Hrvoje Vejić (born 8th June, 1977) is a

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n retired footballer who is the president of

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. He plays at the

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position.

Club career

In 1998, Vejić started his football career in the Croatian capital with

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, where he played for three seasons. He then spent four seasons at

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, where he became the team captain, before moving to

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. Vejić joined his former club Hajduk Split on 12th January 2009, as a free player after leaving Tomsk.

International career

He played four matches for his country's under-21 side between 1998 and 1999 in the qualifying matches for the

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. He made his first appearance for the senior team against Norway in a friendly match on 7th February, 2007. Despite not playing a single minute in Croatia's

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qualification campaign he was chosen to participate in the final tournament, where he received one cap playing full 90 minutes in a 1–0 victory over Poland, as he and Knežević replaced regular starters Kovač and

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, who were being rested. Vejić earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals, and his final international was an April 2009

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match away against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vejic, Hrvoje 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Metković Men's association football central defenders Croatian footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers Croatia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2008 players NK Zagreb players HNK Hajduk Split players FC Tom Tomsk players NK Primorac 1929 players NK Zadar players Croatian Football League players Russian Premier League players Second Football League (Croatia) players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia