Mirko_Hrgović
Mirko Hrgović
Croatian-born Bosnian footballer and coach
Mirko Hrgović (born 5 February 1979) is a Bosnian football coach and former player. He serves as an assistant coach at HNK Šibenik.[1] Hrgović most notably played for Croatian rivals Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb as well as VfL Wolfsburg of German Bundesliga among others.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mirko Hrgović | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-02-05) 5 February 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Sinj, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NK Junak Sinj | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Junak | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hajduk Split | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Posušje | ||
| 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 | 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 | 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– | Šibenik (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2008 | |||
NK 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.
NK 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.[2]
Greuther Fürth
On 17 July 2009, he signed a two-year contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth[3] and was released on 25 November 2009.[4][5]
NK Široki Brijeg
After his release in November 2009 by SpVgg Greuther Fürth,[6] Hrgović signed in March 2010 a contract with his former club NK Široki Brijeg.
He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a February 2003 friendly match away against Wales and has earned a total of 29 caps, scoring 2 goals.[7] He played as a standard player during Blaž Slišković's reign as national coach. After Slišković's resignation in 2006, he played under new coach Fuad Muzurović and later on for Meho Kodro. When Miroslav Blažević became coach, he was dropped for several games because he was not playing well for his club. His move to Greuther Fürth proved to be a good one as he was called back to represent Bosnia in the last World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Estonia and Spain. His final international was an October 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Spain.[8]
Club
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | League | |||
| 1999–00 | Hajduk Split | Prva HNL | 0 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 2001 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 4 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | League | |||
| 2001–02 | Široki Brijeg | Premier League | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 35 | 15 | ||
| Germany | League | |||
| 2003–04 | Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Croatia | League | |||
| 2005–06 | Hajduk Split | Prva HNL | 13 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 2008 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 7 | 0 |
| Croatia | League | |||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 25 | 2 |
| Germany | League | |||
| 2009–10 | Greuther Fürth | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | League | |||
| 2009–10 | Široki Brijeg | Premier League | 12 | 0 |
| Country | Croatia | 89 | 8 | |
| Japan | 11 | 0 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47 | 15 | ||
| Germany | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 177 | 23 | ||
National team
| Bosnia and Herzegovina national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Bosnia and Herzegovina's goal tally first:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 September 2006 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali |  Malta | 2–1 | 5–2 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
| 2. | 13 October 2007 | Olympic Stadium (Athens), Athens |  Greece | 1–1 | 2–3 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
- "Coaching Staff". fc-sheriff.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "Hrgović se ne osjeća ugroženim!" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- "Hrgović i službeno u Fürthu". Bosnian. 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- "Mirko Hrgović". SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[dead link]
- "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.
- "Greuther Fürth raskinuo ugovor s Hrgovićem" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- Mirko Hrgović – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mirko Hrgović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mirko Hrgović at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
