Josip Čondrić (born 27 August 1993) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Čondrić, hailing from

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's Rudeš neighborhood, started playing football at the local club

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, but moved between several other

-area clubs during his youth years. He started his career on the sidelines, as third-choice at HAŠK Zagreb and, since 2013, NK Zagreb, behind Dominik Livaković and Jakša Herceg. In 2014, he was released to fourth-tier

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, but returned to NK Zagreb that summer, only to be loaned on to second-tier NK Bistra. In 2015, Čondrić returned yet again to NK Zagreb, again third-choice behind Livaković and Herceg, making his Prva HNL debut in the 2-3 home loss to HNK Hajduk Split, in the last game of the season., making some key saves. Following NK Zagreb's relegation, Čondrić became the first-choice goalkeeper in the Druga HNL, but due to the club's problems he moved to his old club,

, in the same league, as back-up for Krunoslav Hendija. Rudeš achieved promotion, and, following Hendija's departure for

NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb ( en, Lokomotiva Zagreb Football Club), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First Football League, the ...

, Čondrić came ahead of Dominik Picak and took the first-team spot, which he kept until the end of the season, being hailed as the hero of the club's home 1-0 win against subsequent champions GNK Dinamo Zagreb in May 2018. In the summer of 2018, Čondrić moved to NK Istra 1961., sharing time in the first 11 with Ioritz Landeta After having made 58 league appearances for Istra 1961, Čondrić left the club in August 2020. On 28 August 2020, he signed with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Čondrić, Josip 1993 births Footballers from Zagreb Living people Croatian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers NK HAŠK players NK Zagreb players NK Trešnjevka players NK Bistra players NK Rudeš players NK Istra 1961 players FC Rotor Volgograd players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players FC Astana players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Russian Premier League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan