Darko Matic
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Darko Matić is a Croatia
n professional soccer player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Beijing Guoan
in the Chinese Super League
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n Darko Matić left his country because of the Yugoslav Wars
and would move to Germany
to begin his football career with Tennis Borussia Berlin
's youth team Tennis Borussia Berlin II
.he had his first game in the first team( second division Germany) when he was 17 under the coach Winfried Schaefer. Unable to break into the first team he would join second tier Swiss football club FC Thun
in year 2000. Darko Matic would help FC Thun
wining the promotion after 50 years.in year 2002 he returned to Bosnia and played for NK Orasje
in the Bosnian Premier League. 2004 Darko joined German third league team 1. FC Eschborn
for a short period. In the 2004/05 league season he would join once again top tier side NK Orašje
and play in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
, helping them finish third and win the Bosnian Cup. Once again moving on to this time Slovakian football club FC Senec
in the 2005/06 league season he would help them win promotion to the Slovak Superliga.he was captain of his team Senec and he got the invintation of the Slovakian Football Federation to play for the Slovakian National Team. He transferred to Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda F.C. in 2007 and would quickly become an integral member of the team by playing in all 28 games of the season. He would quickly become a fan favourite the following season when he aided the team to a fourth place finish and a chance to play AFC Champions League
football and with some fans calling him their best foreign player of all time. At the beginning of the 2009 league season Beijing Guoan
were interested at his defensive abilities and signed him, this was to prove a successful signing when Darko Matić once more quickly became an integral member of the team and aided Beijing to win the first league title.Darko Matic was voted the best midfield player of the Chinese Super League 3 times (2007, 2008 and 2010). 2010 the famous football magazin Goal.com has voted Darko Matic as the best defensive midfielder in Asia. A lot of Beijing Guoan fans and journalist call him the best foreign player ever in the club.2011 Matic signed a new 3 year deal with Beijing Guoan
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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 professional soccer player who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安 is part of CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Workers Stadium and the Fengtai stadium for less popular games. The current head...
in the Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
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Club career
Originally YugoslaviaYugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
n Darko Matić left his country because of the Yugoslav Wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
and would move to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to begin his football career with Tennis Borussia Berlin
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...
's youth team Tennis Borussia Berlin II
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...
.he had his first game in the first team( second division Germany) when he was 17 under the coach Winfried Schaefer. Unable to break into the first team he would join second tier Swiss football club FC Thun
FC Thun
FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing...
in year 2000. Darko Matic would help FC Thun
FC Thun
FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing...
wining the promotion after 50 years.in year 2002 he returned to Bosnia and played for NK Orasje
NK Orašje
HNK Orašje is a football club from Orašje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was founded in 1996, being one of the newest to play in the Bosnian Premier League. Its games were played at the Gradski Stadion Orašje , which has a capacity of 3000...
in the Bosnian Premier League. 2004 Darko joined German third league team 1. FC Eschborn
1. FC Eschborn
1. FC Eschborn is a German association football club which plays in Eschborn, a suburb of Frankfurt, Hesse.-History:The association was founded 10 September 1930 and after World War II was re-established as SG Eschborn...
for a short period. In the 2004/05 league season he would join once again top tier side NK Orašje
NK Orašje
HNK Orašje is a football club from Orašje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was founded in 1996, being one of the newest to play in the Bosnian Premier League. Its games were played at the Gradski Stadion Orašje , which has a capacity of 3000...
and play in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season....
, helping them finish third and win the Bosnian Cup. Once again moving on to this time Slovakian football club FC Senec
FC Senec
FC Senec was a football club from Senec. It existed in years 1994 - 2008. After 2007/2008 season it was merged with FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda.- Previous names :* 1990 - STK Senec* 1992 - FK Koba Senec* 1995 - FK VTJ Koba Senec* 2002 - FK Koba Senec...
in the 2005/06 league season he would help them win promotion to the Slovak Superliga.he was captain of his team Senec and he got the invintation of the Slovakian Football Federation to play for the Slovakian National Team. He transferred to Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda F.C. in 2007 and would quickly become an integral member of the team by playing in all 28 games of the season. He would quickly become a fan favourite the following season when he aided the team to a fourth place finish and a chance to play AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
football and with some fans calling him their best foreign player of all time. At the beginning of the 2009 league season Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安 is part of CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Workers Stadium and the Fengtai stadium for less popular games. The current head...
were interested at his defensive abilities and signed him, this was to prove a successful signing when Darko Matić once more quickly became an integral member of the team and aided Beijing to win the first league title.Darko Matic was voted the best midfield player of the Chinese Super League 3 times (2007, 2008 and 2010). 2010 the famous football magazin Goal.com has voted Darko Matic as the best defensive midfielder in Asia. A lot of Beijing Guoan fans and journalist call him the best foreign player ever in the club.2011 Matic signed a new 3 year deal with Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安 is part of CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Workers Stadium and the Fengtai stadium for less popular games. The current head...
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External links
- weltfussball.de
- Player profile at sohu.com (Chinese)
- http://transfermarkt.de/de/darko-matic/profil/spieler_14253.html