Danijel Rašić (born 5 October 1988 in

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) is a

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player currently playing for HNK Zmaj Makarska in the

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Career

Rašić started his career, alongside his identical twin brother Damir, in their hometown club Zmaj Makarska, before moving on to the

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

academy. Despite alleged interest from Panathinaikos, and games for the Croatia U19 team,Danijel Rašić
at hns.cff.hr the brothers didn't get contracts with Hajduk Split, and signed with the

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team

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. After a season there they both moved to

Imotski Imotski () is a small town on the northeastern side of the Biokovo massif in the Dalmatian Hinterland of southern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town has a generally mild Mediterranean climate which makes it a popular ...

, and Danijel stayed for two seasons before rejoining his brother at the

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team

RNK Split Radnički nogometni klub Split ("Workers' Football Club of Split") commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Split. History The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was fo ...

. Not getting a chance at Split, he moved on to

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, playing there until the club was suspended. In the summer of 2012 Rašić rejoined his first club Zmaj Makarska in the Treća HNL Jug for a season, followed by another half-season stint at

at the same level. At the beginning of 2014, Rašić joined the

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team Krka.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rasic, Danijel 1988 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Men's association football fullbacks Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers NK Mosor players NK Imotski players RNK Split players NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players HNK Zmaj Makarska players NK Krka players NK Metalleghe-BSI players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina 21st-century Croatian sportsmen