Matija Katanec

Matija Katanec (born 4 May 1990) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Hungarian club Mezőkövesdi mainly as a central defender.

Matija Katanec
Personal information
Full name Matija Katanec
Date of birth (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990
Place of birth Varaždin, Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Mezőkövesd
Number 32
Youth career
Varteks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Varteks
2008–2010 Sesvete 14 (0)
2010–2011 Gorica
2010 → Varaždin (loan) 2 (0)
2011 Baumgarten 15 (2)
2011–2012 Podravina
2012 Varaždin 2 (0)
2012–2013 Gradina 13 (1)
2013–2014 Radnik 42 (5)
2014–2015 Zrinjski 14 (0)
2015 Spezia 0 (0)
2015–2016 Gorica 4 (0)
2016–2018 Zrinjski 51 (3)
2018– Mezőkövesdi 54 (0)
2020 → Zalaegerszeg (loan) 9 (0)
National team
2005–2006 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2006 Croatia U17 1 (0)
2008 Croatia U19 2 (0)
2010 Croatia U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2020

Career

Born in Varaždin, Katanec kicked off his career with local club Varteks and was promoted to the senior side in 2007.[1] In July 2008, he was released by the club.[2] After having represented Sesvete in the Croatian top tier, he moved abroad, signing for Slovenian club Gorica.[3] On 1 November 2010, he returned to Varteks, renamed NK Varaždin a few months earlier, on loan.[4]

On 3 February 2011, Katanec joined Austrian non league club Baumgarten.[5] On 1 March 2013, he moved to Bosnian club Radnik after a stint with Gradina of the same country.[6] After a single season with the club, he joined Zrinjski.[7] He featured for the club in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round match against Slovenian club Maribor.[8]

After having made 69 appearances for the Bosnian clubs,[9] Katanec switched clubs and countries, signing for Italian Serie B club Spezia on 20 January 2015.[10] However, he failed to make any appearance for the Italian side and hence subsequently joined Croatian second tier club Gorica in September till the end of the season.[11]

On 29 December 2015, Katanec returned to Bosnian club Zrinjski, penning a deal which would keep him in the club till 1 July 2018.[12] On 17 January 2018, he moved to Hungarian club Mezőkövesdi SE.[13]

References
  1. "Matija Katanec". Footballatabase. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. "Sporedni akteri Prve HNL spremni za sezonu bez uzbuđenja". Index. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. "Prva liga si: Kdo vse je prišel in odšel?". RTVSLO. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. "Tri Varaždinca na posudbi u Međimurju". E Varazdin. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. "Došli igrači iz Italije i Nizozemske, domaći pobjegli u SAD i Australiju". Jutarnji. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. "Plavi mirovali, prometno u bordo momčadi". Sportsport. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. "Matija Katanec i Oliver Petrak novi igrači". HSK Zrinjski's official website. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. "Zrinjski odigrao bez golova s Mariborom, odluka pada u uzvratu". Jabuka. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. "Un mancino per la difesa di Bjelica, ecco Matija Katanec". Cittadella Spezia. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. "Mercato: per la difesa ecco Matija Katanec". Spezia's official website. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  11. "Matija Katanec giocherà in Croazia, sei mesi con l'HNK Gorica". Cittadellaspezia. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. "HŠK Zrinjski: Matija Katanec i službeno Plemić". Hercegovina. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  13. "Matija Katanec iz Zrinjskog prešao u Mezőkövesd [Matija Katanec from Zrinjski went to Mezőkövesd]" (in Bosnian). Klix. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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