Vladimir Markotić (born June 17, 1980) is a

Bosnian Croat The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats () are the third most populous ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ethnic group in the country after Bosniaks and Serbs of Bosnia and H ...

retired goalkeeper who played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Croatian First Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football (soccer), football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, i ...

, Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the

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Club career

Markotić began his career in 2003 with

NK Brotnjo Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Brotnjo ( en, Football Club Brotnjo) is a football club based in Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Brotnjo plays out of Bare Stadium, which has a ...

in the First League of Herzeg-Bosnia. The next season, he signed with

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional football club, based in Sarajevo ...

, before transferring to the

to sign with

NK Zagreb Nogometni klub Zagreb (''Zagreb Football Club''), commonly known as NK Zagreb or simply Zagreb (), is a Croatian amateur football club based in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb. It currently competes in the fifth tier league competition of ...

. In 2007, he returned to Bosnia to play with

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of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2011, he went overseas to Canada to sign with

Brantford Galaxy Brantford Galaxy Soccer Club was a semi-professional Canadian soccer club based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, with their home venue located in Hamilton, Ontario at the Heritage Field Turf. The club competes in the Canadian Soccer League, a leag ...

of the

. In 2012, he signed with rivals London City, and in 2013 he assisted London in clinching a postseason berth for the first time since the 2000 season. He featured in the quarterfinals against York Region Shooters, and advanced to the next round. Their opponents were

Kingston FC Kingston FC were a Canadian soccer team based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The team was awarded a franchise in 2011 as a member of the Canadian Soccer League, and participated in the league for three seasons, 2012 to 2014. In February 2015, Ki ...

, but were eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 4–2.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Markotic, Vladimir 1980 births Living people People from Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina Footballers from Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Men's association football goalkeepers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers HNK Brotnjo players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players NK Zagreb players HŠK Posušje players Brantford Galaxy players London City Soccer Club players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian Football League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Canada