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Zdenko Jurčević
Croatian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zdenko Jurčević (born December 2, 1985) is a former Croatian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Club career
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Early career
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
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
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]
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Honors
Hamilton City
- CSL Championship runner–up: 2016[22][29]
References
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