Dražen Gović (29 April 1981 – 16 February 2022) was a Croatian professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Gović began his career in 2000 with

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 ...

in the Croatian Second Football League. In 2002, he played in the highest level of football in Croatia in the

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with

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 almo ...

. In 2004, he signed with

HNK Šibenik Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik ( en, Croatian Football Club Šibenik), better known as HNK Šibenik or simply Šibenik (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Šibenik. It competes in the Croatian Football League, and plays their ...

and played a total of 63 matches and recorded 12 goals. He had a stint with

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in Belgium, and went overseas to play with

Brunei DPMM FC Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club in English, commonly known as DPMM FC) is a professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club played in the Brunei Pr ...

in the S.League. In 2010, he went to Canada to sign with

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of the

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. On 5 July 2010, he was transferred back to Šibenik in order to assist the club in their

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run.

Personal life and death

He died in a car accident near Šibenik on 16 February 2022, at the age of 40.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Govic, Drazen 1981 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Šibenik Men's association football midfielders Croatian footballers NK Mosor players NK Zadar players HNK Šibenik players Royal Excel Mouscron players DPMM FC players Brantford Galaxy players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Belgian Pro League players Singapore Premier League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Brunei Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Brunei Expatriate soccer players in Canada Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Road incident deaths in Croatia