Marijo Marić Explained

Marijo Marić
Fullname:Marijo Marić
Birth Date:1977 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Heilbronn, West Germany
Height:1.83 m
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Union Böckingen
Youthclubs1:ESV Heilbronn
Youthclubs2:VfR Heilbronn
Years1:1995–1996
Clubs1:TSF Ditzingen
Caps1:24
Goals1:8
Years2:1996–1997
Clubs2:VfB Stuttgart II
Years3:1997–1998
Clubs3:Waldhof Mannheim
Caps3:5
Goals3:1
Years4:1998–1999
Clubs4:SSV Reutlingen
Caps4:47
Goals4:32
Years5:1999–2001
Clubs5:VfL Bochum
Caps5:46
Goals5:12
Years6:1999–2000
Clubs6:VfL Bochum II
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2001–2004
Clubs7:FC Kärnten
Caps7:82
Goals7:33
Years8:2004
Clubs8:Arminia Bielefeld
Caps8:5
Goals8:0
Years9:2005
Clubs9:Eintracht Trier
Caps9:17
Goals9:4
Years10:2005
Clubs10:SpVgg Unterhaching
Caps10:11
Goals10:0
Years11:2006–2008
Clubs11:VfR Aalen
Caps11:53
Goals11:9
Nationalyears1:2001
Nationalteam1:Croatia B
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2002–2004
Nationalteam2:Croatia
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:1

Marijo Marić (born 12 January 1977) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He is the brother of Tomislav Marić.

Club career

Marić was born in Heilbronn, West Germany. He started his career at TSF Ditzingen, near Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg. He was then signed by Stuttgart II, and then had spells at Waldhof Mannheim, SSV Reutlingen and VfL Bochum.

He then moved to Austrian club FC Kärnten and returned to Germany in summer 2004 when Arminia Bielefeld signed him for a two-year deal with a transfer fee of €150,000.

He just made five substitute appearances and then moved to Eintracht Trier in the 2. Bundesliga in January 2005. He then joined SpVgg Unterhaching also in the 2. Bundesliga and after that Regionalliga club VfR Aalen.

On 16 February 2009, he had an unsuccessful trial with Iranian giants Esteghlal F.C.[1] and joined later KSG Gerlingen.[2]

International career

While playing at FC Kärnten in the Austrian Bundesliga, he was called up to the Croatia national football team, for whom he earned eight caps and scored one goal. While six of these were friendly matches, two of them were Euro 2004 qualifying matches. His international goal came in the friendly match against Macedonia on 9 February 2003.

In the national team, he played three matches along with his brother Tomislav, two of them were Marijo replaced Tomislav, one of them were they both at the field at the same time.

He made his international debut in the friendly against Wales on 21 August 2002 and he played his last match against Slovakia, in a friendly match on 29 May 2004.[3]

He also played a B friendly against Romania, on 30 January 2001.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=8711280768 . fa:مهاجم كروات مورد تاييد كادر فني قرار نگرفت . Persian . farsnews.ir. 28 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Alle Mannschaften der Fußball-Landesliga, Staffel 1, auf einen Blick . German . . 20 August 2009 . 28 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100913055946/http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/2169006_0_9223_-alle-mannschaften-der-fussball-landesliga-staffel-1-auf-einen-blick.html . 13 September 2010 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Player Database. 16 October 2022. EU-football.