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Mirko Hrgović
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Personal information
Full name Mirko Hrgović
Date of birth (1979-02-05) 5 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Sinj, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m
Playing position Left winger
Youth career
NK Junak Sinj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Junak
1999–2000 Hajduk Split 2 (0)
2000–2001 Posušje
2001 Gamba Osaka 4 (0)
2001–2003 Široki Brijeg 35 (15)
2003–2006 VfL Wolfsburg 23 (0)
2006–2008 Hajduk Split 63 (6)
2008 JEF United 7 (0)
2008–2009 Dinamo Zagreb 25 (2)
2009 Greuther Fürth 7 (0)
2010 Široki Brijeg 13 (0)
2010–2011 Kavala 23 (0)
2011–2013 Split 39 (1)
2013–2015 Zadar 20 (2)
National team
2003–2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 (2)
Teams managed
2017–2018 Široki Brijeg (assistant)
2018–2019 Sheriff Tiraspol (assistant)
2022– Šibenik (assistant)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2008

Mirko Hrgović (born 5 February 1979) is a Bosnian football coach and former player. He serves as an assistant coach at HNK Šibenik. Hrgović most notably played for Croatian rivals Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb as well as VfL Wolfsburg of German Bundesliga among others.

Club career

NK Široki Brijeg

Hrgović, who is an ethnic Croatian, decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina after his games went unnoticed in Croatia. Hrgović decided to take Bosnia and Herzegovina nationality while playing for the Bosnian-Herzegovinian club NK Široki Brijeg and take up the call by Blaž Slišković. Hrgović has played for NK Posušje and NK Široki Brijeg in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gamba Osaka and JEF United Chiba in J1 League, VfL Wolfsburg in German Bundesliga, Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb in 1.HNL.

NK Dinamo Zagreb

On 18 July 2008, Hrgović signed a three-year contract. His move, albeit not directly from Hajduk to Dinamo, has stirred quite a controversy among both Hajduk and Dinamo fans. While Hajduk fans tend to see the move as a treason to their beloved club, Dinamo fans cannot forgive the physical altercation between Hrgović and a couple of them that occurred seven months earlier during the national futsal competition. Graffiti against Hrgović and death threats have been registered.

Greuther Fürth

On 17 July 2009, he signed a two-year contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth and was released on 25 November 2009.

NK Široki Brijeg

After his release in November 2009 by SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Hrgović signed in March 2010 a contract with his former club NK Široki Brijeg.

International career

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in 2002
Bosnia-Herzegovina squad during UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying.

He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a February 2003 friendly match away against Wales and has earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 2 goals. He played as a standard player during Blaž Slišković's reign as national coach. After Slišković's resignation in 2006, he played under new coach Fuad Muzurović and later on for Meho Kodro. When Miroslav Blažević became coach, he was dropped for several games because he was not playing well for his club. His move to Greuther Fürth proved to be a good one as he was called back to represent Bosnia in the last World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Estonia and Spain. His final international was an October 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Spain.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Croatia League
1999–00 Hajduk Split Prva HNL 0 0
2000–01 2 0
Japan League
2001 Gamba Osaka J1 League 4 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina League
2001–02 Široki Brijeg Premier League 0 0
2002–03 35 15
Germany League
2003–04 Wolfsburg Bundesliga 16 0
2004–05 7 0
Croatia League
2005–06 Hajduk Split Prva HNL 13 4
2006–07 30 0
2007–08 19 2
Japan League
2008 JEF United Chiba J1 League 7 0
Croatia League
2008–09 Dinamo Zagreb Prva HNL 25 2
Germany League
2009–10 Greuther Fürth 2. Bundesliga 7 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina League
2009–10 Široki Brijeg Premier League 12 0
Country Croatia 89 8
Japan 11 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 47 15
Germany 30 0
Total 177 23

National team

Bosnia and Herzegovina national team
Year Apps Goals
2003 7 0
2004 4 0
2005 2 0
2006 8 2
2007 6 1
2008 1 0
2009 1 0
Total 29 3

International goals

Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first:
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 September 2006 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali  Malta 2–1 5–2 Euro 2008 qualifier
2. 13 October 2007 Olympic Stadium (Athens), Athens  Greece 1–1 2–3 Euro 2008 qualifier

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