Mirko Hrgović

Mirko Hrgović (born 5 February 1979) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He most notably played for Croatian rivals Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb as well as Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg among others.

Mirko Hrgović
Hrgović in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-02-05) 5 February 1979
Place of birth Sinj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Junak Sinj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Junak Sinj
1999–2001 Hajduk Split 2 (0)
2000 → Posušje (loan)
2001 Gamba Osaka 4 (0)
2001–2003 Široki Brijeg 35 (15)
2003–2006 VfL Wolfsburg 23 (0)
2006–2008 Hajduk Split 63 (6)
2008 JEF United Chiba 7 (0)
2008–2009 Dinamo Zagreb 25 (2)
2009 Greuther Fürth 7 (0)
2010 Široki Brijeg 13 (0)
2010–2011 Kavala 23 (0)
2011–2013 RNK Split 39 (1)
2013–2015 Zadar 20 (2)
International career
2003–2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 (2)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Široki Brijeg (assistant)
2018–2019 Sheriff Tiraspol (assistant)
2022–2023 Šibenik (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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-Herzegovinian 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 Chiba in J1 League, VfL Wolfsburg in German Bundesliga, Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb in 1.HNL.

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 Greuther Fürth[2] and was released on 25 November 2009.[3][4]

Return to Široki Brijeg

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

International career

Hrgović made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a February 2003 friendly game away against Wales. He has earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 2 goals.[6]

Hrgović played regularly during Blaž Slišković's time as the national team's head coach. After Slišković's resignation in 2006, he also played under Fuad Muzurović and Meho Kodro. When Miroslav Blažević became head coach, Hrgović was dropped for several games. He would eventually be called back to represent the country in the last two games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign against Estonia and Spain. His final international was an October 2009 World Cup qualifying game against the latter.[7]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bosnia and Herzegovina 200370
200440
200520
200681
200761
200810
200910
Total292
Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 September 2006Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali Malta2–15–2UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2.13 October 2007Olympic Stadium, Athens Greece1–12–3UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Player

Hajduk Split

Dinamo Zagreb

References
  1. "Hrgović se ne osjeća ugroženim!" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  2. "Hrgović i službeno u Fürthu". Bosnian. 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "Mirko Hrgović". SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
  4. "SpVgg beendet Zusammenarbeit mit Hrgovic" (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. "Greuther Fürth raskinuo ugovor s Hrgovićem" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  6. Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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