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Branko Vrgoč

{{short description|Croatian footballer (born 1989)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Branko Vrgoč

| image = ברנקו ורגוץ' 2.jpg

| caption = Vrgoč in 2019

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|12|18}}

| birth_place = Osijek, Croatia

| height = 1.95 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Posušje

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Osijek

| youthyears2 = 2004–2006 |youthclubs2 = Višnjevac

| youthyears3 = 2006–2008 |youthclubs3 = Osijek

| years1 = 2008–2013 |clubs1 = Osijek |caps1 = 56 |goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2008–2009 |clubs2 = → Slavonac CO (loan) |caps2 = 22 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2016 |clubs3 = Split |caps3 = 43 |goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2016–2019 |clubs4 = Maccabi Netanya |caps4 = 71 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2021 |clubs5 = Anorthosis |caps5 = 52 |goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2021–2022 |clubs6 = Panetolikos |caps6 = 15 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023 |clubs7 = Maccabi Petah Tikva |caps7 = 16 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023– |clubs8 = Posušje |caps8 = 46 |goals8 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2008 –2009 |nationalteam1 = Croatia U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 June 2025

| ntupdate = 16 April 2008

}}

Branko Vrgoč (born 18 December 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian Premier League club HŠK Posušje.{{Soccerway|85752}}

Club career

Vrgoč started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Osijek. He was loaned to Druga HNL side Slavonac CO for the 2008–09 season and helped them secure a promotion spot to the Prva HNL. However, after they were unable to find a suitable ground for hosting matches, Slavonac CO were demoted to first county league. In September 2009, Vrgoč sustained a cruciate ligament injury during the preparations for the upcoming season. He underwent three surgeries during the period of one year and missed out 2009–10 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/vijest.asp?rub=6&ID_VIJESTI=127314 |title=Zoran Kvržić novo pojačanje Osijeka? |last=Keler |first=Dalibor |date=14 July 2010 |work=Glas-Slavonije.hr |language=Croatian |accessdate=14 May 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/vijest.asp?rub=6&ID_VIJESTI=137087 |title=Ozljede već godinu dana odgađaju Vrgočev debi u bijelo-plavom dresu |last=Keler |first=Dalibor |date=15 February 2011 |work=Glas-Slavonije.hr |language=Croatian |accessdate=14 May 2011}} Manager Branko Karačić, who previously coached Vrgoč in Slavonac CO, included him in the team that underwent mid-season preparations in Turkey for the second part of the 2010–11 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/vijest.asp?rub=6&ID_VIJESTI=136127 |title=Špehar: Nećemo prodati ni jednog ključnog igrača |last=Keler |first=Dalibor |date=26 January 2011 |work=Glas-Slavonije.hr |language=Croatian |accessdate=14 May 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/vijest.asp?rub=6&ID_VIJESTI=136400 |title=Gavrić zadnji vezni, Vrgoč i Smoje stoperi |last=Keler |first=Dalibor |date=1 February 2011 |work=Glas-Slavonije.hr |language=Croatian |accessdate=14 May 2011}} He made his debut for the first team in a goalless draw against Lokomotiva on 25 February 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/413213/nogomet-1-hnl/bez-pogodaka-u-maksimiru |title=Bez pogodaka u Maksimiru |last=Plavčić |first=Mario |date=25 February 2011 |work=Glas-Slavonije.hr |language=Croatian |accessdate=14 May 2011}}

Career statistics

; As to 1 June 2022

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="2"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Total

AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="1" valign="center"| Slavonac CO (loan)

|2008–09

|22

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–220
rowspan="3" valign="center"|Osijek

|2010–11

|11

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–110
2011–12

|25

071colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–321
2012–13

|20

140colspan="2"|–40281
rowspan="3" valign="center"|RNK Split

|2013–14

|14

1colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–141
2014–15

|18

060colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–240
2015–16

|11

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–110
rowspan="3" valign="center"|Maccabi Netanya

|2016–17

|32

01030colspan="2"|–360
2017–18

|19

020colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–210
2018–19

|20

06010colspan="2"|–270
rowspan="2" valign="center"|Anorthosis

|2019–20

|23

030colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–260
2020–21

|29

250colspan="2"|–11353
rowspan="1" valign="center"|Panetolikos

|2021–22

|15

030colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–180
rowspan="1" valign="center"|Maccabi Petah Tikva

|2022–23

|16

02021colspan="2"|–201
colspan="2"|Total

!264

439161513147

Honours

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20121004182843/http://www.hrsport.net/Klub.aspx?ID=6&igracID=2546 Branko Vrgoč] at Sportnet.hr {{in lang|hr}}

{{HŠK Posušje squad}}

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Category:1989 births

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Category:Croatian Football League players

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