Frane Vitaić (born 7 June 1982) is a Croatian retired

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Club career

Early years

Vitaić went to the

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and NK Mosor youth schools, but never got to play for the Hajduk senior team. Vitaić previously played for

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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 ...

and

HNK Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second-tier league. Their stadium ...

in the

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and for RNK Split and Cibalia in the

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. Vitaić was the top scorer of the

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with 15 goals to his account.

Personal life

His brother Ante Vitaić is also a football player.

Honours

RNK Split *

: 2009–10 Cibalia *

: 2015–16

References

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* 1984 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Croatian twins Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers HNK Hajduk Split players NK Mosor players NK Osijek players HNK Šibenik players ASC Oțelul Galați players RNK Split players HNK Cibalia players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players Liga I players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania 21st-century Croatian sportsmen {{Croatia-footy-midfielder-stub