Filip Marčić (born 22 February 1985) is a

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, who last played for

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Club career

Hajduk

Marčić started his career in the youth ranks of

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. In 1999, the 14-year-old defender was spotted by

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scouts and invited to join their youth program.

Bordeaux

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, Marčić played for the U-18 squad, but never forced his way into the first team.

Hajduk

After six years abroad, he agreed to a two-year contract with his former team Hajduk in 2005. He spent two seasons in

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, but failed to impress and was again on the move in the summer of 2007.

Rijeka

During the summer transfer window, Marčić joined rivals

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football, football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top ...

on a free transfer. He was a first team regular and helped his team to a fourth-place finish in the 12-team division. His displays attracted the interest of Danish side

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, who agreed to pay 400 000 € to Rijeka for his services.

Midtjylland

At Midtjylland, he was given a four-year contract, but managed only seven appearances over a 16-month span, before being released in November 2009.

Slaven Belupo

In January 2010, Marčić was signed by Croatian team

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to a two-and-a-half-year contract. After playing just one game, incidentally against his former team Hajduk, he was injured and sidelined for the rest of the season. In September 2010, Marčić, already fined by the team for improper behavior on two occasions, was arrested for drunk driving and spent the night in the police station. Marčić's contract was subsequently terminated.

RNK Split

Without a club until the winter transfer period, Marčić then signed for

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on a year and a half long contract, becoming a regular starter in the team that finished third in the league. His subsequent two years long contract was terminated halfway through in the summer of 2013, after he found himself on the sidelines.

Istra 1961

Marčić signed for

NK Istra 1961 Nogometni klub Istra 1961 ( en, Istra 1961 Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961, or simply Istra 1961 or Istra, is a Croatian professional football club from Pula, currently playing in the Croatian First League. It is a common ...

in late July 2013, but after two months on the sidelines, without a single official game for the team, the contract was terminated.

International career

Marčić was a regular for the Croatia U-19 and U-21 squad and has totaled 25 appearances from 2002 to 2006.

References

External links

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FC Midtjylland profile
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sportnet.hr profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcic, Filip 1985 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football fullbacks Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players HNK Rijeka players FC Midtjylland players NK Slaven Belupo players RNK Split players NK Istra 1961 players NK Solin players Croatian Football League players Danish Superliga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark