Mate Dragičević

Mate Dragičević

Personal information
Full name	Mate Dragičević
Date of birth	19 November 1979 (1979-11-19) (age 31)
Place of birth	Makarska, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	KF Laçi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1998	Inker	20	(9)
1999–2000	NK Croatia Sesvete	20	(15)
2000–2001	NK Rijeka	12	(2)
2001–2002	HNK Šibenik	26	(14)
2002–2004	Dinamo Zagreb	5	(2)
2004–2006	Hajduk Split	19	(6)
2006	FC Khimki	22	(7)
2007	NK Pula	12	(2)
2007	Perth Glory	6	(0)
2008	Persepolis	12	(3)
2008	DAC Dunajská Streda	9	(2)
2009–2011	Zrinjski Mostar	27	(9)
2011–	KF Laçi	27	(0)
National team‡
	Croatia U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2008

Mate Dragičević (born 19 November 1979 in Makarska, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian football striker who currently plays for KF Laçi.

Biography

He has enjoyed successful stints at several clubs, with Croatian giants Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb the standouts and has won two Prva HNL Croatian First League championships. His season at Dinamo was stunted due to injury, however he made nineteen appearances for Hajduk Split between 2004-2006 scoring six goals, last season at Hajduk Split he was injured. He has won First Russian Division championship with FC Khimki.

At Perth Glory he had an unsuccessful season. Dragicevic scored one goal in the pre-season cup competition away to Central Coast Mariners, but was unable to find the back of the net during the regular season.^[1]

On 20 January, the closing day of the Iranian winter transfer season, Dragičević signed a 6-month contract with Persepolis F.C. in the Iran Pro League. He scored his first goal for Persepolis against Abu Moslem Mashahad after 88 minutes on 10 Feb. In his third match for Persepolis, he scored against Peykan after 18 minutes on 15 February.

At the start of the 2009/2010 season he joined HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, but got injured in his first game. He returned to action on November 8 against Leotar, as second half substitute, and scored a goal in 3-0 Zrinjski victory.

European statistics

Games for Zrinjski in European competitions

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Scorers	Competition
1.	1 July 2010	Kostanay, Kazakhstan	FC Tobol	2-1	Mate Dragičević 53', 82'	UEFA Europa League Qualification
2.	8 July 2010	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	FC Tobol	2-1	Damir Džidić 11', Mile Pehar 72'	UEFA Europa League Qualification
3.	15 July 2010	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tre Penne	4-1	Ivanković 1', 21', Sušić 33', Zadro 38'	UEFA Europa League Qualification
4.	22 July 2010	Serravalle, San Marino	Tre Penne	9-2	Selimović 2x, Sušić, Žižović 3x, Zadro 2x, Šunjić	UEFA Europa League Qualification
5.	29 July 2010	Odense, Denmark	Odense Boldklub	3-5	Zadro 15', 71', Žižović 65'	UEFA Europa League Qualification
6.	6 August 2010	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Odense Boldklub	0-0	N/A	UEFA Europa League Qualification

Honours

Winner: 1

• 2002/03 with Dinamo Zagreb (First Croatian league)
• 2004/05 with Hajduk Split (First Croatian league)
• 2005/06 with Khimki Moscow (First Russian Division)
• 2007/08 with Persepolis (Iran Pro league)

^[2]

References

1. ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/64272,perth-axe-failed-striker-mate.aspx
2. ^ قرارداد «ماته دراگه» در هیئت فوتبال تهران ثبت شد Retrieved 20 January 2008.

External links

• The West news article

Persondata
Name	Dragicevic, Mate
Alternative names
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Date of birth	19 November 1979
Place of birth	Makarska, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
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