Mladen_Bartolović
Mladen Bartolović
Bosnian footballer
Mladen Bartolović (born 10 April 1977) is a Bosnian retired football player.[1] A Bosnian Croat by descent, Bartolović opted to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina national team internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mladen Bartolović | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Zavidovići, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Krivaja | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Segesta | ||
| 1998–2003 | Cibalia | 98 | (24) |
| 2000–2001 | → 1. FC Saarbrücken (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Dinamo Zagreb | 24 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | NK Zagreb | 47 | (12) |
| 2006–2009 | Hajduk Split | 70 | (14) |
| 2009–2010 | Foolad | 27 | (1) |
| 2010–2015 | Cibalia | 113 | (25) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Cibalia (youth) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bedem Ivankovo | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cibalia | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2007 | |||
Bartolović never played football before he was 16. He loved basketball, but during the Bosnian War, there were no basketball club active, so he decided to try himself as a football player. He formerly played for HNK Čapljina, Cibalia Vinkovci, Dinamo Zagreb, 1. FC Saarbrücken,[2] Segesta Sisak, NK Zagreb and spent three seasons with Hajduk Split. He scored 78 goals in 338 Croatian Football League matches.[3]
He moved to Foolad Khuzestan in summer 2009, becoming a player in the starting lineup for the team in his first season in the Iran Pro League.
He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a June 2003 European Championship qualification match away against Romania and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring one goal.[4] His final international was a November 2008 friendly match against Slovenia.[5]
In 2021 it was reported Bartolović was seriously ill.[6]
Club
| Club[7] | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 6 |
| Total | Iran | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Foolad | Persian Gulf Cup | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 1 |
| Total | Iran | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Career total | 60 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7 | ||
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 September 2006 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali |  Malta | 3–1 | 5–2 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
- "Mladen Bartolović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- German career stats - FuPa
- Tolić, Josip (2 November 2021). "Baka: Vjerujem da će Mladen dobiti i u najvažnijoj utakmici. Uvijek bi dolazio s osmijehom". 24Sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "Mladen Bartolović, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- Gabelić, Tomislav (30 October 2021). "Legenda Cibalije teško bolesna: 'Bartol je pobijedio u puno teških utakmica, dobit će i ovu'". 24Sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- "Bartolovic, Mladen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- Mladen Bartolović at UEFA
- Mladen Bartolović at EU-Football.info
- Mladen Bartolović at FBref.com
- Mladen Bartolović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mladen Bartolović at Soccerway.com
- Mladen Bartolović at WorldFootball.net
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