Marijan Buljat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Marijan Buljat

Croatian footballer

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1981

Place of Birth: Zadar, Zadar County, Croatia

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Marijan Buljat

  • Marijan Buljat (born 12 September 1981 in Zadar) is a Croatian football player who plays as a wingback.
  • His current club is NK Arbanasi Zadar. Born in Zadar and a product of the NK Zadar academy, Buljat moved soon after finishing his youth career to NK Rijeka.
  • After a year and a half there he moved in January 2002 to the 2.
  • Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth, signing a 2.5-year contract.
  • After featuring in only a few friendlies for the first side and playing mostly for the Greuther Fürth amateur team in the Oberliga Bayern, he moved in January 2003 back to Croatia, to NK Osijek.
  • After another one and half there, he was signed, in summer 2004, by Dinamo Zagreb.
  • He has played since for the Croatian national team, being a backup player for the squad in 2006 FIFA World Cup as well.
  • In January 2007 Buljat's left leg was broken by the Croatia national team striker Eduardo in training.
  • In a cruel twist of irony Eduardo's own leg was broken by a tackle by Birmingham City's Martin Taylor in 2008.
  • In July 2008 he was reported that he was transferred to biggest Dinamo rival Hajduk Split on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract.
  • After securing a first eleven spot in the 2008/2009 season, he was removed from the first team squad in late 2009 for refusing to sign a new contract with a wage cut.
  • A new contract was signed 6 months later, and was set to feature in the first team again, but broke his right leg in training in July 2010, after featuring only in a single league match.
  • He returned to play in 2011, after a 10-month recovery.

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