Hrvoje Kurtović
{{Short description|Croatian footballer (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hrvoje Kurtović
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|10|6}}
| birth_place = Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
| height = {{height|m=1.77|abbr=on}}
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
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| years1 = 2003–2005 |clubs1 = Grafičar Vodovod |caps1 = |goals1 =
| years2 = 2006 |clubs2 = Zadar |caps2 = |goals2 =
| years3 = 2006–2008 |clubs3 = Vukovar '91 |caps3 = |goals3 =
| years4 = 2008 |clubs4 = Grafičar Vodovod |caps4 = |goals4 =
| years5 = 2009–2016 |clubs5 = Osijek |caps5 = 167 |goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2001 |nationalteam1 = Croatia U18
| nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2001 |nationalteam2 = Croatia U19
| nationalcaps2 = 2 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 9 November 2014
| ntupdate = 9 November 2014
}}
Hrvoje Kurtović (born 6 October 1983) is a retired Croatian football midfielder, who last played for Osijek in the Prva HNL.{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250038048/profile/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406102055/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250038048/profile/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 April 2018 |title=Hrvoje Kurtović |publisher=UEFA |date=2014 |access-date=2 September 2014}}
Club career
Born in Osijek, Croatia, Kurtović got his first opportunity to play for his hometown Prva HNL club, and at the highest level of Croatian football at the beginning of 2009, aged 25, under Tomislav Steinbrückner, after Goran Todorčev got sidelined due to three yellow cards.[http://www.osijek031.com/osijek.php?topic_id=21367 NK Osijek: Kurtović ulazi na zadnjeg veznog] at Osijek 031 He remained a fixture in the first team, ever since - a strongly divisive figure, lauded by some, including his coaches[http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/234357/6/Kurtovic-Igram-pod-injekcijama-a-za-Rukavinu-sam-spreman-skociti-u-bunar Kurtović: Igram pod injekcijama, a za Rukavinu sam spreman skočiti u bunar] at Glas Slavonije<, for tenaciousness and his work rate,[http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/234357/6/Kurtovic-Igram-pod-injekcijama-a-za-Rukavinu-sam-spreman-skociti-u-bunar Kurtović: Igram pod injekcijama, a za Rukavinu sam spreman skočiti u bunar] at Glas Slavonije[http://www.cro-manager.net/volim-nogomet/nk-osijek/ NK Osijek] at cro-manager.net but dismissed by many for an alleged lack of technical abilities and proneness to errors.[http://www.cro-manager.net/volim-nogomet/nk-osijek/ NK Osijek] at cro-manager.net[http://www.nogometplus.net/nogometplusnet/tekst/TabId/98/ArtMID/508/ArticleID/1129/NK-Osijek-%C5%A1to-promijeniti-za-bolji-nastavak-sezone.aspx#.VF81H2dSeLU NK Osijek - što promijeniti za bolji nastavak sezone?] at NogometPlus He nevertheless became the team's captain in 2014, after Ivo Smoje's retirement from professional football.[http://www.glas-slavonije.hr/234357/6/Kurtovic-Igram-pod-injekcijama-a-za-Rukavinu-sam-spreman-skociti-u-bunar Kurtović: Igram pod injekcijama, a za Rukavinu sam spreman skočiti u bunar] at Glas Slavonije
References
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Category:Footballers from Osijek
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Croatian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Croatian sportsmen
Category:Croatia men's youth international footballers
Category:NK Grafičar Vodovod players
Category:HNK Vukovar '91 players
Category:Croatian Football League players
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