Martin Šaric
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Martin Šarić is an Argentine
footballer of Croatia
n descent who currently plays for Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay
.
He played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
with Croatian club NK Rijeka
in 2002, played with FC Ljubljana
in the Slovenian PrvaLiga in 2003, and played with FC Politehnica Iaşi
in Romania in 2006/2007, as well as a short spell in Israel.
Šarić played 25 matches for NK Celje in the 2008/09 season before leaving the club shortly after the beginning of the 2009/10 season. He signed with Toronto FC
on March 26, 2010 after a successful trial. He made his debut for Toronto FC on March 27, 2010 in a 2-0 loss to Columbus Crew
. Saric scored his first goal for Toronto in a 2-1 home victory over Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League
August 17, 2010. After making 23 appearances and scoring 1 goal in all competitions in the 2010 season with Toronto he was released by the club on November 24.
His older brother was San Lorenzo's former player, Mirko Šarić, one of big hopes of Argentine football, who committed suicide in 2000.
On May 11, 2011, Saric was arrested for shoplifting in Orange County. Months later Saric signed for Sportivo Luqueño in the Paraguayan Primera División.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer of Croatia
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 descent who currently plays for Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
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Career
Šarić began his career in his native Argentina in the youth system of San Lorenzo. He went on to play for the club's reserve side before being released in 1999. He went on to play for Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay and Nueva Chicago, whom he helped return to the top flight in 2001, before moving to further his career in Europe in 2002.He played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
with Croatian club 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...
in 2002, played with FC Ljubljana
FC Ljubljana
FC Ljubljana was a Slovenian football club, based in the capital city of Ljubljana. It was founded on 23 June, 2005. The club regarded themselves as the spiritual continuation of NK Ljubljana, who went bankrupt and was abolished in 2005. However, legally FC Ljubljana was a distinct and separate...
in the Slovenian PrvaLiga in 2003, and played with FC Politehnica Iaşi
FC Politehnica Iasi
Fotbal Club Politehnica Iaşi was a football club from Iaşi, Romania. Its colours were blue and white. Its home stadium was the Emil Alexandrescu Stadium. It was founded in 1945 and dissolved in 2010.-History:...
in Romania in 2006/2007, as well as a short spell in Israel.
Šarić played 25 matches for NK Celje in the 2008/09 season before leaving the club shortly after the beginning of the 2009/10 season. He signed with Toronto FC
Toronto FC
Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
on March 26, 2010 after a successful trial. He made his debut for Toronto FC on March 27, 2010 in a 2-0 loss to Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
. Saric scored his first goal for Toronto in a 2-1 home victory over Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
August 17, 2010. After making 23 appearances and scoring 1 goal in all competitions in the 2010 season with Toronto he was released by the club on November 24.
His older brother was San Lorenzo's former player, Mirko Šarić, one of big hopes of Argentine football, who committed suicide in 2000.
On May 11, 2011, Saric was arrested for shoplifting in Orange County. Months later Saric signed for Sportivo Luqueño in the Paraguayan Primera División.