Dario Purić (born 18 May 1986) is a Bosnian retired footballer who played as a

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Club career

Born in Slavonski Brod,

SR Croatia The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), commonly abbreviated as SR Croatia and referred to as simply Croatia, was a ...

, Purić started his career in

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, one of the most prosperous clubs in Bosnia at time, where he stayed until 2008 when the club won the Bosnian championship. In the summer of 2007 his spell with FK Modriča was interrupted when he joined

Serbian Superliga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

club OFK Belgrade, where he stayed for a half season without making any appearances. In the summer of 2008 he moved to

NK Čelik Zenica Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica () is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''Čelik'' means ''Steel'' in Bosnian, and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club in an industrial city well known for s ...

and, in summer 2009, he was loaned to the usual Czech Republic European club competitions representing the

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club FC Slovan Liberec. In January 2010 he returned to

and has been playing with the club until summer 2012. In the summer of 2012 Purić moved to Serbia again, joining top league side

FK Sloboda Užice FK or fk may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the ''Terminator'' film franchise * Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block * Funky Kong, a video game character Place * F ...

International career

He has played regularly for the

Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is made up by players who are 21 years old or younger and represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football matches at this age level. The national U21 team has never qualified for a ma ...

, and is considered one of the most prospective Bosnian young footballers. In December 2010, he made his debut and played his only game for the senior Bosnia national team, a

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against

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Career statistics

Honours

Modriča *

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

: 2007–08 Sarajevo *

: 2014–15 *

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

: 2013–14

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