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Zdenko Jurčević
Personal information
Full name Zdenko Jurčević
Date of birth (1985-12-02) 2 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Duvno, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Habenhauser FV
2007–2008 1. Simmeringer 9 (1)
2010–2011 Konavljanin 33 (2)
2011–2012 Vitez
2012–2013 Tomislav
2012–2013 Čapljina 12 (8)
2013–2014 Istra 1961 0 (0)
2013–2015 Čapljina 46 (26)
2015 Brantford Galaxy 23 (21)
2015–2016 Metalleghe-BSI
2016 Hamilton City 19 (7)
2016–2017 Neretva 8 (3)
2017–2018 Jadran Luka Ploče 14 (9)
2017–2018 Neretva 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zdenko Jurčević (born December 2, 1985) is a former Croatian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

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Early career

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Jurčević received his football training at the youth level with his local club HNK Tomislav and later with Hajduk Split.[1] He would venture abroad to play professionally career with Habenhauser FV of the Bremen-Liga in 2007. He played the remainder of the 2007-08 season at the Austrian regional level with 1. Simmeringer SC.[2]

After several seasons abroad, he began playing in the Croatian Treća HNL with NK Konavljanin in 2010.[3] In 2011, he returned to the Bosnian circuit to sign with NK Vitez.[4] Following his brief stint wit Vitez, he returned to his former club HNK Tomislav but failed to report to training camp.[5] Instead, Jurčević landed a contract with Čapljina during the 2013 winter transfer market.[6] In his debut season with Čapljina, he played in 12 matches and recorded 8 goals.[7]

After a season with Čapljina, he signed a contract with Istra 1961 for two years in the Croatian First Football League.[8][9][1] His time in the Croatian top tier was short-lived as he left the club after a month.[10] After his release from Istra, he returned to Čapljina.[11] Jurčević re-signed with the club for the 2014-15 season.[12] He would finish the campaign, as the league's second-highest goal scorer with 16 goals.[13]

Canada

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Jurčević went overseas in 2015 to play in the Canadian Soccer League with the Brantford Galaxy.[14] He would record his first goal for the club on May 25, 2015, against Niagara United.[15] In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he finished as the club's top goal scorer with 21 goals.[16]

The following season he signed with Hamilton City.[17][18] Jurčević helped Hamilton secure a playoff berth in the league's first division.[19] In the opening round of the postseason, he contributed a goal against Scarborough SC which helped the team advance to the next round.[20] Hamilton would reach the championship finals after defeating the York Region Shooters in a penalty shootout.[21] Their final opponents were the Serbian White Eagles where the Serbs defeated Hamilton for the championship title.[22]

Europe

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After the conclusion of the Canadian season, Jurčević returned to the Bosnian second division with NK Metalleghe-BSI during the fall of 2015.[23][24] In 2017, he returned to the Croatian circuit and played with NK Neretva.[25] Jurčević played in 8 matches and recorded 3 goals for Neretva.[3] The next season, he signed with league rivals NK Jadran Luka Ploče.[26] Jurčević tenure with Jadran Luka was short-lived as he left the club in the early winter of 2018.[27] He would finish the remainder of the season with his former club Neretva.[28]

Honors

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Hamilton City

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zdenko Jurčević iz Tomislavgrada potpisao za Istru 1961, čestitamo!" [Zdenko Jurčević from Tomislavgrad signed for Istra in 1961, congratulations!]. tomislavnews.com (in Croatian). 21 June 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Zdenko Jurcevic". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Zdenko Jurčević". semafor.hns.family (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Huseinbašić najbolji topnik Prve lige FBiH" [Huseinbašić, the best gunner of the FBiH First League]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Seniori HNK Tomislav počeli sa pripremama" [The seniors of HNK Tomislav started their preparations]. tomislavnews.com (in Croatian). 30 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ Beganović, Adnan (9 March 2013). "Čapljina bolja od Branitelja, Bosna i Vitez bez golova" [Čapljina better than Branitelj, Bosna and Vitez without goals]. sportsport.ba. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Zdenko Jurcevic transferred to Istra 1961 on a free transfer". www.soccerfame.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Zdenko Jurčević: Moje su daljine na 25 metara | Sport Istra". www.sportistra.hr. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  9. ^ "Zdenko Jurčević potpisao za Istru 1961 na dvije godine | Sport Istra" [Zdenko Jurčević signed for Istra in 1961 for two years]. www.sportistra.hr. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Zašto je Zdenko Jurčević napustio NK Istra1961?" [Why did Zdenko Jurčević leave NK Istra in 1961?]. tomislavnews.com (in Croatian). 26 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Jurčević: Ako budemo pravi, dobit ćemo Slobodu" [Jurčević: If we are right, we will get Freedom]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). 13 March 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Jurčević: Sa Metallegheom se idemo nadigravati" [Jurčević: We are going to compete with Metalleghe]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). 29 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  13. ^ Sljivak, Midhat (8 June 2015). "Malčić is arguably the best scorer in the First League" [Malčić is arguably the best scorer in the First League]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  14. ^ Smiley, Brian (20 July 2015). "Galaxy blank atomic FC". Brantford Expositor. pp. B1.
  15. ^ Puchalski, Bernie (25 May 2015). "Niagara United goalkeeper has a world view". Brantford Expositor. pp. B1.
  16. ^ "Galaxy eliminated". Brantford Expositor. 6 October 2015. pp. B2.
  17. ^ "2016 Hamilton City roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  18. ^ Adamson, Stan (16 November 2018). "Import Players for a Brighter Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  19. ^ Adamson, Stan (10 October 2016). "York Region Shooters on Top at End of Regular Season.....First year Ukraine United second". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  20. ^ Adamson, Stan (17 October 2016). "York Region and Hamilton Advance to Semifinals......Shooters and Atomic will meet in Second Division final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  21. ^ "York Region Shooters downed in CSL Championship semis by Hamilton City". Vaughan Citizen. 24 October 2016.
  22. ^ a b "Bivši napadač Čapljine dogurao do finala prvenstva Kanade" [The former Čapljina forward made it to the finals of the Canadian championship]. Đaka city - Čapljina portal (in Croatian). 14 January 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Bašić: Premijer liga je san, ali i zabranjena tema" [Bašić: The Premier League is a dream, but also a forbidden topic]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). 24 November 2015.
  24. ^ Beganović, Adnan (19 November 2015). "Zdenko Jurčević nova akvizicija Metalleghea" [Zdenko Jurčević is the new acquisition of Metalleghe]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Trener Galov: „Derbi protiv Neretvanca ima posebnu draž i težinu, ali očekujem pobjedu Neretve"" [Coach Galov: The Derby Against Neretva has a Special Appeal and Weight, But I Expect Neretva to Win"]. RADIO DELTA | Metković (in Croatian). 3 March 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Pločani osjetno pojačani ulaze u novu sezonu - Ploče Online" [Plate players enter the new season significantly strengthened]. ploce.com.hr (in Croatian). 20 August 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  27. ^ "JADRAN LUKA PLOČE: Proleta zadovoljan pripremama i očekuje uzlet prema vrhu - Ploče Online" [ADRIATIC PORT OF PLOČE: Fleta is satisfied with the preparations and expects to take off towards the top]. ploce.com.hr (in Croatian). 21 February 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  28. ^ "ŽUPANIJSKI KUP: Neretvanac vodio s 2:0, ali JADRAN LP ide dalje! - Ploče Online" [COUNTY CUP: Neretvanac led 2:0, but JADRAN LP continues!]. ploce.com.hr (in Croatian). 29 March 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Champions!". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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