- Marko Babić (footballer)
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Marko Babić Personal information Date of birth 28 January 1981 Place of birth Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Osijek Number 8 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1997–1999 Osijek 16 (0) 2000–2007 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 144 (13) 2007–2009 Betis 12 (0) 2009 Hertha BSC 8 (0) 2009–2010 Zaragoza 14 (0) 2011– Osijek 18 (3) National team‡ 1997 Croatia U15 1 (0) 1996–1999 Croatia U17 12 (2) 1999–2000 Croatia U18 3 (0) 1999–2000 Croatia U19 8 (4) 2000–2001 Croatia U20 3 (0) 2002–2004 Croatia U21 9 (3) 2002– Croatia 49 (3) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 May 2011Marko Babić (born 28 January 1981 in Osijek) is a Croatian international footballer, currently playing for NK Osijek in the Prva HNL.
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Career
Club career
Babić made his debut with NK Osijek where he spent three seasons. In 2000, the young midfielder completed his move to Bayer Leverkusen where he joined the German outfit's Croatian contingent. He played for the club during their loss to Real Madrid in the 2002 Champions League final.
He was offered a new contract in 2003.[1]
Real Betis presented the player to the press and fans on 17 July 2007. Early reports suggested he had signed on a free transfer as his contract had ended.[2] On 23 July 2007 Babić made his Betis debut in a friendly game against CD San Fernando. His competitive debut came in the La Liga season against Recreativo de Huelva on 26 August 2007.
In January 2009, Babić left Spain to play for Hertha BSC on free transfer and gave up the non-EU quota to Ricardo Oliveira.[3] He left Hertha six months later. On 8 August 2009 he signed a two-year contract with Real Zaragoza.[4] On 6 September 2010 his contract was terminated.[5] On 2 March 2011, Babić signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with NK Osijek.[6]
International career
Babić made his Croatian national team debut in May 2002 against Hungary. Babić was part of the Croatian roster at Euro 2004, but did not play in any games. He played all three games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, stationed as a left wing-back in a 3-5-2 formation. He was a surprise omission from Slaven Bilić's Euro 2008 squad.
International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 4 June 2005 Vasil Levski, Sofia Bulgaria 1 – 0 3 – 1 World Cup 2006 Qualifying 2 23 May 2006 Ernst Happel, Vienna Austria 3 – 1 4 – 1 Friendly 3 28 May 2006 Gradski vrt, Osijek Iran 2 – 2 2 – 2 Friendly References
- ^ "Babic lengthens Leverkusen stay". UEFA.com. 24 November 2003. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=128523.html. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Babić to bid Levekusen adieu". UEFA.com. 2 May 2007. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=534227.html. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ "Hertha sign Marko Babic". Hertha BSC. 28 January 2009. http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=15702&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4547&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=15546&cHash=26225687ac. Retrieved 21 February 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Babic, sexto fichaje de la temporada" (in Spanish). realzaragoza.com. 8 August 2009. http://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/3924. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "Babic y Songo'o se desvinculan del Real Zaragoza" (in Spanish). 6 September 2010. http://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/12234. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ Plavčić, Mario (2 March 2011). "Babić: Pomoći ću mladima" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/413504/nogomet-1-hnl/babic-pomoci-cu-mladima. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
External links
- Marko Babić at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
- Marko Babić – FIFA competition record
- Marko Babić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marko Babić international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website
Croatia Squads NK Osijek – current squad 2 Vrgoč · 3 Lukačević · 4 Kurtović · 5 Pušić · 6 Gavrić · 7 Prijić · 8 Babić · 9 Ljubojević · 11 Zahora · 12 Kardum · 13 Lešković · 15 Ibriks · 16 Maglica · 17 Jugović · 18 Glavaš · 19 Bubalo · 20 Barišić · 21 Kvržić · 22 Šorša · 23 Vidaković · 24 Smoje · 25 Vargić · 26 Miličević · 27 Perošević · Aleksić · Novaković · Pavličić · Manager: Bilić
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Osijek
- Croatian footballers
- Croatia under-21 international footballers
- Croatia international footballers
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Real Betis footballers
- Real Zaragoza footballers
- Prva HNL players
- NK Osijek players
- Hertha BSC players
- La Liga footballers
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
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