Stipe Matić (born 6 February 1979) is a Croatian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Matić began his playing career in the Croatian
Prva HNL
The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...
with
Hajduk Split
Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...
.
He played for Swiss sides
FC Zürich
Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a professional football club based in Zurich, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League thirteen times and the Swiss Cup ten times. ...
,
Wil,
Thun
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,
Naters and
Vevey
Vevey (; ; ) is a town in Switzerland in the Vaud, canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Leman, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used.
It was the seat of the Vevey (district), district of the same name until 200 ...
and after retiring as a player returned to FC Thun in 2017 to take charge of their U-16 team.
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References
External links
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Profile at Hrvatska nogometna liga website
1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Split, Croatia
Men's association football defenders
Croatian men's footballers
HNK Hajduk Split players
Vasas SC players
HŠK Posušje players
FC Zürich players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players
Górnik Zabrze players
FC Wil players
FC Thun players
FC Naters players
Vevey-Sports players
Croatian Football League players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
Swiss Super League players
Israeli Premier League players
Ekstraklasa players
Swiss Challenge League players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
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