Mijat Marić (born 30 April 1984) is a

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former

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n descent, who played as a defender.

Career

Marić started his career at AC Lugano of

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, an Italian speaking region. After the bankrupt of the club, he joined

FC Malcantone Agno FC Malcantone Agno was a Switzerland, Swiss association football club based in Lugano. The club was established in 1955 but merged with FC Lugano in 2004. In its last season of existence, the team played in the second tier of Swiss football, the N ...

. In summer 2003 he joined FC St. Gallen of

Swiss Super League The Super League (also known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football league in Switzerland and the highest level of the Swiss football league system. It has been played in its current fo ...

. He played 2 matches for the club before left on loan to

FC Luzern Fussball-Club Luzern (), or simply abbreviated to FCL, is a Swiss sports club based in Lucerne (). It is best known for its professional association football, football team, which plays in the Swiss Super League, Super League, the top tier of the ...

until December 2007. In March 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with

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on free transfer, effective on 1 July 2008. After not getting to playing any matches for Bari at

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, he left for

K.A.S. Eupen K.A.S. Eupen (short for Königliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen, English: ''Royal General Sports Association Eupen'', simply referred to as Eupen) is a Belgian professional association football club located in Eupen, Liège (province), Prov ...

Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 1909 and folded in 2016, when it was replace ...

. He played one year in

and was voted for the best player in second tier of Belgium football. In August 2018, Maric returned to Lugano after 10 years playing abroad.

Honours

Lokeren *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...

: 2011–12, 2013–14 Lugano *

Swiss Cup The Swiss Cup (; ; ; ) is a football cup competition that has been organised annually since 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association. The Swiss Cup final is usually the most important game of the year with a high attendance. The co ...

: 2021–22

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* * Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss Super League players FC Lugano players FC St. Gallen players FC Luzern players SSC Bari players K.A.S. Eupen players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Belgian Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Men's association football defenders Swiss people of Croatian descent People from Locarno District 1984 births Living people Footballers from Ticino 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub