World Cup 2018: Where in Croatia do the Players Originate From?

by croatiaweek
July 3, 2018
in Sport

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With four players from Zadar on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast in the squad, it was no surprise that a song from Zadar singer Mladen Grdovic was belted out of the team bus after Sunday’s victory against Denmark.

Four players in the squad in Russia were born abroad, whilst nine of the team originates from the Dalmatian coast. Only six of the 22-man squad were born in the capital.

Zadar is well represented (Photo credit: Yuya Matsuo)

Four players started playing football also in Zadar, the same amount which started at Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split, Goal writes.

So where do the players originate from?

Danijel Subasic – Zadar

Danijel Subasic (HNS)

Born in Zadar, Subasic also started playing football in his hometown before transferring to Hajduk Split.

Lovre Kalinic – Solin

Lovre Kalinic (HNS)

Born in Solin near Split. Kalinic started playing for Solin before moving to Hajduk Split.

Dominik Livakovic – Zadar

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Reserve keeper Livakovic is another born in Zadar and like Subasic started his career in Zadar. He is now the No.1 at Dinamo Zagreb.

Duje Caleta-Car – Sibenik

Duje Caleta-Car (HNS)

Born in Sibenik, Duje started his career there and now plays for Red Bull Salzburg.

Sibenik (Photo: Sibenik Tourist Board)

Vedran Corluka – Derventa, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Vedran Corluka (HNS)

Corluka was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and came through the ranks at Dinamo Zagreb.

Tin Jedvaj – Zagreb

Tin Jedvaj (HNS)

Jedvaj was born in Zagreb in 1995 and started his career in the Croatian capital.

Dejan Lovren – Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Dejan Lovren (HNS)

Lovren comes from Zenica originally. As a three-year-old, the family escaped the war and fled to Germany. When he was 10 he moved to Karlovac where he started playing before moving to Dinamo Zagreb.