win the league.

CSKA Moscow
In 2003, Olić was acquired by CSKA Moscow. His form rose gradually, and in the 2005 season, he contributed 10 goals in twice as many games. With CSKA Moscow, he won the UEFA Cup in 2005, the Russian Premier League three times (in 2003, 2005 and 2006), the Russian Cup twice (in 2005 and 2006), and twice the Russian Super Cup (2004 and 2006).

Hamburger SV
In January 2007, Olić moved to Hamburger SV, playing his first Bundesliga game with them against Energie Cottbus on 31 January. In October 2007, Olić scored a hat-trick in the Bundesliga match against VfB Stuttgart, which Hamburg won 4–1. He was the first player in the club's history to score three successive goals in one half. Olić effectively won the 2008 Emirates Cup for Hamburg. In his last game for the north German club, he sported a t-shirt with the words, "Danke fans" ("Thank you, fans") written on it as he bid farewell to the fans.

Bayern Munich
On 3 January 2009, Olić signed a three year contract with Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich. He joined the club on a free transfer on 1 July 2009. On 8 August, his Bayern debut, he scored the opening goal against TSG Hoffenheim in a 1–1 draw and soon became a favourite with the Bayern fans. He reached new heights upon scoring a crucial goal in the 2010 Champions League quarter-final (first leg) against Manchester United in injury time, to give Bayern a slender 2–1 lead. Olić played his final game for Bayern Munich in the 2012 UEFA Champions League final against Chelsea, in which he came on as a 97th minute substitute for the injured Franck Ribéry.

VfL Wolfsburg
Olić signed for Wolfsburg at the start of the 2012–13 season.