Mate Dragičević (born 19 November 1979) is a

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

n retired

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striker.

Club career

He has enjoyed successful stints at several clubs, with Croatian giants

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

and

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

the standouts and has won two

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

Croatian First League championships. His season at Dinamo was stunted due to injury, however he made nineteen appearances for

between 2004 and 2006 scoring six goals, last season at

he was injured. He has won First Russian Division championship with

FC Khimki FC Khimki () was a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on ...

. At

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

he had an unsuccessful season. Dragicevic scored one goal in the pre-season cup competition away to

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...

, but was unable to find the back of the net during the regular season. On 20 January, the closing day of the

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian winter transfer season, Dragičević signed a 6-month contract with

Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...

in the

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

. He scored his first goal for Persepolis against Abu Moslem Mashhad after 88 minutes on 10 Feb. In his third match for Persepolis, he scored against Peykan after 18 minutes on 15 February. At the start of the 2009/2010 season he joined

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar HŠK Zrinjski Mostar (), colloquially referred to as Zrinjski Mostar or simply Zrinjski, is a Herzegovinian professional Association football, football club, based in Mostar. The club plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and wit ...

, but got injured in his first game. He returned to action on 8 November against Leotar, as second-half substitute, and scored a goal in 3-0 Zrinjski victory.

Honours

Winner: 1 *2002/03 with

(First Croatian league) *2004/05 with

(First Croatian league) *2005/06 with Khimki Moscow (First Russian Division) *2007/08 with

(Iran Pro league)قرارداد «ماته دراگه» در هیئت فوتبال تهران ثبت شد
. Retrieved 20 January 2008.

References

External links

The West news article
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dragicevic, Mate 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Makarska Footballers from Split-Dalmatia County Men's association football forwards Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers NK Zagreb players NK Lučko players NK Inter Zaprešić players NK Croatia Sesvete players HNK Rijeka players HNK Šibenik players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players HNK Hajduk Split players FC Khimki players NK Istra 1961 players Perth Glory FC players Persepolis F.C. players FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players KF Laçi players NK Vinogradar players Croatian Football League players Russian First League players A-League Men players Persian Gulf Pro League players Slovak First Football League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Kategoria Superiore players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Albania