Mato Grubisic (born 25 June 1982) is a Norwegian football striker who plays for

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Career

In the

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season of 2003, Grubisic scored 19 goals for his club Skjetten SK. He received transfer offers from Kongsvinger IL and

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, but opted to stay in Skjetten. However, he trained with Lillestrøm SK during the winter. Already a few months later he signed for Lillestrøm. He got three Norwegian Premier League games in

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, and one in

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, but without scoring. In the second half of 2005 he was loaned out to Ullensaker/Kisa IL. After the season the loan was made permanent. Ahead of the 2007 season he returned to Skjetten SK, moving from the third to the fourth tier of Norwegian football. He was offered a job in addition to a part-time football contract. Skjetten cruised through the season, and was promoted with ease, winning the playoff matches against

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14–0 on aggregate. Grubisic scored 45 league goals during the 2007 season. In the Norwegian Second Division 2008 he scored 20 goals as Skjetten retained its place in the league. Ahead of the 2009 season, however, he signed for

, citing that he needed a "change of environment".

References

1982 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers Skjetten SK players Lillestrøm SK players Ullensaker/Kisa IL players Footballers from Akershus Norwegian people of Croatian descent Men's association football forwards {{Norway-footy-forward-stub