Hrvoje Barišić (born 3 February 1991) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) ** ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *H ...

. Born in Croatia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Barišić graduated from the academy of

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. In 2011, he was invited by

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to feature in for friendlies for the club. He made his international debut by playing the last 2 minutes of an

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encounter for

against

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. Barišić won the 2013–14 Bosnian Premier League with

. In 2014, he returned to Croatia and penned a two-year deal with

Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo (), often referred to as Slaven Belupo, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of Croatia. They play their home matches at Gradski stadion in Koprivnica. They play in ...

. He made his debut for the club in a 4–0 defeat against

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. In January 2015, Barišić returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina, this time through a six month loan deal with

Vitez Vitez ( sr-cyrl, Витез) is a town and municipality located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 6,329 inhab ...

. At the end of the season, he terminated his contract with Slaven Belupo after he felt that he was surplus to the club. He subsequently signed permanently with Vitez, penning a one-year deal. In the two seasons he played for the club, he made 49 league appearances, scoring 2 goals. While playing for Vitez, Barišić won the attraction of Bosnian club

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as well as clubs from Poland. In May 2017, he left Vitez by mutual consent. In July 2017, he returned to Zrinjski Mostar on a two-year contract. In May 2018, Barišić once again won the

title with Zrinjski. He left Zrinjski in June 2019 after his contract with the club expired. On 13 June 2019, he signed a contract with

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club Sepsi OSK. He left Sepsi in July 2020 after his contract expired. On 30 July 2020, Barišić again came back to Bosnia and Herzegovina after joining

Tuzla City Fudbalski klub Tuzla City (), formerly known as Fudbalski klub Sloga Simin Han, is a professional football club based in Simin Han, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...

. He made his official debut for Tuzla City on 8 August 2020 in a league match against Krupa. Barišić scored his first goal for Tuzla City in a league game against

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on 23 August 2020. He left Tuzla City in June 2021. On 25 June 2021, Barišić again returned to Zrinjski Mostar, signing a two-year contract.

International career

Barišić played for the Croatia U21 national team in 2011, making one appearance. He made his senior debut however for

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, in a December 2021

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away against the

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Honours

Dugopolje * Croatian Second League: 2011–12 Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2013–14, 2017–18, 2021–22,

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Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

, 2023–24

References

External links

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Hrvoje Barišić
at the

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Semafor site {{DEFAULTSORT:Barišić, Hrvoje 1991 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers NK Mosor players NK Dugopolje players RNK Split players NK Slaven Belupo players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players NK Vitez players FK Tuzla City players Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe players Croatian Football League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Liga I players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania