Zlatan Krizanović (born 17 May 1991) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a striker. He is also a coach, having spent time working with Torslanda and the

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in New Zealand.

Life and career

Club career

Krizanović came through the

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at Swedish Division 2 club Myresjö IF. By 2008 he had become a goalscorer in the first team. In December 2008, he agreed to sign for Dutch Eredivisie side

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. He spent the 2009–10 season playing for the AZ under-19 side. In 2010–11 he moved on loan to

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, making his debut in February 2011 in a 1–1 league draw with Almere City. He scored two goals in seven games for the season, the first coming against

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in a 2–2 draw on 18 March 2011. In summer 2011, his contract with AZ Alkmaar expired. He left the club and returned to Sweden where he went on trial with

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clubs Trelleborgs FF,

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and Örebro SK. On 31 August 2011 he signed for Swedish

side Elfsborg, but on the same day he was loaned out to

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. His first league match for Falkenbergs was a 4–0 victory against Assyriska FF on 11 September 2011. On 3 January 2012 Falkenbergs FF confirmed that they had signed a 2-year contract with Krizanović. He left the club after the 2018 season.

International career

Krizanović has Swedish citizenship and would also be eligible to represent

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and

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, the respective countries of his mother and father, at international level. In June 2011, he was called up to attend a training session with the Swedish U21 team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Krizanovic, Zlatan 1991 births Living people AZ Alkmaar players SC Telstar players Falkenbergs FF players Torslanda IK players Division 2 (Swedish football) players Division 3 (Swedish football) players Superettan players Eerste Divisie players Swedish men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards People from Myresjö 21st-century Swedish sportsmen