Dražen Gović | |
Birth Date: | 29 April 1981 |
Birth Place: | Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Death Place: | Šibenik, Croatia |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Hajduk Split |
Years1: | 2000–2002 |
Years2: | 2002–2004 |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2004–2007 |
Caps3: | 83 |
Goals3: | 21 |
Years4: | 2007–2008 |
Caps4: | 3 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2008–2009 |
Caps5: | 26 |
Goals5: | 7 |
Years6: | 2009–2010 |
Caps6: | 8 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2010 |
Years8: | 2010 |
Caps8: | 12 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2013 |
Caps9: | 1 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 141 |
Totalgoals: | 30 |
Dražen Gović (29 April 1981 – 16 February 2022) was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Gović began his career in 2000 with NK Mosor in the Croatian Second Football League. In 2002, he played in the highest level of football in Croatia in the Croatian First Football League with NK Zadar. In 2004, he signed with HNK Šibenik and played a total of 63 matches and recorded 12 goals.[1] He had a stint with R.E. Mouscron in Belgium, and went overseas to play with Brunei DPMM FC in the S.League.[2] In 2010, he went to Canada to sign with Brantford Galaxy of the Canadian Soccer League.[3] On 5 July 2010, he was transferred back to Šibenik in order to assist the club in their UEFA Europa League run.[4]
He died in a car accident near Šibenik on 16 February 2022, at the age of 40.[5] [6] [7]