Ivan Sertić (born 27 February 1985) is a
Croatian retired
football
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forward
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* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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.
Career
Sertić start to play football in
NK Rijeka
Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional football club from the city of Rijeka.
HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top division, HT Prva lig ...
. Between 2001 and 2003 Sertić is a part of Croatia national under-17 football team.
In 2005, he is loaned in
NK Novalja
NK Novalja is a Croatia
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for six months.
In season 2007/08 the forward played for
NK Pomorac.
In summer 2008 he signed a contract with Bulgarian
Belasitsa Petrich. Sertić made his official debut for the Bulgarian club on 10 August 2008 in a match against
CSKA Sofia as a 74th min substitute. On 8 November 2008 he scored his first goal for Belasitsa in a match against
Litex Lovech
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.
In July 2015, Sertić returned to his former club
HNK Orijent 1919. Two years later, in June 2017, he announced his retirement from football.
Došlo je vrijeme za igračku mirovinu i obitelj
sportcom.hr, 5 June 2017
References
External links
*
Ivan Sertić profile
at Nogometni Magazin
*
1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Rijeka
Men's association football forwards
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's youth international footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
HNK Rijeka players
NK Novalja players
HNK Orijent players
NK Pomorac 1921 players
OFC Belasitsa Petrich players
NK Nehaj players
NK Jadran Poreč players
NK Grobničan players
Croatian Football League players
First Football League (Croatia) players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
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