Darko Maletić ( sr-Cyrl, Дарко Малетић; born 20 October 1980) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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. He holds a peculiar record: he played in the

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for five clubs from five countries (

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, Publikum Celje, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Partizan and Aktobe).

Club career

Maletić started his career with his hometown club FK Borac Banja Luka. In the summer of 2001 he moved to

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. From January 2002 to the summer of 2004 he played for Publikum Celje of

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. He then moved to Russia where he played for

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(2004) and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (2005). After six months with

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n club

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(2006), Maletić signed for

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where he won double crown before he moved to

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in January 2009.

International career

When Fuad Muzurović became the Bosnian-Herzegovinian national team's coach, the 26-year-old Maletić received his first call for a match against

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in March 2007. He made his debut in the 82nd minute, replacing Adnan Čustović. Bosnia and Herzegovina won the match 2–1. He played seven games in the

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but after

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became coach, he dropped from the squad. After showing good form for Borac Banja Luka in the domestic league in 2011, he was recalled by coach

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for the match against Romania in March. He was again called up for the matches against Romania away and Albania at home in June, and responded by scoring his first goal for the national team, against Albania. Maletić earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a February 2012

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against

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Career statistics

International

Managerial

Honours

Player

Partizan *

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: 2007–08 *

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: 2007–08 Borac Banja Luka *

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

: 2010–11

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