 Blažević withŠibenik in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-06-07)7 June 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Split,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hajduk Split (youth gk coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Hajduk Split | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | →Trogir (loan) | ||
| 2007 | Zagora Unešić | ||
| 2007–2008 | Junak Sinj | ||
| 2008–2011 | Šibenik | 93 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Hajduk Split | 41 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Levski Sofia | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Torpedo Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Slaven Belupo | 26 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Hajduk Split | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002 | Croatia U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | Croatia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 July 2020 | |||
Goran Blažević (born 7 June 1986), nicknamedŠiljo, is aCroatian retiredfootballgoalkeeper.
A product of the famous HNK Hajduk Split youth academy and one-timeCroatian U16,U17 andU19 national team player, Goran began his senior career in 2004 on loan atHNK Trogir, then playing in the 1. Županijska liga Splitsko-dalmatinska. The club topped the table and moved to the3. HNL – South and Goran played another season there. Dismissed fromHajduk as surplus, Goran played two more seasons in3. HNL – South, first forNK Zagora Unešić and thenNK Junak Sinj, where he was the star player in a season that resulted in their promotion to2. HNL, catching the attention of some1. HNL clubs.
In 2008, Blažević moved toHNK Šibenik, quickly becoming a first team player (50 first team caps in his first two seasons at the club). WithHNK Šibenik in financial difficulties, Blažević cancelled his contract with the club in December 2011.
In January 2012, Blažević signed a four-year contract withHajduk Split.[2] As Hajduk's former first choice goalkeeper Subašić had just left the club for French Ligue 2 side AS Monaco, Blažević immediately was bestowed the first choice at the historic club.
In September 2013 Blažević passed successfully his medical and signed a 2-year contract with Bulgarian sideLevski Sofia. He quickly became first choice at the expense ofPlamen Iliev, but gradually lost his starting spot following the appointment ofAntoni Zdravkov.
In the summer of 2014, Blažević moved to theRussiansideFC Torpedo Moscow, where he took on the role of backup toYuri Zhevnov. He went on to play only one game for the club, in theRussian Cup, a 2-0 away loss toCSKA Moscow, before succumbing to an Achilles tendon injury requiring surgery at the start of 2015.[3] Blažević was released by the club that summer.
At the start of 2016, Blažević signed toSlaven Belupo inCroatia, playing only two matches before a shoulder injury forced him off the pitch until the end of the season.[4] Returning in the summer of 2016. At the start of the season, Blažević, not fully healed, lost the starting place toAntun Marković, but after full recovery, took it over in September 2016. Marković would ultimately secure said position the following year, and Blažević would stay second-choice until his contract expired at the end of 2017.
In September 2018, Blažević was signed by his former clubHNK Hajduk Split,[5] requiring a backup goalkeeper forJosip Posavec andMarin Ljubić, due toTomislav Duka's injury. In October 2018, after Posavec was injured[6] and Ljubić relegated to the reserve team, Blažević stepped in, featuring in 5 league matches and one cup match. Following Posavec and Duka's recovery in December 2018, Blažević was relegated again to a backup role, before he was released from the club after his second one-season contract[7] expired at the end of June 2020.[8]
After his retirement which came in the wake of leaving Hajduk, Blažević started working at the academy ofHajduk Split as a goalkeeper coach.[9][10]
While in theHNK Hajduk Split academy, Blažević was capped four times for theCroatia U16 team, and once for theCroatia U17, as backup toFilip Lončarić.
In September 2009 he received his first call-up forCroatia, for friendly match vs.Liechtenstein. However, he was on the bench, whileDanijel Subašić played the whole match.
In May 2010 he received his second call-up, for friendly matches againstAustria,Wales, andEstonia, following the injury ofVedran Runje. Being the third choice, afterDanijel Subašić andStipe Pletikosa, he didn't get his cap that time.