Mario Bazina (born 8 September 1975) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Bazina in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Široki Brijeg, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989 | Široki Brijeg | ||
| 1989–1992 | Velež Mostar | ||
| 1992–1995 | Hajduk Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 89 | (25) |
| 2000–2001 | Dinamo Zagreb | 31 | (3) |
| 2001–2006 | Grazer AK | 150 | (42) |
| 2006–2008 | Rapid Wien | 72 | (18) |
| 2008–2009 | Austria Wien | 33 | (9) |
| Total | 375 | (98) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | Croatia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2002 | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Bazina played for Austrian club, Grazer AK for five years and one year with Rapid Wien and for Croatian sides Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Dinamo Zagreb. He was the Croatian First League's player of the year for the 1998–99 season and the Austrian footballer of the year for 2005.[1] He last played as an attacking midfielder for Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga having signed with the club until 2009.
International career
Bazina made his debut for the Croatia national team in an August 2002 friendly match against Wales, coming on as a second half substitute for Milan Rapaić. It remained his sole international appearance.[2]
Honours
Dinamo Zagreb
Grazer AK
Rapid Wien
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2007–08
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2007
Austria Wien
- Austrian Cup: 2008–09
Individual
- SN Yellow Shirt: 1998
- Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2005
References
External links
- Mario Bazina at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile & Statistics at Guardian's Stats Centre at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 August 2012)
- Mario Bazina at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile) (archived) (in Croatian)