Darko Mavrak

{{Short description|Bosnian footballer (born 1969)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Darko Mavrak

| fullname = Darko Mavrak

| image = Mavrak, Darko.jpg

| upright = 1.3

| caption = Mavrak in 2018

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|01|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1989–1992 | clubs1 = Velež Mostar | caps1 = 35 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 1992–1993 | clubs2 = Proleter Zrenjanin | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1993–1995 | clubs3 = Djurgården | caps3 = 50 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1996–1997 | clubs4 = IFK Norrköping | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1997 | clubs5 = Panachaiki | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1998 | clubs6 = Falkenberg | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1998–2000 | clubs7 = Walsall | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2001 | clubs8 = Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 2

}}

Darko Mavrak (born 19 January 1969) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Mavrak began his career with FK Velež Mostar in the Yugoslav First League.{{cite web|publisher=Strukljeva |title=MAVRAK Darko |url=http://www.strukljeva.net/football/s_u_player.asp?id=3649 |accessdate=2 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724084158/http://www.strukljeva.net/football/s_u_player.asp?id=3649 |archivedate=24 July 2011}} He played with FK Proleter Zrenjanin in the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia.[http://www.redstarbelgrade.info/forum/index.php?topic=3268.0 1992/93 season] at redstarbelgrade.info He moved to Swedish sides Djurgårdens IF and IFK Norrköping because of the War in Yugoslavia.{{cite news| title=The Sweeper: They're not all Dennis Bergkamp; Unsung foreign legionnaires No 35|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-1087829.html | work=The Independent | location=London | date=17 April 1999 | accessdate=1 May 2010}} He had a brief spell with Panachaiki F.C. in the Greek Super League.{{cite web|author=Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander |title=Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html |date=2 February 2005 |accessdate=2 October 2009 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210204039/http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html |archivedate=10 December 2008}} Mavrak finished his career with Walsall F.C. in England{{soccerbase|16380}}{{cite news|work=Evening Mail|title=Walsall foreign legion|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17570593.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102054408/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17570593.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 November 2012|date=2 February 1999}} and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. in Israel.{{cite web|author=Bleicher, Yaniv|title=Israel Squads Premier League 2000/01|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/isra01squads.html|date=31 May 2001|website=RSSSF|accessdate=2 October 2009}}

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