Ante Kulušić (born 6 June 1986) is a Croatian retired footballer who last played as a defender for Turkish club Ankaragücü.

Early life and career

He was born in

Šibenik Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...

, but pulls roots from the village Miljevci near birth town Šibenik in

Šibenik-Knin County Šibenik-Knin County (; ) is a county in southern Croatia, located in the north-central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik, which also serves as county seat. Other notable towns in the county are Knin, Vodice, Drniš a ...

Club career

He played until 2003 for youth team of DOŠK Drniš, local football team based in

Drniš Drniš is a town in the Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. Located in the Dalmatian Hinterland, it is about halfway between Šibenik and Knin. History The name Drniš was mentioned for the first time in a contract dated March 8, 1494. However, the ...

, Šibenik-Knin County. After, he played for birth town club

HNK Šibenik Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik (), better known as HNK Šibenik or simply Šibenik (), is a Croatian professional association football, football sports club, club based in Šibenik. It competes in the Croatian Football League, SuperSport HNL, t ...

from 2003 to 2005. He went in Zagora Unešić, one more local football club based in Šibenik-Knin County, from

Unešić Unešić is a naselje, village and a municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. Population In 2021, the municipality had 1,269 residents in the following 16 settlements: *Cera, Croatia, Cera, population 25 *Čvrljevo, Unešić, Čvrljevo, po ...

village. After Croatia, he went in Turkey at Hacettepe and after in Gençlerbirligi and Balikesirspor. In 2017, he come back in Croatia, where he signed with

Croatian First Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establishe ...

club

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Croatian First Football League, Supersport HNL, o ...

, where he was very little. On 1 August, signed contract with Moldavian

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol (), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, that plays in the Liga, the top tier o ...

. In February 2019 Ante sign for Ankaragücü in the Turkey Süper Lig.Ante Kulušić karijeru nastavlja u Turskoj
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International career

In 2008 he capped for Croatia U21 football team.

Honours

;HNK Rijeka *

: 2016–17 *

Croatian Football Cup The Croatian Football Cup (), is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS ...

: 2016–17 ;FC Sheriff Tiraspol * Moldovan Divizia Națională:

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kulusic, Ante 1986 births Living people Footballers from Šibenik Men's association football central defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers HNK Šibenik players NK Zagora Unešić players Hacettepe S.K. footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Balıkesirspor footballers HNK Rijeka players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Croatian Football League players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Moldovan Super Liga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova 21st-century Croatian sportsmen