Stjepan Jukić (; born 10 December 1979) is a

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n retired

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player.

Club career

Jukić has previously played for NK Osijek,

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and Inter Zapresic in the Croatian First League. In 2008, he played for

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of the

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. On 20 February 2010, Jukić was signed by Qingdao Jonoon as its first foreign footballer that season. He made his debut for the club in the first round match against Tianjin Teda, in which he served

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n Aleksander Rodić for the first goal. In the whole season, he capped 27 times with 4 goals and 4 services. In 2011, Jukić agreed to sign a one-year contract with Chongqing Lifan. But he suffered a leg fracture during a pre-sonson friendly match in February, which ruled him out for the rest of the 2011 league season.

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* 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Đakovo Footballers from Osijek-Baranja County Men's association football midfielders Croatian men's footballers NK Osijek players HNK Šibenik players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players NK Croatia Sesvete players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Croatian Football League players Belgian Pro League players J2 League players Chinese Super League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in China Croatian expatriate sportspeople in China {{Croatia-footy-midfielder-stub