Mario Jurčević (born 1 June 1995) is a Slovenian

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who plays as a wing-back for

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club

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

International career

Jurčević made his

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debut for Slovenia on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against

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Personal life

Jurčević is of paternal Croatian and maternal

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descent.

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Player profile
at NZS * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's international footballers Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players NK Radomlje players NK Aluminij players NK Osijek players Apollon Limassol FC players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players Croatian Football League players Cypriot First Division players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Slovenian people of Croatian descent Slovenian people of Serbian descent {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub