Josip Barišić (born 12 August 1983) is a Bosnian former professional

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who played as a

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. Barišić made 382

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

appearances for

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and

Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg () is a city and the regional capital of West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. the town itself had a population of 6,149 and the municipality of 28,929. Name ...

, the highest number of Bosnian Premier League appearances in history. He also represented

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at international level.

Club career

In his career, Barišić played for his hometown club

in which he returned after a short spell at

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. He played in 123 league matches and scored 7 goals for Posušje. Then he joined

as a free player. He was transferred to

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in 2011 for

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150,000 and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the

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based team. After Hajduk, Barišić played for a short period at

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, but shortly after returned to Široki Brijeg. In May 2017, Barišić won his first trophy with Široki Brijeg, the 2016–17 Bosnian Cup after beating

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in the

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. On 2 June 2020, he decided to leave Široki Brijeg seven years after returning to the club. On 22 June 2020, Barišić came back to Posušje and signed a contract with the club. He won the First League of FBiH title with Posušje in the

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season, earning promotion to the

. Barišić left the club and announced his retirement from professional football after the end of the 2021–22 season. With 382 appearances in the Bosnian Premier League, he has made the highest number of appearances in the league's history.

International career

In 2010, Barišić was called up to the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team and made his debut for the team on 10 December 2010 in a

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against

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Honours

Široki Brijeg * Bosnian Cup: 2016–17 Posušje * First League of FBiH:

References

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Josip Barišić
at Sofascore {{DEFAULTSORT:Barisic, Josip 1983 births Living people Footballers from Posušje Men's association football central defenders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers HŠK Posušje players NK Široki Brijeg players HNK Hajduk Split players NK Imotski players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian Football League players First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia