Dubravko Pavličić

Dubravko Pavličić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-11-28) 28 November 1967
Place of birth	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1989	Dinamo Zagreb	36	(1)
1990–1994	Rijeka	104	(2)
1994–1997	Hércules	95	(8)
1997–1999	Salamanca	57	(1)
2000	Quilmes	?	(?)
2000–2001	Racing Ferrol	29	(2)
Total		321	(14)
International career
1987	Yugoslavia U20	6	(0)
1992–1997	Croatia	22	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dubravko Pavličić (born 28 November 1967) is a retired Croatian footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Zagreb, Croatia, Pavličić started playing professionally for local NK Dinamo, being irregularly used over the course of three seasons. He developped into a top division player with NK Rijeka, helping it to two sixth-place finishes and one fourth in the newly-founded Prva HNL.

In the 1994 summer, Pavličić moved to Spain and signed for Hércules CF, in Segunda División, winning promotion to La Liga in his second year, and scoring a career-best six goals in 38 games in the following season, which nonetheless ended in relegation. He stayed in the top level with UD Salamanca, dropping down a division in 1999.

In January 2000, 32-year old Pavličić signed for Quilmes Atlético Club in Primera B Nacional, leaving Argentina shortly after and returning to Spain, with Racing de Ferrol - division two - retiring at the end of the season. He settled in the latter nation subsequently, also playing amateur football in the Alicante area.

International career

Pavličić played for Croatia for five years, gaining a total of 22 caps. His debut came on 8 July 1992 in a 1–3 friendly loss with Australia in Adelaide, and he was selected for the squad that appeared at UEFA Euro 1996, playing two group stage games (one minute against Turkey, full match against Portugal) in an eventual quarterfinal exit.

Previously, Pavličić was a member of the highly-talented Yugoslavia under-20 team that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile, playing all the games in the tournament.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data
• Dubravko Pavličić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Transfermarkt profile