Zdenko Baotić (born March 9, 1985) is a Bosnian retired

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Club career

Baotić's first club was

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, but after several seasons with the Swans (as they are also known), he decided to go on and play for some bigger club. He signed a four-year-contract with

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playing in

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. In January 2009, he signed with

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. After good performances at

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, on June 23, 2009, he signed a 4-year deal with the

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International career

In autumn of 2007, he was called up by Bosnian national team head coach

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