Ivan Ćosić (born 13 October 1989) is a Croatian-German former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

Reutlingen Reutlingen (; Swabian: ''Reitlenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has a population of 115,818. Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which ...

, Ćosić began his career with his hometown club,

SSV Reutlingen 05 SSV Reutlingen 05 is a German association football club from Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg. History The club was founded as FC Arminia Reutlingen and was renamed SV Reutlingen 1905 in 1910. The club fused with 1. Schwimmverein 1911 to form the ...

, before moving to

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

to have spells in the youth teams of both VfB and

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. He returned to Reutlingen in 2008, where he made his breakthrough, making 35 appearances in two seasons in the Regionalliga Süd. In 2010, he joined Bayern Munich II, but was due to injuries he was unable to make his debut until February 2011, when he replaced Christian Saba at half-time in a 2–0 defeat against

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

. He made a further three substitute appearances before the end of the season, as the club were relegated from the

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, and he was subsequently released by the club, signing for

Eintracht Frankfurt II Eintracht Frankfurt II is the reserve team of Eintracht Frankfurt. Formerly known as ''Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure'' (Amateurs) until 2005 the team played as U23 (Under 23) to emphasize the character of the team as a link between youth academy a ...

. He was released by Frankfurt six months later and signed for

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

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* Living people 1989 births German people of Croatian descent Croatian footballers Association football defenders 3. Liga players Israeli Premier League players SSV Reutlingen 05 players FC Bayern Munich II players Eintracht Frankfurt II players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Croatian expatriate footballers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate footballers in Israel People from Reutlingen Sportspeople from Tübingen (region) Footballers from Baden-Württemberg {{Germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub