Marijan Buljat is a Croatia

Croatia

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n football

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 player who plays as a wingback. His current club is Hajduk Split, since July 2008.

Born in Zadar and a product of the NK Zadar

NK Zadar

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 academy, Buljat moved soon after finishing his youth career to 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...

. After a year and a half there he moved in January 2002 to the 2. Bundesliga

2. Fußball-Bundesliga

- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...

 side Greuther Fürth

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, 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

Oberliga Bayern

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, he moved in January 2003 back to Croatia, to NK Osijek

NK Osijek

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. After another one and half there, he was signed, in summer 2004, by Dinamo Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb

GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...

. He has played since for the Croatian national team

Croatia national football team

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, being a backup player for the squad in 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

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 as well. In January 2007 Buljat's left leg was broken by the Croatia national team striker Eduardo

Eduardo

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 in training. In a cruel twist of irony Eduardo's own leg was broken by a tackle by Birmingham City's

Birmingham City F.C.

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 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 after featuring only in a single league match. He is set to return to the team after the 2010/11 winter break.

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