Darko Franić (born 22 March 1987) is a

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n retired

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player, who last played for Zmaj Makarska.

Club career

A product of Hajduk Split Academy, Franić signed a professional contract with the club in July 2005. However, he never appeared for the club as he spent the following years on loans at smaller clubs in Druga HNL (second division) such as

NK Zadar Nogometni klub Zadar ( en, Football Club Zadar), commonly referred to as NK Zadar or simply Zadar, was a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast, best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for alm ...

NK Mosor NK Mosor, also known as HBDNK "Mosor – Sveti Jure", is a Croatian football club from Žrnovnica, settlement which is part of the city of Split on the Croatian coast. The club was founded in 1928. It existed until World War II when most of its ...

and NK Junak Sinj. He then spent the 2009–10 season on loan with Zagreb-based

Hrvatski Dragovoljac Nogometni klub Hrvatski dragovoljac ( en, Football Club Hrvatski dragovoljac), commonly referred to as NK Hrvatski dragovoljac or simply Hrvatski dragovoljac, is a Croatian football club based in the Novi Zagreb neighbourhood of the country's c ...

with whom he finished third in the 2009–10 Druga HNL and won promotion to top level. At the end of season he was released from Hajduk and joined Dragovoljac on a free transfer, but only five months later he was released by the club in early January 2011.

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