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Domagoj Zubac

Domagoj Zubac (January 26, 1990 – June 25, 2018) was a Bosnian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Domagoj Zubac
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-26)26 January 1990
Place of birth Čapljina, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 25 June 2018(2018-06-25) (aged 28)
Place of death Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Čapljina 1 (1)
2010–2011 Neretva 11 (0)
2012–2014 Čapljina 17 (2)
2014 Burlington SC
2016 Hamilton City
2017–2018 Čapljina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Early career edit

Zubac began his career with his native club HNK Čapljina in the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 2008–09 season.[1] In 2010, he played abroad in the Croatian 3. HNL with Neretva.[2] In his debut season in the Croatian circuit, he appeared in 11 matches.[3] After a season in Croatia, he returned to his former club Čapljina for the 2012–13 season.[4][5] Zubac would participate in the 2012–13 Bosnia Cup where Čapljina initially defeated premier league side Borac Banja Luka.[6][7] He also had an unsuccessful trial session with Czech side Písek in the winter of 2013.[8]

In 2015, he played with Čapljina's mini-football team.[9] He returned to Croatia for the 2015–16 season to play in the country's mini-football league with MNK Metkovic.[3] In total, he appeared in 7 matches and scored 4 goals for Metkovic.[3]

Canada edit

In the summer of 2014, he ventured out abroad once more this time to play in the Canadian Soccer League with Burlington SC.[10] Burlington would qualify for the playoffs and were eliminated in the opening round by the North York Astros.[11]

For the 2016 season, he signed with league rivals Hamilton City.[12][13] In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he helped Hamilton secure a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the league's first division.[14] Hamilton would defeat Scarborough SC in the quarterfinal round of the postseason.[15] In the semifinal stage, Hamilton would advance to the championship final after defeating divisional champions York Region Shooters in a penalty shootout.[16] Zubac appeared in the championship match where he contributed a goal against the Serbian White Eagles however, the Serbs managed to defeat Hamilton in extra time.[17][18]

Bosnia edit

In 2017, he returned to his former club Čapljina in the Bosnian second division.[19]

Death edit

On June 25, 2018, he died from severe injuries that he sustained in a motor accident several days earlier.[20][21][22] His former club HNK Čapljina honored his memory with a mural painted on the club's stadium wall.[23] The junior team would also pay tribute to his memory.[24]

References edit

  1. ^ "HNK Čapljina-FK Ozren 1:0". blog.dnevnik.hr. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Dokazati se na Bjelavama, pa otići u jači klub, imam vremena" [I have time to prove myself in Bjelava, then go to a stronger club]. www.vecernji.ba (in Croatian). 19 August 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Domagoj Zubac - player profile". semafor.hns.family (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Prva liga FBiH: Dva igrača Viteza predvode listu strijelaca" [FBiH First League: Two Vitez players lead the list of scorers]. sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ Matić, Frano (15 February 2012). "Nakon treninga uzimaju lopate i svladavaju sniježne prepreke" [After training, they take shovels and overcome snow obstacles]. www.vecernji.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Čapljina izbacila Borac iz Kupa BiH" [Čapljina kicks Borac out of the BiH Cup]. www.hercegovina.info (in Croatian). 19 September 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Pogledajte kako je Čapljina izbacila Borca na penale" [See how Čapljina sent Borec to penalties]. jabuka.tv (in Bosnian). 20 September 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. ^ Burget, Ladislav (15 January 2013). "Fečo vyzkouší dva mladé fotbalisty z Balkánu" [Fečo will try out two young footballers from the Balkans]. www.fcpisek.cz. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Čapljinski portal - FOTO: Rezultati osmine finala malonogometne lige MZ Čapljina" [Results of the round of 16 of the Čapljina minor football league]. caportal.biz (in Croatian). 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Shooters Extend Unbeaten Streak While Burlington Nip Waterloo 4-3". Canadian Soccer League. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  11. ^ "York Region, Astros Through to Semis......Shooters still unbeaten". Canadian Soccer League. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Zdenko Jurčević: Kanadska liga je na nivou Prve lige FBiH" [Zdenko Jurčević: The Canadian league is at the level of the FBiH First League]. Sportske.ba (in Bosnian). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  13. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (7 July 2016). "Shooters Still Undefeated on Soccer Pitch". Vaughan Citizen.
  14. ^ Adamson, Stan (10 October 2016). "York Region Shooters on Top at End of the Regular Season.....First year Ukraine United second". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  15. ^ "York Region Shooters rout Milton SC, advance to CSL Championship semis". Vaughan Citizen. 17 October 2016.
  16. ^ "York Region Shooters downed in CSL Championship semis by Hamilton City". Vaughan Citizen. 25 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Bivši napadač Čapljine dogurao do finala prvenstva Kanade" [The former Čapljina forward made it to the finals of the Canadian championship]. Đaka city - Čapljina portal (in Croatian). 14 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  18. ^ Adamson, Stan (31 October 2016). "Serbian White Eagles CSL Champions......defeat Hamilton City in final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  19. ^ "NOGOMET 1. liga FBiH: Čapljina remizirala s Igmanom" [FOOTBALL 1st league FBiH: Čapljina drew with Igman]. Radiopostaja Čapljina (in Croatian). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  20. ^ "DOMAGOJ ZUBAC-ZUBBY 1990 - 2018". Umrli.info (in Croatian). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Domagoj Zubac (28) izgubio bitku za život" [Domagoj Zubac (28) lost the battle for his life]. Čapljinski portal (in Croatian). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Danas je sahranjen Domagoj Zubac koji je stradao u nesreći u Žitomisliću" [Domagoj Zubac, who died in an accident in Žitomislić, was buried today]. caportal.in (in Croatian). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  23. ^ "FOTO: Domagoj Zubac dobiva mural u Čapljini!" [PHOTO: Domagoj Zubac gets a mural in Čapljina!]. Đaka city - Čapljina portal (in Croatian). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Nogometaši Čapljine 2 odali počast Domagoju Zubcu" [Čapljina 2 football players paid tribute to Domagoj Zubac]. Đaka city - Čapljina portal (in Croatian). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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