Andrija Balajić was a Croatia

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, who last played for NK Varteks.

He spent the majority of his career at Varteks, with short spells in Portugal, Israel and Greece, as well as playing briefly for Croatian giants Hajduk Split

HNK Hajduk Split

HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...

 in the 2003–04 season. Balajić also earned three caps for Croatia

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, debuting on 26 March 1996 in a friendly against Israel

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• Profile at Nogometni Magazin
  Nogometni Magazin
  Nogometni Magazin is a news organization that focusses on Croatian football news. It was launched in March of 2002. The site's editor-in-chief is Vladimir Benić and it is based out of Zagreb....