Mate Baturina (born 1 August 1973) is a Croatian former professional

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who played as an

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International career

Baturina made his debut for

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in a June

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match against

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, coming on as a late substitute for

Davor Vugrinec Davor Vugrinec (born 24 March 1975) is a Croatian former professional footballer. He primarily played as a striker, but also operated as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He is all-time top scorer of the Croatian First Football League ...

. It remained his sole international appearance.

Personal life

His sons Roko (b.2000) and

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(b.2003) are also professional football players.

References

External links

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Mate Baturina
at the

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