Ivan Vargić (; born 15 March 1987) is a Croatian

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who plays as a

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for

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. He had played for Slovenian club

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in the years before returning to Croatia.

Club career

Osijek

Following two loans to

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in Croatia's 2. HNL and

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in Finland's

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, Vargić made his debut with

NK Osijek Nogometni klub Osijek ( en, Osijek Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek (), is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav ...

in 1. HNL in April 2009. He earned 36 league caps before he left the club in 2013.

Rijeka

On 5 February 2013,

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announced that they have signed Vargić on a -year contract. During the 2015–16 1. HNL season, Vargić broke two Rijeka records: the longest streak without conceding a goal and goalkeeper who kept most clean sheets in one season. From 2 August 2015 to 4 October 2015, he did not concede a goal for 783 consecutive minutes, which is the second longest streak in the history of 1. HNL. During the 2015–16 1. HNL season, he conceded only 13 goals in 32 appearances, keeping 21 clean sheets. With 23 appearances, Vargić is also the club's most capped goalkeeper in Europe.

Lazio

On 1 February 2016, both Croatian and Italian press reported that

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have signed Vargić for a fee of €2.7 million. Lazio immediately sent Vargić on loan to Rijeka until 30 June 2016.

Loan to Anorthosis Famagusta

On 3 September 2018, Vargić joined Cypriot club

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on a season-long loan.

Loan to Koper

On 6 February 2020, he joined Koper in Slovenia on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.

International career

Vargić was a member of Croatia under-21 national team. On 12 November 2014, he made his senior national team debut in a friendly game against

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, entering as a substitute for Lovre Kalinić. Vargić went on to cap his national side for two more times, and the last match of his national career being against Northern Ireland in 2016.

Honours

;Rijeka * Croatian Cup:

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;Lazio * Supercoppa Italiana:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vargic, Ivan 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Osijek Association football goalkeepers Croatian footballers Croatia youth international footballers Croatia under-21 international footballers Croatia international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players NK Osijek players HNK Vukovar '91 players FC Honka players HNK Rijeka players S.S. Lazio players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players FC Koper players NK Krk players Croatian Football League players Serie A players Cypriot First Division players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia