Marijan Buljat

Marijan Buljat

Personal information
Full name	Marijan Buljat
Date of birth	12 September 1981 (1981-09-12) (age 30)
Place of birth	Zadar, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Height	187 cm
Playing position	Right wingback
Club information
Current club	Hajduk Split
Number	19
Youth career
	NK Zadar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997-2000	NK Zadar
2000-2001	NK Rijeka	13	(0)
2002	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	0	(0)
2002	SpVgg Greuther Fürth II	14	(1)
2003-2004	NK Osijek	43	(0)
2004-2008	Dinamo Zagreb	86	(4)
2008-	Hajduk Split	37	(0)
National team‡
2006-	Croatia	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2011 (2011-05-21). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 January 2008 (2008-01-05)

Marijan Buljat (born 12 September 1981 in Zadar) is a Croatian football player who plays as a wingback. His current club is Hajduk Split, since July 2008.

Born in Zadar and a product of the NK Zadar academy, Buljat moved soon after finishing his youth career to NK Rijeka. After a year and a half there he moved in January 2002 to the 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth, signing a 2.5 year contract. After featuring in only a few friendlies for the first side and playing mostly for the Greuther Fürth amateur team in the Oberliga Bayern, he moved in January 2003 back to Croatia, to NK Osijek. After another one and half there, he was signed, in summer 2004, by Dinamo Zagreb. He has played since for the Croatian national team, being a backup player for the squad in 2006 FIFA World Cup as well. In January 2007 Buljat's left leg was broken by the Croatia national team striker Eduardo in training. In a cruel twist of irony Eduardo's own leg was broken by a tackle by Birmingham City's Martin Taylor in 2008. In July 2008 he was reported that he was transferred to biggest Dinamo rival Hajduk Split on a free transfer, signing a four year contract. After securing a first eleven spot in the 2008/2009 season, he was removed from the first team squad in late 2009 for refusing to sign a new contract with a wage cut. A new contract was signed 6 months later, and was set to feature in the first team again, but broke his right leg in training after featuring only in a single league match. He is set to return to the team after the 2010/11 winter break.

External links

• Marijan Buljat at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
• Marijan Buljat international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website

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Name	Buljat, Marijan
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Date of birth	12 September 1981
Place of birth	Zadar, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
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