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Erceg Stefan Vukčić Kosača And His Era
Erceg is a Croatian and Serbian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abby Erceg (born 1989), New Zealand women's international football player * Filip Erceg (born 1979), Croatian writer and political activist * Lucas Erceg (born 1995), American baseball player * Michael Erceg (1956–2005), New Zealand businessman * Oste Erceg (1947–2025), Bosnian Serb painter *Percy Erceg (1928–2019), New Zealand rugby union player and coach * Steve Erceg (born 1995), Australian professional mixed martial artist * Stipe Erceg (born 1974), Croatian-German actor *Tina Erceg (born 1988), Croatian gymnast *Tomislav Erceg (born 1971), Croatian football player See also * Herceg (surname) Herceg is a Croatian surname. It is one of the most common surnames in the Krapina-Zagorje County of Croatia. It is presumably derived from Herceg (title), the title of ''Herceg''. People with the name include: * Antun Herceg (born 1927), Serbia ... {{surname, Erceg Surnames of Croatian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croats
The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Croatia, culture, History of Croatia, history and Croatian language, language. They also form a sizeable minority in several neighboring countries, namely Croats of Slovenia, Slovenia, Burgenland Croats, Austria, the Croats in the Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Croats in Germany, Germany, Croats of Hungary, Hungary, Croats of Italy, Italy, Croats of Montenegro, Montenegro, Croats of Romania, Romania, Croats of Serbia, Serbia and Croats in Slovakia, Slovakia. Due to political, social and economic reasons, many Croats migrated to North and South America as well as New Zealand and later Australia, establishing a Croatian diaspora, diaspora in the aftermath of World War II, with grassroots assistance from earlier communities an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian language, language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany and Austria. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language, Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro. Ethnology The identity of Serbs is rooted in Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions. In the 19th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Erceg
Abby May Erceg (born 20 November 1989) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX Femenil club Toluca. She formerly played for the New Zealand national team, where she became the first player (male or female) from New Zealand to play 100 international matches. Erceg played 11 seasons in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) between 2014 and 2024, playing for the Chicago Red Stars, the Western New York Flash, the North Carolina Courage, and Racing Louisville. She won one NWSL Championship with the Flash and two NWSL Championships and three NWSL Shields with the Courage. Early life Erceg attended Mount Roskill Grammar School. Club career Erceg signed with German side Jena in 2013. She was loaned to the Chicago Red Stars, an NWSL club, and played there for two months during the Bundesliga's 2014 summer break. After she returned and played the first half of the 2014–15 Bundesliga season, she and the Jena club ended her contract during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Erceg
Filip Erceg (born 1979) is a Croatian writer, journalist and political scientist. Erceg was born in Slavonski Brod, but lived his childhood in Bjelovar. He graduated in politology at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb. As a student, he co-edited ''Hrvatska ljevica'' and was a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Labour Party (and later also the Vice-President of the party). He was a member of the editorial board of the philosophical journal '' 11. teza'' ("Thesis Eleven") and is on the executive committee of August Cesarec Foundation. Filip Erceg is also a member of the editorial board of a left-wing magazine ''Novi Plamen''. and is credited with inventing the term "altermodernism" as a contemporary reinvention or recalibration of modernism. He has also been publicly outspoken on what he perceives as the retrograde historical phenomena associated with far Right clericalism. Works His first book is ''Krvav povoj rane'' (2006), . He has also wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Erceg
Lucas Stijepan Erceg (born May 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics, with whom he made his MLB debut in 2023. Career Amateur career Erceg attended Westmont High School in Campbell, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley in 2014 and 2015 and played college baseball as a pitcher and third baseman for the California Golden Bears. He was named first team All-Pac-12 Conference in 2015. Prior to the 2016 season, he was ruled academically ineligible and transferred to Menlo College. Milwaukee Brewers After one year at Menlo, the Milwaukee Brewers selected Erceg in the second round, with the 46th overall pick, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League and was promoted to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Single–A Midwest League after hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Erceg
Michael Anthony Erceg (26 March 1956 – 4 November 2005) was a New Zealand businessman who founded Independent Liquor, which was New Zealand’s largest independently owned liquor distributor, known for its Ready to Drink (RTD) brands such as KGB, Woodstock and Vodka Cruisers. At the time of his death in 2005, Erceg was one of the New Zealand's wealthiest individuals. Early life Erceg was born in West Auckland to a Croatian winemaking family who operated Pacific vineyard in Te Atatū South. He had siblings Ivan and Vinka; his mother was Millie Erceg. He attended Kelston Boys High School. He was one of four children. Erceg was a top pupil, who skipped sixth form and was awarded Dux of Kelston Boys High School in 1972. Erceg earned his PhD nine years later, from the University of California, Berkeley, and went on to teach math at the university level. Business career Founding Independent Liquor (1987–2000) Erceg soon returned to New Zealand to help with his ailing father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oste Erceg
Oste Erceg (; 23 March 1947 – 4 June 2025) was a Bosnian Serb painter from Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Biography Erceg was born in Gornji Rakani, where he attended elementary and high school, graduating in 1966. He started painting in 1967, while attending the College of Textile - Chemical School in Zagreb, from which he graduated in 1972. Beginning in 1973, Erceg worked as an engineer in a textile industry. In 1986, he enrolled in a painting course at the Academy of Arts in Belgrade, which he attended until 1990. Erceg died on 4 June 2025, at the age of 78. Work Erceg was notable for producing all his work as fingerpainting. His work focuses largely on his homeland of Gornji Rakani, and his memories of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His oeuvre comprises 300 works, of which 100 have been sold to collectors from Australia to the Americas. Reception In her book ''Slikano perom'' art historian Danka Damjanović describes Erceg as a painter who developed his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Erceg
Charles Percy Erceg (28 November 1928 – 26 May 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Erceg represented North Auckland and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1951 to 1952. He played nine matches for the All Blacks including four internationals. Affiliating to Ngāti Kurī, Erceg represented New Zealand Māori from 1950 to 1952, and in 1951 he was awarded the Tom French Cup as the Māori player of the year. He later served as a national Māori selector from 1972 to 1983, was the manager of the New Zealand Māori side that toured Australia and the Pacific Islands in 1979 and coach of the 1982 team that toured Wales. Erceg died in Kaitaia Kaitaia () is a town in the Far North District of New Zealand, at the base of the Aupōuri Peninsula, about 160 km northwest of Whangārei. It is the last major settlement on State Highway 1. Ahipara Bay, the southern end of Te Oneroa-a- ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Erceg
Stephen Vincenzo Erceg (born July 27, 1995) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of July 1, 2025, he is #10 in the UFC flyweight rankings. Early life Erceg was born in Perth, Western Australia into a family of Croatian and Italian descent. He attended Corpus Christi College throughout his upbringing and has stated he was a "big WWE fan" in his younger years. His interest in professional wrestling led to discovering mixed martial arts when he watched Brock Lesnar compete against Frank Mir at UFC 81 and subsequently decided to begin MMA training at his local gym. Along with mixed martial arts, Erceg has competed in muay thai and Brazilian jiu jitsu competitions as well as winning a gold medal in the 65 kg division at the Australian national freestyle wrestling championships. Mixed martial arts career Early career Starting his career in 2016, Erceg fought in Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stipe Erceg
Stipe Erceg (; born 30 October 1974) is a German/Croatian actor. He is notable for playing the role of Peter in the 2004 Hans Weingartner film '' The Edukators'' alongside Daniel Brühl and Julia Jentsch, as well as the role of Holger Meins in ''The Baader Meinhof Complex''. Erceg was born in Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia. He moved from Croatia to Tübingen, Germany, with his parents in 1978 and studied acting at Europäisches Theaterinstitut Berlin from 1996 to 2000. , Erceg lives with his wife and two children in Berlin, where he moved in 1996. Awards Stipe Erceg has won three awards throughout his career. Filmography * ''Kiki+Tiger'' (2003) * ''Der Typ'' (2003) * ''Yugotrip'' (2004) * '' The Edukators'' (2004) * ''Dont Look For Me'' (2004) * ''Puca'' (2005) * ' (2005) * ''Crash Test Dummies'' (2005) * ''Ich sehe was, was Du nicht siehst...'' (2005) * ' (2005) * '' The Ring Finger'' (2005) * ' (2006) * ' (2007) * ''The Baader Meinhof Complex'' (2008) * '' The Bone Man'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Erceg
Tina Erceg (born 3 May 1988) is a Croatian former international gymnast. The senior all-around National Champion in 2004 and 2005 and the winner of several medals on the World Cup circuit, Erceg is considered to be the Croatia's most successful international gymnast. She was also the first female gymnast ever to represent independent Croatia at the Olympic Games."Erceg's Rightful Place" John Crumlish, ''International Gymnast,'' May 2008 Early life and junior career Erceg was born in , (then the |
Tomislav Erceg
Tomislav Erceg (born 22 October 1971) is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a forward. He made four appearances for the Croatia national team, scoring one goal. Club career Erceg started his career at HNK Šibenik in 1990, moving to HNK Hajduk Split after his first season with the club. After three seasons in Split, he went abroad, going on to play in the national leagues of Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Japan and Israel. He was top scorer of the Prva HNL when he played for NK Rijeka in the 2004–05 season, scoring 17 goals. He was Rijeka's first player to become the league goalscorer in Prva HNL As of May 2010 and the conclusion of the 2009–10 Prva HNL season, Erceg is ranked fifth all-time top scorer in Prva HNL with 97 goals. International career He made his debut for Croatia in a June 1997 Kirin Cup match against Japan, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Robert Prosinečki, and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal in a friendly game a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
