Mario Cvitanović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Cvitanović | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Radnik Velika Gorica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Dinamo Zagreb | 91 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Hellas Verona F.C. | 16 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | S.S.C. Venezia | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Genoa C.F.C. | 33 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | S.S.C. Napoli | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot | 46 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Dinamo Zagreb | 17 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Energie Cottbus | 71 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Croatia B | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Croatia | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Mario Cvitanović (born 6 May 1975) is a Croatian football coach and a former defender. He has made seven appearances for the Croatia national football team. He works as a manager of the Under-19 side of Dinamo Zagreb.
In 1995, Cvitanović started his career in the Croatian capital, where he won five consecutive national championships with Dinamo Zagreb (formerly Croatia Zagreb).[1] He then spent four seasons in the Italian league, playing for Hellas Verona, Venezia, Genoa and Napoli before moving to Belgian side Germinal Beerschot. Following two seasons in the Belgian league, Cvitanović re-joined Dinamo for their 2006–07 Champions League campaign,[2] before leaving after their early exit on a free transfer to German side Energie Cottbus.[3] Cvitanović played three seasons with Cottbus until being released in 2009.[4]
References
- ↑ "Croatia – Championship Winning Squads". Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ↑ "Things you need to know about Croatia Zagreb". Square Football. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ↑ "Cottbus swoop for Croat". Football.co.uk. 18 January 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ↑ "Cottbus-Duo freigestellt" (in German). DFL. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
External links
- Mario Cvitanović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Croatian Football Federation: Statistics – Mario Cvitanović