Davor Kraljević (born 7 July 1978 in

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) is a

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Club career

Kraljević started his footballing career at his hometown club NK Varteks and won two caps for the Croatian U-20 team before moving to Germany in 2000. Having made 9 appearances for

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, he later played for

SV Babelsberg 03 SV Babelsberg 03 is a football in Germany, German association football club based in Potsdam-Potsdam-Babelsberg, Babelsberg, on the outskirts of Berlin. The team was founded as ''Sport-Club Jugendkraft 1903'' and again as ''SG Karl-Marx Babelsbe ...

and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 before signing for

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in 2007. In November 2009, having made 58 appearances for Ulm, Kraljević was released and his contract was terminated for his role in the

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. Despite not having not been charged, it was announced in May 2010 that Kraljević had signed for the

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team 1. FC Heiningen.

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at 1. FC Heiningen 1978 births Living people Footballers from Varaždin Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players Tennis Borussia Berlin players SV Babelsberg 03 players 1. FC Heidenheim players SSV Ulm 1846 players Oberliga (football) players Regionalliga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Sportspeople involved in betting scandals {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub