Matija Kopajtić

Matija Kopajtić
Date of birth	June 26, 1981
place of birth	Zagreb , SR Croatia
size	180 cm
Weight	85 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2000-2002	KHL Zagreb
2002-2006	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
2006-2009	KHL Zagreb
since 2009	KHL Mladost Zagreb

Matija Kopajtić (born June 26, 1981 in Zagreb , SR Croatia ) is a Croatian ice hockey player who has been under contract with the KHL Mladost Zagreb since 2009 .

Career

Matija Kopajtić began his professional career in the 2000/01 season at the Croatian club of KHL Zagreb . With this club he remained eligible to play until 2002. He moved in the 2002/03 season to another Croatian ice hockey club from Zagreb , the Croatian record champions KHL Medveščak Zagreb . There Kopajtić played until the 2005/06 season to switch again to his first professional club, KHL Zagreb, in the season. Since 2009 he has been playing for the KHL Mladost Zagreb .

International

For Croatia , Kopajtić took part in the junior division of the U20 Junior D World Championship in 2000 and the U20 Junior C World Championship in 1999 and 2001 . In the senior sector, he was in his country's squad at the C World Championships in 2004 and 2007 and at the B World Championships in 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2006 and 2009 . He also represented Croatia in the qualifying tournaments for the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics .

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 Croatian champion with the KHL Medveščak Zagreb
• 2004 Croatian champion with the KHL Medveščak Zagreb
• 2005 Croatian champion with the KHL Medveščak Zagreb
• 2006 Croatian champion with the KHL Medveščak Zagreb

International

• 2007 Promotion to Division I at the Division II World Championship

Web links

• Matija Kopajtić at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Matija Kopajtić at eurohockey.com