Tomislav Bušić (born 2 February 1986) is a
Croatian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward.
Club career
Early career
He also formerly played for
Slaven Belupo and
Hajduk Split with whom he won the
Croatian League in 2005. In the summer of 2007, Bušić was loaned to
Dynamo Kyiv
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for a one-year period but was back to his native club within six months. In June 2009 he was released by
Hajduk Split after playing for the club for 5 years, and signed a three-year contract with
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C., playing in the
Israel
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premier league
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, in July 2009. After a season there, however, he returned to
Croatia
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, signing with
Slaven Belupo.
After leaving
Simurq, Bušić signed for
Druga HNL side
Solin
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Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the ...
, before leaving for
Albanian Superliga Vllaznia after only 11 days.
Vllaznia
Two days before the end of the summer transfer window, Bušić joined
Vllaznia on a one-year contract.
Tirana
On 10 July 2014, Bušić became a player of
Tirana
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by signing a one-year deal. He was chosen as the replacement of
Gilberto, who did not find a way to extend his contract with the club. During first part of the season, he had two faces, because he was prolific in
2014–15 Albanian Cup
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Ties are played in a two-legged format similar to th ...
while in
2014–15 Albanian Superliga managed to score once in 15 appearances. Bušić scored that goal on 14 October during a 2–1 win over
Elbasani in
Qemal Stafa Stadium
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.
T-Team
In July 2015, Bušić went to
Malaysia
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and signed with
T-Team of
Malaysian Premier League
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. He enjoyed a prolific form there, scoring 13 goals in 16 appearances.
Flamurtari
Bušić returned to Albania after one year on 5 July 2016 by completing a transfer to
Flamurtari
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Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, and it is also on ...
as a free agent, rejoining his former Tirana boss
Gugash Magani
Gugash Magani (born 14 March 1965) is an Albanian retired football player and current coach.
Club career
Magani played the majority of his 22-year professional career with Shkumbini Peqin, while also having stints at other Albanian clubs Bes ...
. He signed a one-year contract with a reported annual salary of €40,000. He made his competitive debut for the team on 7 September 2016 in the opening league match of
2016–17 season against
Skënderbeu. His first score-sheet contributions came in his second appearance, netting the second goal of the match as Flamurtari outclassed
Luftëtari by winning 5–0 at home. Busić made his first cup appearance of the
2016–17 season on 5 October in the second leg of first round against
Iliria, scoring the opener as Flamurtari recorded a 6–0 home win, qualifying thus to the second round.
On 26 October, in the first leg of the second round, Bušić netted a last-minute equalizer as Flamurtari drew 3–3 away at
Tërbuni. His second league goal came four days later, netting the third in the match against
Korabi Peshkopi
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History
Early history
The club was founde ...
, returning Flamurtari to the winning ways in league after six matches. Busić was again decisive for his team where he netted a winner in Flamurtari 2–0 home defeat of Skënderbeu, giving the team its second consecutive league win and removing from the relegation zone.
Busić kicked off 2017 by playing in team's first match against Skënderbeu on 28 January, and scored his fourth league goal one week later in the 2–1 home win against Lufëtari. Five days later, he scored his first brace with Flamurtari, but nevertheless the team was defeated 3–2 by Vllaznia at
Loro Boriçi Stadium
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. He finished his first season with the club by making 32 appearances, including 28 in league, scoring 12 goals, including 10 league goals, being the team top goalscorer, as Flamurtari avoided the relegation by just one point.
On 24 June 2017, Bušić agreed a contract extension, signing until June 2018. He opened his scoring account for the
2017–18 season on 16 September by netting in the 3–1 home win against newbie
Lushnja. The next week, he
captained Flamurtari for the first time and scored a brace to lead the team into a 3–1 win over
Teuta
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Following the death of her spouse Agr ...
. Bušić suffered a muscle injury on 19 November during the match versus
Lushnja as was taken off before in the first half;
despite injured, Bušić continue to play, appearing in the last 4 minutes in next match against Teuta and full-90 minutes at Luftëtari.
Bušić strained himself by playing again versus Vllaznia Shkodër on 9 December but was replaced again after 21 minutes, thus being unable to play for the rest of 2017.
He made a remarkable comeback in the first match of 2018 on 26 January, netting a tap-in seconds after missing a penalty in the 95th minute to give Flamurtari a 1–0 home win against
Partizani. He then endured a barren run of 15 games without a goal for Flamurtari, ending the streak in the final matchday on 23 May by netting against
Kukësi. He finished his second season in
Vlorë
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by playing 30 league match and scoring 8 goals.
On 12 June 2018, after initially announcing his departure following the end of the season, Bušić returned to the club by agreeing a new one-year contract extension worth €5,000 per month.
On 25 January 2019, Bušić terminated the contract by reaching an consensus with club administrator
Sinan Idrizi. In an interview, he explained that the reason of his departure was the unpaid wages that club owns him, stating: "It was hard to play without the wages". During his time in
Vlorë
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, Bušić totaled 75 Albanian Superliga appearances, scoring 23 goals. In cup, he made 8 appearances and scored 2 goals, both of them in his first season.
Teuta
On 25 January 2019, on the same day as his departure,
Teuta
Teuta ( Illyrian: *''Teutana'', 'mistress of the people, queen'; grc, Τεύτα; lat, Teuta) was the queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe in Illyria, who reigned approximately from 231 BC to 228/227 BC.
Following the death of her spouse Agr ...
president Edmond Hasanbelliu confirmed that Bušić will continue his career with ''Djemtë e Detit''. He was presented the following day, inking a contract until the end of
2018–19 campaign. He made his official debut on 28 January against his former side Flamurtari, entering as a second-half substitute and scoring a goal which was correctly disawolled, as the match ended in a 1–1 home draw.
Gjilani
In July 2019, Bušić joined
SC Gjilani.
Zyrtare: Gjilani transferon sulmuesi kroat Tomislav Busic
telegrafi.com, 26 July 2019
International career
Bušić has been a regular and key part of the Croatian national under-21 team.
Career statistics
References
External links
Tomislav Bušić
at the Albanian Football Association
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1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Split, Croatia
Men's association football forwards
Croatian footballers
Croatia men's youth international footballers
Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
HNK Hajduk Split players
FC Dynamo Kyiv players
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
NK Slaven Belupo players
Simurq PIK players
KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
KF Tirana players
Terengganu F.C. II players
Flamurtari FC players
KF Teuta Durrës players
SC Gjilani players
Croatian Football League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Israeli Premier League players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Kategoria Superiore players
Malaysia Super League players
Malaysia Premier League players
Football Superleague of Kosovo players
Croatian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Expatriate footballers in Albania
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
Expatriate footballers in Kosovo
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo