Matej Bagarić

Matej Bagarić

Personal information
Date of birth	16 January 1989 (1989-01-16) (age 22)
Place of birth	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Centre–back
Club information
Current club	Lokomotiva
Youth career
-1999	NK Špansko
1999-2006	NK Zagreb
2006-2007	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2011	Dinamo Zagreb	0	(0)
2008–2011	→ Lokomotiva (loan)	66	(6)
2011-	Lokomotiva	1	(0)
National team‡
2007	Croatia U–18	4	(1)
2007–2008	Croatia U–19	13	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2009

Matej Bagarić (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈmatɛj ˈbaɡaritɕ]) (born 16 January 1989 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian professional footballer, currently playing for Lokomotiva. Bagarić also represented Croatia at the under–19 level.

Club career

Bagarić came through youth ranks of Dinamo Zagreb, and on 26 January 2008 he joined the affiliate club Lokomotiva. He helped Lokomotiva win the league title and earn promotion to second tier. During the 2008–09 season, he featured in 24 appearances and bagged three goals for Lokomotiva, who were again promoted to the higher–level league. He remained at Lokomotiva for the 2009–10 season, and featured in the first team until he was sidelined by injuries, which continued into the2010–11 season. His loan was prolonged until late August 2011, when his contract with Dinamo was mutually terminated and he penned a 5-year deal with NK Lokomotiva.

National team

Bagarić debuted for Croatia under–19 national team on 13 February 2007 in a match against Hungary. He was capped a total of 16 times at under–19 level and scored 4 goals.

Honours

• Lokomotiva
  • 3. HNL (West) champions: 2007–08

Career statistics

As of 9 September 2009^[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Croatia			League		Croatian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2007–08	Lokomotiva	Treća HNL	12	1							12	1
2008–09		Druga HNL	24	3							24	3
2009–10		Prva HNL	6	1							6	1
Career total			42	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	5

References

1. ^ Career statistics at Nogometni Magazin

External links

• Matej Bagarić at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
• Matej Bagarić at Transfermarkt.de
• Matej Bagarić international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website

Persondata
Name	Bagaric, Matej
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Date of birth	16 January 1989
Place of birth	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
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