Nino Galović (born 6 July 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for
F.C. Arouca
Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity.
History
Founde ...
in Portugal as a
defender.
Club career
On 10 September 2011, Galović made his professional debut playing against
NK Varaždin where he started the match and played the whole 90 minutes.
During his first senior year, he played only 9 games in total. During his second senior year, he became a starter and played every minute without a yellow card until winter break. After winter break he only played several more games under a new coach.
In the third season, he didn't start because of a minor injury. Later, through the season he managed to play 19 games. He became captain of RNK Split and led his team to the playoff phase of
UEFA Europa League
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where they lost to
Torino
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...
. Throughout the season he recorded 48 matches(33 leagues, 7 cups, 8 Europe), the most minutes in his team and the most minutes in the whole league.
On 7 July 2016 signed with
F.C. Ashdod
SC Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Moadon Sport Ashdod'', lit. Sport Club Ashdod, mainly known in Israel by the semi-acronym name , ''Mem Samekh Ashdod'', lit. S.C. Ashdod) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port cit ...
from
Israeli Premier League
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.
In Israel, Galovic played just 6 league matches and 4 Toto cup matches. After 7 months in FC Ashdod, he broke the contract.
On 9 January 2017, Nino signed with FC Dinamo Minsk.
Galovic became club captain in his second year in Dinamo Minsk. He played a major role in Dinamo Minsk playing 84 games and scoring 11 times.
On 1 January 2019, he signed for the Japanese club Sagan Tosu, where he was a teammate with Fernando Torres. There he played only several games and after 8 months he returned to Dinamo Minsk on a half-season loan option.
After breaking the contract with Sagan Tosu, Nino signed with NK Rijeka on 28 January 2020.
In Rijeka, Nino spent 2 years, where played over 65 games and scored 7 goals. During 2 year spell, he won the cup with NK Rijeka and participated in UEFA Europa League.
During that time he also captained the team on a few occasions.
In January 2022, he signed with the Portuguese team FC Arouca.
References
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Dinamo Minsk signs GalovicSportNet - Galovic stats
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1992 births
Living people
People from Supetar
Sportspeople from Split-Dalmatia County
Men's association football central defenders
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's youth international footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
RNK Split players
NK Slaven Belupo players
F.C. Ashdod players
FC Dinamo Minsk players
Sagan Tosu players
HNK Rijeka players
F.C. Arouca players
Croatian Football League players
Israeli Premier League players
Belarusian Premier League players
J1 League players
Primeira Liga players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal