Tomislav Božić
Tomislav Božić (born 1 November 1987) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slaven Belupo in the Croatian First Football League. He has represented his country at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slaven Belupo | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Kamen Ingrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Kamen Ingrad | 36 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Široki Brijeg | 41 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Suhopolje | 22 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Cibalia | 22 | (0) |
| 2011 | HNK Gorica | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Dukla Prague | 56 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Górnik Łęczna | 58 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Wisła Płock | 21 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Miedź Legnica | 51 | (0) |
| 2019– | Slaven Belupo | 110 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Croatia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2011 | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Božić began his professional career with the Croatian first level side NK Kamen Ingrad for whom he appeared 34 times in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 1.HNL seasons,[1] before moving abroad and joining the Bosnian side NK Široki Brijeg. In August 2009, he returned to Croatia and joined the Druga HNL side HNK Suhopolje on a free transfer. In summer 2010, Božić played on trial at the Czech club Slavia Prague, scoring in a friendly match against Plzeň but ultimately not joining the club.[2] He then joined the Prva HNL side HNK Cibalia Vinkovci where he was a regular first-team member for one season. In 2011, Božić joined HNK Gorica in the Croatian Druga HNL.
Czech Republic edit
After an unsuccessful trial with Viktoria Plzeň,[3] he signed with Dukla Prague, a team newly promoted to the Czech Gambrinus liga, in January 2012.[4] In January 2013, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at Dukla until summer 2014.[4] Božić scored his first Gambrinus liga goal for Dukla in March 2013, in the second half of a 4–0 home win against the bottom-of-the-league team České Budějovice.[5]
Slaven Belupo edit
On 3 July 2019, Božić joined Slaven Belupo.[6]
International career edit
Božić was capped seven times for Croatia's U-19, U-20 and U-21 national teams between 2006 and 2007.[7]
Personal life edit
Božić is married and has a son.[4]
Honours edit
Miedź Legnica
References edit
- ^ "Tomislav Božić statistika" (in Croatian). 1hnl.net. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ "Sparťané rozdrtili béčko Sokolova, Slavia remizovala doma s Plzní". idnes.cz (in Czech). 16 June 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Plzeň získala Procházku, opačným směrem do Mladé Boleslavi jde Fillo". idnes.cz (in Czech). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Klidně bych se v Praze usadil natrvalo, tvrdí chorvatský duklák Božič". idnes.cz (in Czech). 3 February 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Dukla - Budějovice 4:0, poslední Jihočeši nevyhráli posedmé v řadě". idnes.cz (in Czech). 29 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Tomislav Božić novi je igrač Slaven Belupa" (in Croatian). Slaven Belupo. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Tomislav Božić statistike" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ "Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica - Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018]". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
External links edit
- Tomislav Božić at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Tomislav Božić at the Croatian Football Federation
- Tomislav Božić at Soccerway
- Tomislav Božić – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Tomislav Božić at ThePlayersAgent.com