Andrija Balajić (born 22 August 1972) is a Croatian former football defender, who last played for Austrian amateur side USV Markt Hartmannsdorf.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Sinj, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Junak Sinj | |||
| Varteks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Varteks | 75 | (10) |
| 1996–1997 | Sporting CP | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Varteks | 83 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 20 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | Varteks | 17 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Ashdod | 20 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Hajduk Split | 9 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Lilas Vasilikou | ||
| 2006 | Levadiakos | 8 | (2) |
| 2007 | Trikala | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Varteks | 53 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Ormož | ||
| 2013 | Polet Cestica | ||
| 2013 | Obreš Sveti Ilija | ||
| 2014 | Spartak Mala Subtoica | ||
| 2015–2016 | USV Markt Hartmannsdorf | 37 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | Croatia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:40, 14 September 2009 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHe spent the majority of his career at Varteks, with short spells in Portugal, Israel and Greece, as well as playing briefly for Croatian giants Hajduk Split in the 2003–04 season.
International career
editHe made his debut for Croatia in a March 1996 friendly match against Israel, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute in for Milan Rapaić, and earned a total of 3 caps scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1997 Kirin Cup match against Japan.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
External links
edit- Croatia stats at Croatian Football Federation website (in Croatian)
- Profile at Nogometni Magazin (in Croatian)
- Andrija Balajić at National-Football-Teams.com
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