Krševan Santini (born 11 April 1987) is a Croatian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Krševan Santini, born in

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, followed in the footsteps of his younger brother

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, who would also become a professional football player, and joined the

youth team after watching his brother play. He debuted aged 17, coming in the 4–1 loss against

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on 20.11.2004, for Thomas Amugi, after Danijel Subašić was sent off and conceding three goals in the last 15 minutes of the game. He didn't appear again for the club, and as

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was chosen as Subašić's replacement, he decided to move elsewhere in late 2005. After trying to find a club in Italy and not succeeding, he joined the third-tier Velebit Benkovac for the remainder of the season. He moved on to the

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. He spent the following four seasons alternating between

and

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, playing for

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, Velebit Benkovac again and Hrvatski Dragovoljac. In the summer of 2010 he found his first professional engagement, signing a contract with the very club he made his

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debut against in 2004, Inter Zaprešić, as a replacement for

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. He went on to become a first team fixture, playing 76 league games for the club in the following two and a half years. Santini made his first move abroad in February 2013, more precisely,

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, signing a contract with

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, which was extended to two years in May 2013 after his good performances for the team. On 23 June 2016, Santin signed with Neftchi Baku, before having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 16 December 2016. In June 2017, Santini returned to

International career

Santini was on the list for the Croatia U21 friendlies against the

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in 2007, while playing in the

for

Personal life

His brother is striker

Ivan Santini Ivan Santini (; born 21 May 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for croatia club Šibenik. Club career Ivan Santini, born in Zadar, played for his hometown side's youth team, until the summer of 2006, when he mov ...

, who has been capped for Croatia senior team. Their father is the late singer Romeo Santini.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santini, Krsevan 1987 births Living people Footballers from Zadar Croatian people of Italian descent Men's association football goalkeepers Croatian men's footballers NK Zadar players HNŠK Moslavina players NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players NK Inter Zaprešić players FC Zorya Luhansk players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players Neftçi PFK players NK Osijek players NK Domžale players Jagiellonia Białystok players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players Croatian Football League players Ukrainian Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Azerbaijan Premier League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia 21st-century Croatian sportsmen