Personal Life
Srna was born in Metković to a Bosnian father Uzeir and a Croatian mother Milka. His father, a World War II orphan and a former footballer for FK Sarajevo, supported his fledgling football career despite discrimination during the Yugoslav wars and widespread corruption among football coaches. Before leaving Croatia to join for Shakhtar, he gifted his parents with a brand new Mercedes. He has a tattoo of a deer playing football on his leg, as 'Srna' in Croatian means 'deer'.
Srna has a half-brother, Renato, a coach at Neretva, from their father's first marriage. His other brother Igor has Down syndrome. As a result, Srna dedicates all his goals to him, and even revealed a shirt under his jersey saying "Igor, svi smo uz tebe" ("Igor, we are all here for you") after scoring a goal against Macedonia. He also has a tattoo of "Igor" along his heart.
While at Shaktar, Srna frequently buys match tickets for orphans and often finances their travel to the stadium at his own expense.
Srna is married to longtime girlfriend Mirela Forić, whom he met through mutual friend footballer Boško Balaban. Their daughter Kasja was born in July 2010.
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