Hrvoje Kurtović (born 6 October 1983) is a retired Croatian football midfielder, who last played for Osijek in the Prva HNL.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Grafičar Vodovod | ||
| 2006 | Zadar | ||
| 2006–2008 | Vukovar '91 | ||
| 2008 | Grafičar Vodovod | ||
| 2009–2016 | Osijek | 167 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2014 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Osijek, Croatia, Kurtović got his first opportunity to play for his hometown Prva HNL club, and at the highest level of Croatian football at the beginning of 2009, aged 25, under Tomislav Steinbrückner, after Goran Todorčev got sidelined due to three yellow cards.[2] He remained a fixture in the first team, ever since - a strongly divisive figure, lauded by some, including his coaches[3]<, for tenaciousness and his work rate,[4][5] but dismissed by many for an alleged lack of technical abilities and proneness to errors.[6][7] He nevertheless became the team's captain in 2014, after Ivo Smoje's retirement from professional football.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Hrvoje Kurtović". uefa.com. 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ NK Osijek: Kurtović ulazi na zadnjeg veznog at Osijek 031
- ^ Kurtović: Igram pod injekcijama, a za Rukavinu sam spreman skočiti u bunar at Glas Slavonije
- ^ Kurtović: Igram pod injekcijama, a za Rukavinu sam spreman skočiti u bunar at Glas Slavonije
- ^ NK Osijek at cro-manager.net
- ^ NK Osijek at cro-manager.net
- ^ NK Osijek - što promijeniti za bolji nastavak sezone? at NogometPlus
- ^ Kurtović: Igram pod injekcijama, a za Rukavinu sam spreman skočiti u bunar at Glas Slavonije
External links edit
- Hrvoje Kurtović at UEFA
- Hrvoje Kurtović at the Croatian Football Federation
- Hrvoje Kurtović at FBref.com
- Hrvoje Kurtović at Soccerway.com
- Hrvoje Kurtović at WorldFootball.net
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