Darko Horvat

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Darko Horvat
Personnel
birthday May 19, 1973
place of birth Krapina ,  SFR Yugoslavia
size 190 cm
position goalkeeper
Juniors
Years station
NK Zagorec Krapina
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1994-1997 INKER Zaprešić 20 (0)
1997-1999 NK Solin
1999-2002 HNK Rijeka 7 (0)
2002-2003 NK Istra Pula
2003-2004 Inter Zaprešić 46 (0)
2005-2007 Dynamo Dresden 15 (0)
2007-2013 Hallescher FC 197 (1)
1 Only league games are given.

Darko Horvat (born May 19, 1973 in Krapina ) is a former Croatian football player .

Career

As a player

Darko Horvat was born in 1973 in Krapina in today's Croatia. In his home country, Horvat played for Istra Pula , NK Rijeka , NK Solin and Inter Zaprešić during his career .

Until January 2005 he was under contract with Inter Zaprešić. He then moved to Germany in the 2nd Bundesliga to Dynamo Dresden . After initial difficulties and some serious mistakes, as well as being relegated to the bench for a short time, he managed to play his way back into the first team, where he became very popular with the fans thanks to his strong performances.

On March 14, 2006, his contract with Dynamo Dresden was extended until 2008 due to his services. Only three weeks later, however, he tore a cruciate ligament in the game against FC Erzgebirge Aue , which threatened him with sports disability. Because of this, after the relegation of Dynamo Dresden at the end of the season, his contract was canceled by mutual agreement.

After recovering from his injury, he signed a contract for the 2007/08 season with the former league club Hallescher FC , where he has also been the goalkeeper since then. With the HFC he was promoted from the upper league to the third soccer league within five years . In his first season with the Saalestädtern he was champion of the Oberliga Nordost 2008 and thus qualified for the Regionalliga Nord . The following season also ended successfully, Horvat was a sure source of support for his team and led the club to the regional league runner-up. His first goal, also in the 2008/09 season, when he headed 2-2 against Türkiyemspor Berlin , was nominated for Goal of the Month .

Horvat's contract with the people of Saale has been extended annually since then, most recently until June 30, 2013.

In the 2011/12 season he was promoted to the 3rd soccer league with Halleschen FC and returned to professional soccer. During this season Horvat was on the field in all 34 league games over the full playing time and only had to concede 15 goals, which no other goalkeeper managed. For this he was named the best goalkeeper in the fourth division. Also in his third division season he was the undisputed number one goal at Halleschen FC.

On March 20, 2013, Darko Horvat announced that he would play his last game as a professional footballer at the end of the 2012/13 season . With the last home game on May 18, 2013 against FC Saarbrücken on the 38th matchday of the 3rd Bundesliga, he ended his playing career with a 2-1 win.

As a trainer

At the end of his playing career, Darko Horvat announced that he would be moving back to his family in Zagreb and starting a position as a youth coach there.

Private

Darko Horvat is married and has no children. His nickname is Beba.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Horvat stays at the Saale Kicker.de
  2. ↑ Jürgen Schwarz: From bogeyman to darling . In: Saxon newspaper . June 10, 2013 ( paid online [accessed June 10, 2013]).
  3. ↑ Horvat hangs up his football boots . Kicker online . March 20, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ a b Horvat: "I press away the tears" . Kicker online . May 17, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Horvat, Darko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Croatian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Krapina