Dubravko Pavlicic
Encyclopedia
Dubravko Pavličić is a retired Croatia
n footballer who played as a central defender.
, Croatia
, Pavličić started playing professionally for local NK Dinamo, being irregularly used over the course of three seasons. He developped into a top division player with NK Rijeka
, helping it to two sixth-place finishes and one fourth in the newly-founded Prva HNL.
In the 1994 summer, Pavličić moved to Spain
and signed for Hércules CF
, in Segunda División
, winning promotion to La Liga
in his second year, and scoring a career-best six goals in 38 games in the following season, which nonetheless ended in relegation. He stayed in the top level with UD Salamanca
, dropping down a division in 1999.
In the 2000 off-season, 32-year old Pavličić signed for Racing de Ferrol
- division two - retiring at the end of the season. He settled in the nation subsequently, also playing amateur football in the Alicante
area.
for five years, gaining a total of 22 caps
. His debut came on 8 July 1992 in a 1–3 friendly
loss with Australia in Adelaide
, and he was selected for the squad that appeared at UEFA Euro 1996, playing two group stage games (one minute against Turkey
, full match against Portugal
) in an eventual quarterfinal exit.
Previously, Pavličić was a member of the highly-talented Yugoslavia under-20 team
that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
in Chile
, playing all the games in the tournament.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
Born in ZagrebZagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia
Socialist Republic of Croatia
Socialist Republic of Croatia was a sovereign constituent country of the second Yugoslavia. It came to existence during World War II, becoming a socialist state after the war, and was also renamed four times in its existence . It was the second largest republic in Yugoslavia by territory and...
, Pavličić started playing professionally for local NK Dinamo, being irregularly used over the course of three seasons. He developped into a top division player with NK Rijeka
NK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav...
, helping it to two sixth-place finishes and one fourth in the newly-founded Prva HNL.
In the 1994 summer, Pavličić moved to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and signed for Hércules CF
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...
, in Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, winning promotion to La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
in his second year, and scoring a career-best six goals in 38 games in the following season, which nonetheless ended in relegation. He stayed in the top level with UD Salamanca
UD Salamanca
Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 16 March 1923, it currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 2....
, dropping down a division in 1999.
In the 2000 off-season, 32-year old Pavličić signed for Racing de Ferrol
Racing de Ferrol
Racing Club de Ferrol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia.Founded in 1919, in currently plays in Tercera División, holding home games at Estadio de la Malata...
- division two - retiring at the end of the season. He settled in the nation subsequently, also playing amateur football in the Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
area.
International career
Pavličić played for CroatiaCroatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
for five years, gaining a total of 22 caps
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
. His debut came on 8 July 1992 in a 1–3 friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
loss with Australia in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, and he was selected for the squad that appeared at UEFA Euro 1996, playing two group stage games (one minute against Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
, full match against Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
) in an eventual quarterfinal exit.
Previously, Pavličić was a member of the highly-talented Yugoslavia under-20 team
Yugoslavia national under-20 football team
The Yugoslavia national under-20 football team represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the FIFA World Youth Championship and various friendly youth tournaments in the period between the mid-1970s and the country's dissolution in the early 1990s...
that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from October 10 to October 25, 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of the three other semi-finalists, and...
in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, playing all the games in the tournament.