Mate Dragičević

Mate Dragičević
Personal information
Full name	Mate Dragičević
Date of birth	19 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Makarska, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Zmaj Makarska
1994–1997	Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2000	Zagreb
1997	→ Lučko (loan)
1997–1998	→ Inker Zaprešić (loan)
1999–2000	→ Croatia Sesvete (loan)
2000–2001	Rijeka
2001–2002	Šibenik
2002–2004	Dinamo Zagreb
2004–2006	Hajduk Split
2006	Khimki
2007	Istra Pula
2007	Perth Glory
2008	Persepolis
2008	DAC Dunajská Streda
2009–2011	Zrinjski Mostar
2011–2012	Laçi
2012–2013	Lučko
2013–2014	Vinogradar
2014	Konavljanin
International career
	Croatia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mate Dragičević (born 19 November 1979) is a Croatian retired football striker.

Club career

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 and 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 in the Iran Pro League. He scored his first goal for Persepolis against Abu Moslem Mashhad 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 8 November against Leotar, as second-half substitute, and scored a goal in 3-0 Zrinjski victory.

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

^ "Perth Axe Failed Striker Mate – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – the Ultimate Football Website". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
^ قرارداد «ماته دراگه» در هیئت فوتبال تهران ثبت شد Archived 25 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 January 2008.

External links

The West news article

[1] "Perth Axe Failed Striker Mate – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – the Ultimate Football Website". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2009.

[2] قرارداد «ماته دراگه» در هیئت فوتبال تهران ثبت شد Archived 25 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 January 2008.

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