Mario Barić (born 15 April 1985) is a

Bosnian Croat The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats () are the third most populous ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ethnic group in the country after Bosniaks and Serbs of Bosnia and H ...

retired

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er.

Club career

Born in Travnik,Mario Barić
at FK Sarajevo official website, Retrieved 25 August 2016 SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then part of Yugoslavia, Barić initially played with

Croatia Sesvete NK Croatia Sesvete was a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the City of Zagreb. Previous club names: NK Sljeme (1957–1988), NK Sesvete (1988–1996), NK Badel Sesvete (1996–1997), NK Sesvete (1997–1998). The club was ...

MARIO BARIĆ PRVO POJAČANJE
at FK Vojvodina official website, 21 June 2013, Retrieved 25 August 2016 and

NK Žminj NK Žminj is a Croatian football club based in a village of Žminj in the central part of Istria. Honours Treća HNL The Druga nogometna liga ( eng, Second football league), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL) is the third tier of the football ...

from where he moved to NK Karlovac in 2007, who at the time were playing in the

Croatian Second League The Prva nogometna liga ( en, First football league), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dissolution of the Yugoslav Secon ...

. He managed promotion with Karlovac to the Croatian First League in 2008 and played two more seasons with them in Croatian top level.Mario Barić Prva HNL stats
at hrnogomet.com, Retrieved 25 August 2016 During the winter-break of the 2010–11 season, he moved to Belgium where he joined

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and played two years with them in

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

.Mario Baric profile
at Soccerway At the winter-break of the 2012–13 season, he left Gent and returned to Croatia where he played the second half of the season with

Slaven Belupo Nogometni klub Slaven Belupo ( en, Slaven Belupo Football Club), often referred to as NK Slaven Belupo, Slaven Belupo or simply Slaven, and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city ...

in the Croatian First League. The following summer, he, along with his compatriot Matej Delač, joined Serbian SuperLiga side FK Vojvodina. However, while Delač became the main goalkeeper, Barić played few games, none of which were in the league. He was released by Vojvodina during the following winter-break despite having initially signed a two-year contract. During the winter-break of 2013–14 season, both Barić and Delač left Vojvodina and joined

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 ...

, Barić's first club in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He stayed with Sarajevo two years, where he made a total of 35 appearances in official games and scored one goal. In the winter-break of the 2015–16 season, Barić moved to another Bosnian Premier League club, NK Vitez, where he played until the end of the season. In summer 2016 he signed with HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. He was released by Zrinjski in October 2017. In 2018, Baric joined NK Dubrava where he played until February 2019, when he then joined

NK Zelina Nogometni Klub Zelina is a Croatian football club based in the town of Sveti Ivan Zelina. Zelina competed in the 4. HNL in the 2018–19 season. Current squad Honours Treća HNL The Druga nogometna liga ...

. He finished his career at Austrian lower league side SV Wolfau.Austrian career stats
- ÖFB

Career statistics

Honours

;FK Sarajevo *

Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

: 2013–14 * Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2014–15 ;Zrinjski * Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2016–17, 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baric, Mario 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Travnik Footballers from Central Bosnia Canton Men's association football fullbacks Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Croatian men's footballers NK Žminj players NK Karlovac 1919 players K.A.A. Gent players NK Slaven Belupo players FK Vojvodina players FK Sarajevo players NK Vitez players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players NK Dubrava players NK Zelina players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players Belgian Pro League players Serbian SuperLiga players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria