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Mladen Bartolović
Personal information
Full name Mladen Bartolović
Date of birth (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Zavidovići, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Krivaja
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Segesta
1998–2003 Cibalia 98 (24)
2000–2001 → 1. FC Saarbrücken (loan) 33 (6)
2003–2004 Dinamo Zagreb 24 (4)
2004–2006 NK Zagreb 47 (12)
2006–2009 Hajduk Split 70 (14)
2009–2010 Foolad 27 (1)
2010–2015 Cibalia 113 (25)
International career
2003–2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Cibalia (youth)
2016–2017 Bedem Ivankovo
2017–2018 Cibalia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mladen Bartolović (born 10 April 1977) is a Bosnian professional football coach and former player.[1] A Bosnian Croat by descent, Bartolović opted to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina national team internationally.

Club career

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Born in Zavidovići, Bartolović played basketball until the age of 16. However, as basketball came to a standstill during the Bosnian war, he turned to football.[2] He began his professional career in 1996 at Segesta Sisak and moved to Croatian Football League club Cibalia Vinkonci two years later.

In the 2000–01 season, he went to German club 1. FC Saarbrücken in the 2. Bundesliga for a season-long loan and scored six goals in 33 appearances for the club. He then returned to Cibalia. He played for Dinamo Zagreb in the 2003–04 season and won the 2003–04 Croatian Football Cup with the club. In the following two seasons, he played for city rivals NK Zagreb. From 2006 to 2009, he played for Hajduk Split.

He moved to Foolad Khuzestan in summer 2009, becoming a player in the starting lineup for the team in his first season in the Iran Pro League. After one year, he returned to Cibalia until 2015, when he decided to end his playing career. He scored 78 goals in 338 Croatian Football League matches.[3]

International career

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Bartolović made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a June 2003 European Championship qualification match away against Romania. Between 2003 and 2008, he earned a total of 17 caps.[4] His final international game was a November 2008 friendly match against Slovenia.[5]

Coaching career

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After his playing career, Bartolović initially worked as a youth coach at Cibalia. Prior to the 2016–17 season, he was appointed as the coach of third division club Bedem Ivankovo.[6]

In March 2017, he became head coach of Cibalia Vinkovci's first team, taking over from Peter Pacult, who had previously been sacked after five games without a win.[7][8] At the time Bartolović took over, Cibalia were threatened with relegation from the Croatian Football League, as they were in last place and seven points behind the relegation play-off spot. By the end of the 2016–17 season, the team had won eleven points under Bartolović and qualified for the relegation play-offs. The play-off matches against HNK Gorica were won 2:0 and 3:1 and Cibalia successfully avoided relegation.

He was sacked in March 2018 after a 5-1 defeat to HNK Rijeka,[9] but continues to work for Cibalia Vinkovci as head scout and youth coordinator.[10]

In 2021 it was reported that Bartolović is fighting a serious illness.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club[12] League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2000–01 1. FC Saarbrücken 2. Bundesliga 33 6 1 0 - - 34 6
Total Iran 33 6 1 0 0 0 34 6
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2009–10 Foolad Persian Gulf Cup 27 1 1 0 - - 28 1
Total Iran 27 1 1 0 0 0 28 1
Career total 60 7 2 0 0 0 62 7

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 September 2006 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali  Malta 3–1 5–2 Euro 2008 qualifier

References

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  1. ^ "Mladen Bartolović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Bivšeg fudbalskog reprezentativca BiH visokog 169 cm rat spriječio da postane košarkaš". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ Tolić, Josip (2 November 2021). "Baka: Vjerujem da će Mladen dobiti i u najvažnijoj utakmici. Uvijek bi dolazio s osmijehom". 24Sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Mladen Bartolović, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Mladen Bartolović poveo Bedem u pripreme za 3. HNL". sportalo.hr (in Croatian). 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Mladen Bartolović preuzeo klupu Cibalije!". notogmetplus.hr (in Croatian). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Nekad je oduševljavao u dresu Hajduka, a sada preuzima Cibaliju!". slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Zavidovićanin smijenjen s klupe hrvatskog prvoligaša". zdici.info (in Bosnian). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Bartolović više ne vodi Cibaliju: Preuzeo je bivši trener Osijeka". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 19 March 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ^ Gabelić, Tomislav (30 October 2021). "Legenda Cibalije teško bolesna: 'Bartol je pobijedio u puno teških utakmica, dobit će i ovu'". 24Sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Bartolovic, Mladen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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