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Marko Babić

Marko Babić

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Babić made his debut with hometown club NK Osijek, where he spent three seasons. In 2000, Babić completed his move to Bayer Leverkusen where he joined the German outfit's Croatian contingent. He played for the club during their loss to Real Madrid in the 2002 Champions League final. Babić was offered a new contract in 2003. Real Betis presented the player to the press and fans on 17 July 2007. Early reports suggested he had signed on a free transfer as his contract had ended. On 23 July 2007, Babić made his Betis debut in a friendly match against San Fernando. His competitive debut came in the La Liga season against Recreativo de Huelva on 26 August 2007. In January 2009, Babić left Spain to play for Hertha BSC on a free transfer and gave up the non-EU quota to Ricardo Oliveira. He left Hertha six months later. On 8 August 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Real Zaragoza. On 6 September 2010 his contract was terminated. On 2 March 2011, Babić signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with former club Osijek. After leaving Osijek in 2012, he signed with Austrian club LASK Linz, for who he played until 2013, after which he decided to retire from professional football at the age of 32.

International career

Babić made his Croatia national team debut in May 2002 against Hungary. He was part of the Croatian squad at UEFA Euro 2004, but did not make an appearance. He played all three matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, stationed as a left wing-back in a 3–5–2 formation. He was a surprise omission from Slaven Bilić's Euro 2008 squad.

Managerial career

Early career

Babić started off his managerial career in June 2017, being appointed as an assistant manager of Besnik Hasi at Olympiacos. He stayed at Olympiacos until September of the same year, before leaving the club after Hasi got sacked.

Čelik Zenica

On 5 September 2019, Babić got his first managerial position, being appointed as the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Čelik Zenica. In his first game as the club's manager, Čelik beat Mladost Doboj Kakanj at home 1–0 in a league match. His first loss as Čelik manager was in a cup game against Rudar Kakanj on 18 September 2019, in which Čelik surprisingly lost 3–0 away in Kakanj. Less than a month after being named manager, on 30 September 2019, Babić left Čelik after making some poor results and not being in good contact with the players of the club.

Rudeš

On 7 October 2019, it was announced that Babić was named the new manager of 2. HNL club Rudeš.

Ilirija 1911

In January 2022, Babić became the new head coach of Slovenian Second League side Ilirija 1911.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Croatia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babić goal.

Club
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2000–2007)
Club
NK Osijek (2010–2012)
Club
Croatia national under-17 football team (1996–1999)
Club
Real Zaragoza (2009–2010)
Club
NK Osijek (1997–1999)
Club
LASK Linz (2013–2013)
Club
Hertha BSC (2009–2009)
Club
Real Betis Balompié (2007–2009)
Club
Croatia national under-18 football team (1999–2000)
Club
Croatia national under-19 football team (1999–2000)
Club
Croatia national under-20 football team (2000–2001)
Club
Croatia national under-21 football team (2002–2004)
Club
Croatia men's national football team (2002–2008)
League
Bundesliga
National team
Croatia

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Croatian association football player and manager

Position

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Extract from Wikipedia

Marko Babić is a Croatian football manager and former professional footballer. He primarily played as left midfielder, but was also often deployed as a left-back.

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