Tvrtko Kale
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Career & Clubs
Born in Samobor, Zagreb, Croatia, Kale started his career at NK Lokomotiva before moving to NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac in 1994 and NK Čakovec in 1995. From 1996 to 1998 he played for NK Inker moving around the Croatian League until signing with Hajduk Split in 2004. He was league champion with Hajduk in the 2004/2005 season. Starting in 2006, he played for Neuchâtel Xamax. On 22 June 2007, Kale was transferred from Maccabi Tel Aviv to Israeli league champions Beitar Jerusalem for a price of $350,000 and a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per annum. Kale moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva for the 2009–2010 season, and scored one goal for the club
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- NK Inter Zaprešić (1996–1998)
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- NK Lokomotiva
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- HNK Rijeka (1998–2000)
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- NK Čakovec (1995–1995)
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- Neuchâtel Xamax FCS (2006–2006)
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- NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac (1994–1994)
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- NK Zadar (2003–2004)
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- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. (2006–2007)
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- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. (2009–2010)
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- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. (2007–2009)
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- Hapoel Haifa F.C. (2010–2014)
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- HNK Hajduk Split (2004–2006)
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- NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac (2001–2002)
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- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. (2014–2015)
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- Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. (2015–)
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- NK Samobor (2001–2001)
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- Maccabi Tel Aviv (2006–2007)
Personal
In an interview with Israeli sport portal Sport 5, Tvrtko revealed that he is a Jew according to Jewish law, since his grandmother on his mother's side was Jewish. In September 2007, Kale received his own Israeli identity card. He is engaged to Ronit Dahan, who is Jewish. In June 2010 Kale decided to change his first name so it would be more Jewish due to his forthcoming wedding. His new name is Dreshler.
Legacy
Player
Club Hajduk Split Prva HNL:2004–05 Croatian Supercup: 2005 Beitar Jerusalem Israeli Premier League: 2007–08 Israel State Cup:2008, 2009 Hapoel Haifa Toto Cup: 2012–13
Clubs
- Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C.2015current
- NK Lokomotivacurrent
- NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac1994–1994
- NK Čakovec1995–1995
- NK Inter Zaprešić1996–1998
- HNK Rijeka1998–2000
- NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac2001–2002
- NK Samobor2001–2001
- NK Zadar2003–2004
- HNK Hajduk Split2004–2006
- Maccabi Tel Aviv2006–2007
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.2006–2007
- Neuchâtel Xamax FCS2006–2006
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C.2007–2009
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.2009–2010
- Hapoel Haifa F.C.2010–2014
- Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.2014–2015
Played together with
Aaron SchoenfeldMaccabi Tel Aviv F.C. · 2017–2020- Abdelfettah RhiatiNeuchâtel Xamax FCS · 1989–1990
Abdou Kader ManganeNeuchâtel Xamax FCS · 2001–2007- Abdou Rahman DamphaNeuchâtel Xamax FCS · 2009–2012
- Abdulla Baba FatadiNeuchâtel Xamax FCS · 2009–2010
- Abdullah OmarNeuchâtel Xamax FCS · 2009–2012
Adis JahovićHNK Rijeka · 2014–2014- Admir SmajićNeuchâtel Xamax FCS · 1988–1993
- Adrian AliajHNK Hajduk Split · 1996–1998
- Adrián FernándezHapoel Petah Tikva F.C. · 2013–2014
Akaki KhubutiaHapoel Petah Tikva F.C. · 2014–2014- Alain GeigerNeuchâtel Xamax FCS · 1986–1988
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Tvrtko Kale is a retired Croatian-Israeli footballer who played as of July 2015 for Maccabi Kiryat Gat. The newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija rated him the best player in the Croatian First League in 2004.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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