Ivan Sertić (born 27 February 1985) is a

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n retired

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Career

Sertić start to play football in

NK 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, Supersport HNL, of which they have been members ...

. Between 2001 and 2003 Sertić is a part of Croatia national under-17 football team. In 2005, he is loaned in

NK Novalja NK Novalja is a Croatian football club based in the town of Novalja in the north of the island of Pag. Honours * Druga HNL The Prva nogometna liga (), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croati ...

for six months. In season 2007/08 the forward played for

NK Pomorac NK Pomorac 1921 is a Croatian football club based in Kostrena, a suburb of Rijeka which currently plays in Croatian third tier 3. HNL West. Kostrena is known for its maritime tradition, which is reflected in the club's name, as the word " pomo ...

. In summer 2008 he signed a contract with Bulgarian

Belasitsa Petrich OFC Belasitsa () is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Petrich, currently playing in the Second League. The team was founded in 1923. They play at the Stadion Tsar Samuil in Petrich, which has a capacity of 9,500. The club last played ...

. Sertić made his official debut for the Bulgarian club on 10 August 2008 in a match against

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...

as a 74th min substitute. On 8 November 2008 he scored his first goal for Belasitsa in a match against

Litex Lovech FC Lovech (; formerly Litex Lovech) is a Bulgarian professional association football, football club based in Lovech, that competes in the Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Spor ...

. In July 2015, Sertić returned to his former club

HNK Orijent 1919 HNK Orijent is a football club from Sušak, the eastern part of the city of Rijeka, Croatia. The club was established under the name ''Orient'' in 1919. They currently compete in the 1. NL, the second tier of the Croatian football league syst ...

. Two years later, in June 2017, he announced his retirement from football.Došlo je vrijeme za igračku mirovinu i obitelj
sportcom.hr, 5 June 2017

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at Nogometni Magazin * 1985 births Living people Footballers from Rijeka Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers HNK Rijeka players NK Novalja players HNK Orijent players NK Pomorac 1921 players OFC Belasitsa Petrich players NK Nehaj players NK Jadran Poreč players NK Grobničan players Croatian Football League players First Football League (Croatia) players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria 21st-century Croatian sportsmen {{Croatia-footy-forward-stub