Andrija Balajić (born 22 August 1972) is a

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n former

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defender, who last played for Austrian amateur side USV Markt Hartmannsdorf.

Club career

He spent the majority of his career at Varteks, with short spells in Portugal, Israel and Greece, as well as playing briefly for Croatian giants

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in the 2003–04 season.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a March 1996

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against

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, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute in for

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, and earned a total of 3 caps scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1997

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match against

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References

External links

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