Vedran Ješe born (born 3 February 1981) is a

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who currently plays for

HNK Primorac Biograd na Moru HNK Primorac is a Croatian football club based in town of Biograd na Moru Biograd na Moru (), shortened to simply Biograd (), is a town in northern Dalmatia, Croatia and is significant for being another capital of the medieval Kingdom of Cro ...

Club career

Born in

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

, where he practiced handball, Ješe took up football after emigrating to

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...

at 13 years of age, at

HAŠK HAŠK ''(full name Hrvatski akademski športski klub, en, Croatian Academic Sports Club)'' was a Croatian football club established in Zagreb in 1903 which ceased operating in 1945. The club was one of the most successful sides in Zagreb and th ...

. Soon he was scouted and taken into the NK Zagreb academy where he started his professional career. With

he won the Croatian First Football League title in the 2001/02 season. In September 2004, due to political pressure, he joined

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

, staying one season at the club before moving on to Inter Zaprešić. Ješe signed a 3-year contract for

FC Thun Fussballclub Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club plays in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league system, following relegation from the Swiss Super League in the ...

in 2006. On 15 September 2009, he signed for

FK Olimpik Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Olimpik Sarajevo ( en, Football Club Olimpik Sarajevo), commonly referred to as just Olimpik, was a professional football club from Sarajevo, based in the part of the city which is called Otoka. Being one of the first teams to be ...

. On 31 January 2010, he signed for Greek side

Kavala FC Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnat ...

. Playing there for only one season he then joined

NK Široki Brijeg Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg ( en, Široki Brijeg Football Club) is a professional association football club from the city of Široki Brijeg, that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently, Široki Brijeg plays in the Premier League of ...

. Playing there until the summer of 2014 when he signed for

NK Zadar Nogometni klub Zadar ( en, Football Club Zadar), commonly referred to as NK Zadar or simply Zadar, was a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast, best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for alm ...

International career

He was part of the

Croatia national under-21 football team The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in association football matches for players aged 21 or under. Competition UEFA U-21 Championship ;Notes *OFF = Lost in play-offs. UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2023 UEFA ...

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004. Italy U-21s won the competition for the fifth time. Italy's A ...

. Ješe made his senior debut for Croatia in a January 2006 Carlsberg Cup match against

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His other international was three days later at the same tournament against

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

References

External links

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dinamozg.net

Profile of Dimitar Makriev on 1hnl.net
*http://www.hns-cff.hr/?ln=hr&w=statistike&repka=A&id=19380
football.ch profile
1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Croatia Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Association football defenders Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers Croatia international footballers NK Zagreb players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Inter Zaprešić players FC Thun players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players FK Olimpik players Kavala F.C. players NK Široki Brijeg players NK Zadar players HNK Primorac Biograd na Moru players Croatian Football League players Second Football League (Croatia) players Swiss Super League players Israeli Premier League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Israel Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate footballers in Greece Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub