Tomislav Barbarić (; born 29 March 1989) is a Croatian retired

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Barbarić came through the youth ranks of Dinamo Zagreb, before joining the senior squad during the Prva HNL winter break in 2008. He made 5 appearances, of which on three occasions he started in the first-eleven. During the summer transfer window, he agreed to join Dinamo's affiliate Lokomotiva on a six–months loan. He featured in 13 out of 15 league matches and scored 1 goal before he returned to Dinamo in January 2009. By the end of the season he appeared 6 times in the league and 2 times in Croatian Cup. Barbarić established himself as a first–team regular at the start of the 2009–10 season, as the centre–back

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missed all of the early season matches due to an injury. On June 27, 2015, Barbarić signed a two-year contract with FK Sarajevo. In May 2016, he left Sarajevo. After Sarajevo, he played for K.V. Kortrijk,

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and

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. In February 2019, he came back to Bosnia and signed for

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on a deal lasting until 2021. Barbarić left Zrinjski in January 2021. He finished his career at Austrian lower league side SVH Waldbach in October 2021.

International career

Barbarić was a part of the Croatia under–21 national team. His first cap at the under–21 level came on 1 October 2008 in a match against

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. He was also capped at under–17 and under–19 levels.

Career statistics

Career statistics
at Nogometni Magazin

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb * 1. HNL: 2007–08, 2008–09 * Croatian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09 *

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: 2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbaric, Tomislav 1989 births Living people Footballers from Zagreb Men's association football central defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players NK Istra 1961 players SK Sturm Graz players RNK Split players FK Sarajevo players K.V. Kortrijk players NK Rudeš players FC Atyrau players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players Croatian Football League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Belgian Pro League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan