Zvonimir Deranja is a 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 footballer who last plays for RNK Split

RNK Split

RNK Split is a Croatian football club based in the city of Split.-History:Radnički nogometni klub means "Workers' football club".The club was known as workers' club. The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard...

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Career

He began his football career with local clubs NK Slaven from Gruda and GOŠK Dubrovnik. He was discovered by Hajduk Split scouts and moved to the club's youth squad. In 1996 he joined the club's senior squad in the Croatian First League

Croatian First League

The Prva HNL , also known as 1. HNL or for sponsorship reasons the MAXtv Prva Liga, is the top Croatian football league competition, established in 1992. The winners qualify for the UEFA Champions League...

. He remained with the club until 2004, returning the following season after an unsuccessful year in France

France

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. In 2006 he moved to the French Ligue 2

Ligue 2

Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

 again, this time with FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin

FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin

FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin are a French football team from the town of Libourne in Aquitaine. They currently play in the Championnat de France amateur Group C.-History:...

, with whom he received more frequent playing time.

, Deranja has not been capped for the Croatian national team

Croatia national football team

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. However, he has played extensively for the country's junior sides. He was a member of the Croatian side at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squads.

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