Marijo Dodik (born 18 February 1974 in

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) is a Bosnian retired

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striker.

Club career

Dodik started his career at Željezničar Sarajevo before leaving war-torn Bosnia and being picked up by the Belgian side

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in 1995, where he spent two seasons in the Jupiler League and scored 20 goals in a total of 84 appearances. He spent the next season in Turkey's

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, before moving to

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and joining

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in 1998. He spent his most successful years at Slaven, establishing himself as a first-team regular and the club's most prolific

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scorer with 75 goals in 228 appearances in a total of eight seasons between 1998 and 2007. During his time at Slaven he also netted 14 goals in 22 appearances in club's European campaigns in the

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, and holds the record for most goals scored by a player in a single

game, scoring an incredible 6 goals against Varteks on 21 October 2000 in a 7–1 win. In 2007, Slaven refused to renew his contract so he moved to

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where he netted 5 goals in 28 appearances, and in 2008 he went on to Inter Zaprešić, where he played until 2009 and his retirement from professional football. Dodik continued, however, playing for lower-tier amateur Croatian and Slovenian teams, such as

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, NK Sabarija Subotica Podravska,

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and NK Mladost Mali Otok.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a May 1998

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away against

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and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 1 goal. He scored that goal in a 2002 World Cup qualifier against

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in 2001. His final international was a March 2002 friendly against Macedonia.

International goals

''Scores and results table. Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first:

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodik, Marijo 1974 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Association football forwards Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina international footballers FK Željezničar Sarajevo players K.V. Mechelen players Sakaryaspor footballers NK Slaven Belupo players HNK Cibalia players NK Inter Zaprešić players NK Zelina players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Belgian Pro League players Belgian First Division B players Süper Lig players Croatian Football League players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia