Marinko Mačkić (born March 28, 1983) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian

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manager and former player. He usually played as a defender and he made his career in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran.

Club career

Born in

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

,Interview
at Borac B.Luka official website SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marinko began playing in

FK Sloboda Novi Grad Fudbalski klub Sloboda Novi Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Cлoбoдa Hoви Гpaд) is a football (soccer), football club from the town of Novi Grad, Republika Srpska, Novi Grad, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ...

, before moving to Serbia to join the youth teams of

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

. He also played in the youth team of FK Čukarički. He signed his first professional contract when he was 16, and he made his senior debut in 2000 when he joined FK Mladost Lučani playing in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia.Marinko Mačkić: Žao mi je što nisam ostao na Koševu
at klix.ba, 31-7-2013, retrieved 4-12-2016 In his first season there, they got promoted and played the 2001–02 season in the First League of FR Yugoslavia. However, their top-flight season did not end well, and Mladost ended the season relegated back to the Second League. In the winter break of the 2002–03 season, Marinko Mačkić moved to the top-flight club

FK Vojvodina Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second la ...

, but did not have many chances to play in the first team, so he ended up returning to Bosnia, playing on loan with his home-town club,

FK Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...

, now in the newly created

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and Herz ...

. In summer 2005 his loan deal ended, and he joined another Bosnian Premier League side,

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (; English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the country. Founded on 24 October 1946, FK Sara ...

playing with them in the following one and a half seasons being coached by

Husref Musemić Husref Musemić (born 4 July 1961) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Igman Konjic. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers. Club career ...

. In the winter break of the 2006–07 season he moved to Iran by joining

Saba Battery Saba Battery Club (also Saba Battery Physical and Cultural Gym) is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 2002شود Teams * Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...

. Because of health reasons he had to retire sooner than expected and became a coach. He first coached

and then became the coach of the youth team of Slovenian side

ND Slovan Nogometno društvo Slovan or simply ND Slovan is a Slovenian football club based in Ljubljana that competes in the Slovenian Third League, the third tier of Slovenian football. The team play their home matches at the Kodeljevo Sports Park. The tr ...

International career

He has played for

Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is made up by players who are 21 years old or younger and represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football matches at this age level. The national U21 team has never qualified for a maj ...

on ten occasions, and was also called to play for the Bosnian national team in 2008 but failed to debut.

Honours

;FK Sarajevo ;

: 2006–07Copy of stats from Bosnian FA yearbooks
at sportsport.ba

Personal life

After seeing his career unexpectedly interrupted, Mačkić graduated at the Faculty of Sports in Sarajevo, and also obtained a UEFA coaching license. He is married to Vesna and has a son named Damjan.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackic, Marinko 1983 births Living people Footballers from Banja Luka Men's association football defenders Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers FK Mladost Lučani players FK Vojvodina players FK Borac Banja Luka players FK Sarajevo players Saba Qom F.C. players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Iran Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers