Marko Grgić (born 11 September 2003) is a German

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player who plays for ThSV Eisenach and the German national team.

Club career

Grgić played for HG Saarlouis in the 3rd league until 2022. In 2022 he moved to the second division club ThSV Eisenach. With Eisenach he was promoted to the

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in 2023.

International career

Grgić was called up to the extended squad of the German national team for a training course in May 2024 and made his first appearance in a friendly against

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on 12 May 2024. He scored his first goal for the national team in his second game a month later in a friendly against

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in preparation for the

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Personal life

His father Danijel Grgić is a former Croatian national handball player who played for ThSV Eisenach from 2003 to 2005. His German mother Ina played in the top league for TSG Ruhla during this time.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grgic, Marko 2003 births Living people Sportspeople from Eisenach German people of Croatian descent German male handball players Handball-Bundesliga players Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Germany 21st-century German sportsmen Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in handball Handball players from Thuringia