Mirko Hrgović

Mirko Hrgović

Personal information
Full name	Mirko Hrgović
Date of birth	5 February 1979
Place of birth	Sinj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left winger
Club information
Current team	NK Zadar
Number	28
Youth career
	NK Junak Sinj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–1999	NK Junak Sinj
1999–2000	Hajduk Split	2	(0)
2000–2001	NK Posušje
2001	Gamba Osaka	4	(0)
2001–2003	NK Široki Brijeg	35	(15)
2003–2006	VfL Wolfsburg	23	(0)
2006–2008	Hajduk Split	63	(6)
2008	JEF United Chiba	7	(0)
2008–2009	NK Dinamo Zagreb	25	(2)
2009	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	7	(0)
2010	NK Široki Brijeg	13	(0)
2010–2011	Kavala	23	(0)
2011–2013	Split	39	(1)
2013–2015	Zadar	20	(2)
2015–	NK Junak Sinj	20	(0)
National team^‡
2003–2009	Bosnia and Herzegovina	29	(2)
* 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 Croatia-born Bosnian footballer who last played for Croatian club NK Zadar.

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 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 in J-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 (including a puppet of him being hanged by the Dinamo stadium fence) have been registered.^[1]

Greuther Fürth

On 17 July 2009, he signed a two year contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth^[2] and was released on 25 November 2009.^[3][4]

NK Široki Brijeg

After his release in November 2009 by SpVgg Greuther Fürth,^[5] Hrgović signed in March 2010 a contract with his former club NK Široki Brijeg.

International career

Bosnia-Herzegovina squad during UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying.

He started his career with the Bosnian national team in 2003. 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.

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	J. League 1	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 Ichihara Chiba	J. League 1	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

International

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

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

References

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20080729211410/http://sportskenovosti.hr:80/index.php?cmd=show_clanak&clanak_id=2768. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Hrgović i službeno u Fürthu". Bosnian. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
3. "Mirko Hrgović". SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
4. "SpVgg beendet Zusammenarbeit mit Hrgovic" (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
5. "Greuther Fürth raskinuo ugovor s Hrgovićem" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

External links

• Mirko Hrgović – FIFA competition record
• Mirko Hrgović at National-Football-Teams.com