Mario Bazina

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Mario Bazina (born 8 September 1975) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Mario Bazina

Bazina in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-09-08) 8 September 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Široki Brijeg, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1989	Široki Brijeg
1989–1992	Velež Mostar
1992–1995	Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2000	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	89	(25)
2000–2001	Dinamo Zagreb	31	(3)
2001–2006	Grazer AK	150	(42)
2006–2008	Rapid Wien	72	(18)
2008–2009	Austria Wien	33	(9)
Total		375	(98)
International career
1995	Croatia U20	1	(0)
1997	Croatia U21	6	(1)
2002	Croatia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Bazina played for Austrian club, Grazer AK for five years and one year with Rapid Wien and for Croatian sides Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Dinamo Zagreb. He was the Croatian First League's player of the year for the 1998–99 season and the Austrian footballer of the year for 2005.^[1] He last played as an attacking midfielder for Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga having signed with the club until 2009.

International career

Bazina made his debut for the Croatia national team in an August 2002 friendly match against Wales, coming on as a second half substitute for Milan Rapaić. It remained his sole international appearance.^[2]

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

• Croatian Cup: 2000–01

Grazer AK

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2003–04
• Austrian Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04
• Austrian Supercup: 2002

Rapid Wien

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2007–08
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007

Austria Wien

• Austrian Cup: 2008–09

Individual

• SN Yellow Shirt: 1998
• Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2005