Goran Blažević nicknamed Šiljo, is a Croatian

Croats

Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

 football goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 playing for HNK Šibenik

HNK Šibenik

HNK Šibenik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Šibenik on the Croatian coast.The club was formed in 1932. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and was promoted to the Prva HNL...

 in Croatia

Croatia

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Club career

A product of HNK Hajduk Split youth academy and onetime Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n U16, U17

Croatia national under-17 football team

The Croatia national under-17 football team represents Croatia in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia.The Head Coach is Ivan Gudelj...

 and U19

Croatia national under-19 football team

-2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship :-2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship :-Latest squad:...

 national team player, Goran began his senior career in 2004 on loan at HNK Trogir

HNK Trogir

NK Trogir is a former Croatian football club, from town of Trogir on the Croatian coast. Trogir played its home matches at Igralište Batarija.- History :...

, then playing in the 1. Županijska liga Splitsko-dalmatinska. The club topped the table and moved to the 3. HNL - South and Goran played another season there. Dismissed from Hajduk

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...

 as surplus, Goran played two more seasons in 3. HNL - South, first for NK Zagora Unešić

NK Zagora Unešic

NK Zagora Unešić is a Croatian football club based in Unešić, a small town located in Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia.The club currently plays in the Treća HNL, which is the third tier league in the Croatian football league system....

 and then NK Junak Sinj

NK Junak Sinj

NK Junak Sinj, commonly referred to as Junak Sinj or just Junak is a Croatian football club based in the town of Sinj, in the southern Croatian region of Dalmatia. They currently compete in Druga HNL, Croatian second level. Junak play their home matches at the 3,096-capacity Gradski stadion Sinj...

, where he was the star player in a season that resulted in their promotion to 2. HNL, catching the attention of some 1. HNL clubs. He moved to HNK Šibenik

HNK Šibenik

HNK Šibenik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Šibenik on the Croatian coast.The club was formed in 1932. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and was promoted to the Prva HNL...

, quickly becoming a first team player (50 first team caps in his first two seasons at the club). In May 2010 he received his first call-up for Croatia

Croatia national football team

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, for friendly matches vs. Austria

Austria national football team

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, Wales

Wales national football team

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, and Estonia

Estonia national football team

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, following the injury of Vedran Runje

Vedran Runje

Vedran Runje is a Croatian football goalkeeper who is currently a free agent after his contract with RC Lens expired in 2011.-Club career:...

. Being the third choice, after Danijel Subašić

Danijel Subašic

Danijel Subašić is a Croatian football goalkeeper playing for Hajduk Split in the Prva HNL.-Club career:Subašić started his professional career playing for his hometown club Zadar during the 2003–04 season...

 and Stipe Pletikosa

Stipe Pletikosa

Stipe Pletikosa is a Croatian football goalkeeper who plays for the Russian Premier League club FC Rostov and the Croatian national team, for which he has made 86 appearances.-Hajduk Split:...

, he didn't get his cap that time.

External links

• Goran Blažević at Transfermarkt.de