Marko Topić (born 1 January 1976) is a Bosnian former professional

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who played as a forward. He represented

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internationally.

Club career

Born in

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Topić started his professional career at post-war Croatia in 1994. In 1998, he was signed by

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but sent to

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in co-ownership deal for 650 million lire (€335,697). He was bought back in June 2001 for 1 billion lire (€516,457).The fee was indirectly stated in page.42 of financial report of the year ended on 30 June 2001, which the difference between new market value of the retained half and the historic value was €181,000 (as co-ownership income). Therefore, €336,000 plus €181,000 equal €516,000. Using 1 euro = 1936.27 lire and reverting the round up to the nearest thousand euro to get the original value. Monza also signed Matteo Pelatti for 400 million lire as compensation.AC Milan SpA Report and Accounts 30 June 2002 After

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relegated in 2003, he signed for

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International career

Topić made his debut for

in a November 1997

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away against

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and has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a June 2009 friendly against

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Personal life

His family lives in

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Career statistics

:'Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first.''

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