Mirko Oremuš (born 6 September 1988) is a Croatian professional

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Club career

Oremuš joined the

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academy in 2003, joining from Val Kaštel Stari. A youth national team player, he debuted in the Hajduk first team by scoring against

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, coming in from the bench for the last 14 minutes of the game. He was, however, deemed surplus by the manager and made no further appearances that autumn. This prompted him to rescind his contract with the club and move to third-tier club

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. After a very good spring there, he was called back to Hajduk, where he remained for the next three seasons. Originally considered a forward when he entered the first team, he was moved permanently to the right wing, sometimes even appearing on right back when the club lacked other options. On 31 August 2011, Oremuš joined

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in a one-year loan move with a clause in which Hapoel could buy out his contract. He had a difficult start at Hapoel, not managing to retain a steady place at the starting eleven under veteran manager

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. In January, Kashtan resigned along with the vast majority of the Hapoel Tel Aviv board and staff, and replaced by Nitzan Shirazi. Under Shirazi, Oremuš gradually became an important player for the team, scoring 5 goals and providing 6 assists, including the first goal in a 2–1 win over

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at the Israeli State Cup final. Oremuš returned to Croatia at the end of the season, having a good period overall at Hapoel and becoming a fan favourite. Due to financial difficulties at Hapoel, the club were unable to pay his buy-out clause and so he returned to Hajduk as a more mature player than he left and was therefore reintegrated into the first team of the 'Bili'. Oremuš returned to Israel on 27 June 2013, and signed with

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, but he was released before the season started. On 17 September, he signed with Hapoel Ironi Acre. On 23 November, he scored his first goal for the team in a 3–2 victory against

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. In this season, Oremuš made 27 overall appearances, scoring 2 goals in the process. On 17 July 2014, he signed with Hapoel Petah Tikva, which was promoted from the

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to the

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. After Hapoel Petah Tikva, he also played for

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and Hapoel Ra'anana. On 26 June 2019, Oremuš signed a contract with

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club

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. He made his official debut and also scored his first goal for Sarajevo on 9 July 2019, in a 1–3 home loss against

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in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. He played his first league match for Sarajevo on 27 October 2019, in a 1–1 away league draw against Sloboda Tuzla. Oremuš won his first league title with Sarajevo on 1 June 2020, though after the 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League season was ended abruptly due to the

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and after which Sarajevo were by default crowned league champions for a second consecutive time. On 17 June 2020, he extended his contract with the club which is due to last until June 2021. On 20 February 2021, Oremuš again extended his contract with Sarajevo until June 2023.

International career

Oremuš represented

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on various youth international levels. He is most remembered for playing for the Croatia U21 national team from 2009 to 2010, making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal in the process. He also played for the

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and U19 national teams.

Honours

Hajduk Split *

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: 2009–10,

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Hapoel Tel Aviv *

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: 2011–12 Sarajevo *

: 2019–20 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oremus, Mirko 1988 births Living people People from Trogir Footballers from Split-Dalmatia County Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's youth international footballers Croatia men's under-21 international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players NK Novalja players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Acre F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players RNK Split players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players FK Sarajevo players FK Igman Konjic players Croatian Football League players Israeli Premier League players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina