Matija Katanec

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Matija Katanec
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Varaždin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
0000–2007 Varteks
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Varteks
2008–2009 Croatia Sesvete 14 (0)
2010 ND Gorica 0 (0)
2010 → Varaždin (loan) 2 (0)
2011 ASK Baumgarten 15 (2)
2011 Podravina
2012 Varaždin 2 (0)
2012–2013 Gradina 13 (1)
2013–2014 Radnik Bijeljina 42 (5)
2014–2015 Zrinjski Mostar 14 (0)
2015 Spezia 0 (0)
2015–2016 HNK Gorica 4 (0)
2016–2018 Zrinjski Mostar 51 (3)
2018–2022 Mezőkövesd 85 (1)
2020 → Zalaegerszeg (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 Varaždin 2 (0)
2023–2024 Politehnica Iași 29 (1)
International career
2005–2006 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2006 Croatia U17 1 (0)
2008 Croatia U19 2 (0)
2010 Croatia U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Matija Katanec (born 4 May 1990) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a central defender.

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Career

Born in Varaždin, Katanec kicked off his career with local club Varteks and was promoted to the senior side in 2007. [1] In July 2008, he was released by the club. [2] After having represented Sesvete in the Croatian top tier, he moved abroad, signing for Slovenian club Gorica. [3] On 1 November 2010, he returned to Varteks, renamed NK Varaždin a few months earlier, on loan. [4]

On 3 February 2011, Katanec joined Austrian non league club Baumgarten. [5] On 1 March 2013, he moved to Bosnian club Radnik after a stint with Gradina of the same country. [6] After a single season with the club, he joined Zrinjski. [7] He featured for the club in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round match against Slovenian club Maribor. [8]

After having made 69 appearances for the Bosnian clubs, [9] Katanec switched clubs and countries, signing for Italian Serie B club Spezia on 20 January 2015. [10] However, he failed to make any appearance for the Italian side and hence subsequently joined Croatian second tier club Gorica in September till the end of the season. [11]

On 29 December 2015, Katanec returned to Bosnian club Zrinjski, penning a deal which would keep him in the club till 1 July 2018. [12] On 17 January 2018, he moved to Hungarian club Mezőkövesdi SE. [13]

Honours

Podravina

Radnik Bijeljina

Zrinjski Mostar

Politehnica Iași

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sporedni akteri Prve HNL spremni za sezonu bez uzbuđenja". Index. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Prva liga si: Kdo vse je prišel in odšel?". RTVSLO. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tri Varaždinca na posudbi u Međimurju". E Varazdin. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Došli igrači iz Italije i Nizozemske, domaći pobjegli u SAD i Australiju". Jutarnji. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Plavi mirovali, prometno u bordo momčadi". Sportsport. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Matija Katanec i Oliver Petrak novi igrači". HSK Zrinjski's official website. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Zrinjski odigrao bez golova s Mariborom, odluka pada u uzvratu". Jabuka. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Un mancino per la difesa di Bjelica, ecco Matija Katanec". Cittadella Spezia. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mercato: per la difesa ecco Matija Katanec". Spezia's official website. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Matija Katanec giocherà in Croazia, sei mesi con l'HNK Gorica". Cittadellaspezia. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "HŠK Zrinjski: Matija Katanec i službeno Plemić". Hercegovina. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Matija Katanec iz Zrinjskog prešao u Mezőkövesd [Matija Katanec from Zrinjski went to Mezőkövesd]" (in Bosnian). Klix. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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