Slavko Blagojević (born 21 March 1987) is a Croatian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Istra. He is a set-piece specialist.

Club career

NK Istra 1961

In 2012, Blagojević joined

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on a free transfer. He made his debut coming off the bench for the last 32 minutes of the match, in a 0–0 draw against

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. He quickly became an integral part of the squad, making a total of 29 appearances in his first season with the club, starting 25 times and gathering a total of 9 yellow cards. In the 2013–14 season, Blagojević continued to be an integral part of the squad, starting in all 30 of his appearances. It was his most productive season as a player, scoring 8 times, despite playing as a defensive midfielder. His notoriety for gathering cards continued, as he gathered 13 yellow cards.

RNK Split

In 2014–15 Blagojević was appointed the club captain. He made 16 appearances for NK Istra 1961, scoring a goal in a 1–1 draw against RNK Split. He further netted two assists: one in a 2–1 loss to NK Zagreb and one in a 1–1 draw against Slaven Belupo. After the 19th matchday, in January 2015, he made a €230 000 transfer to

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. He made his debut for

immediately after his transfer, in the 20th matchday, in a 2–2 draw against NK Istra. He scored his first goal for his new club against

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, in a 3–2 victory. He ended up making a total of 11 games for RNK Split in the 2014/15 season.

Žalgiris

In 2015–16 season, Blagojević made 28 appearances for RNK Split, starting in each game. He scored three goals: one in a 2–1 win against

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, one in a 2–1 win against

and one against

NK Istra Nogometni Klub Istra (), commonly referred to as NK Istra or simply Istra, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Pula. The club currently plays in the fifth level of the Croatian league system but Istra has also played in the Prva HNL ...

. Next season, Blagojević made a free transfer to Žalgiris. He would play three seasons for his new club, making 77 appearances and scoring a single goal against Suduva.

NK Istra 1961

Blagojević returned to NK Istra during the 2019–20 winter transfer period, on a free transfer. He made 13 appearances for Istra in the 2019–20 season, playing his last game against NK Osijek in the 34th matchday. He was appointed club captain for 7 of those games. He was once again appointed club captain for the entire 2020–21 season.

Honours

Žalgiris *

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RFS *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blagojevic, Slavko 1987 births Living people People from Otok, Vukovar-Srijem County Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers 21st-century Croatian sportsmen Croatia men's youth international footballers HNK Cibalia players NK Lučko players NK Istra 1961 players RNK Split players FK Žalgiris players FK RFS players Croatian Football League players A Lyga players Latvian Higher League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia