Stefan Marinovic
{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}
{{For|the printer|Stefan Marinović (printer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stefan Marinovic
| image = Stefan Marinovic.jpg
| caption = Marinovic at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
| height = 1.91 m{{Cite web|title=Stefan Marinovic profile|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/stefan-marinovi|website=whitecapsfc.com|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
| currentclub = TSV Grünwald
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Waitakere United
| years1 = 2009–2012
| clubs1 = SV Wehen Wiesbaden II
| caps1 = 36
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2012
| clubs2 = SV Wehen Wiesbaden
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = FC Ismaning
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013–2014
| clubs4 = 1860 Munich II
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = SpVgg Unterhaching II
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014–2017
| clubs6 = SpVgg Unterhaching
| caps6 = 70
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| caps7 = 32
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2019
| clubs8 = Bristol City
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2019–2021
| clubs9 = Wellington Phoenix
| caps9 = 33
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2021–2022
| clubs10 = Hapoel Nof HaGalil
| caps10 = 28
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2022–2023
| clubs11 = Hapoel Tel Aviv
| caps11 = 18
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2024–
| clubs12 = TSV Grünwald
| caps12 = 5
| goals12 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U20
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2023
| nationalteam2 = New Zealand
| nationalcaps2 = 30
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 28 January 2025
| nationalteam-update = 28 January 2025
}}
Stefan Tone Marinovic ({{langx|hr|Stefan Tone Marinović}}, {{IPA|sh|stêfaːn tǒːne marǐːnoʋitɕ|pron}}) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German Bayernliga club TSV Grünwald.
Club career
Born in New Zealand to Croatian parents,Marinovic attended Auckland private school, Kings College. In 2005, he won the New Zealand Nike Cup. In 2008, Marinovic was selected for the New Zealand under-19 schoolboys national team for its tour of Austria. He received trials from clubs such as Everton FC, FC Zürich and FC Schalke 04, but they all failed, and so he joined Waitakere United. He reached the national final with United, but they lost 6–0 to Canterbury.
In mid-2009, he graduated from the Wynton Rufer Soccer School of Excellence, created to help talented players earn trials overseas.
Marinovic was spotted by German club, SV Wehen Wiesbaden, in the 3. Liga at that time, and he signed a professional contract with them. He was the third choice goalkeeper during the 2010–11 season, and played with the U23 team. He made his professional debut for Wiesbaden on 27 April 2010 in an away game to league leaders Erzgebirge Aue when Marc Birkenbach was injured after 30 minutes. The game finished 2–2.{{cite web|url=http://www.wiesbadener-kurier.de/sport/lokalsport/fussball/8819270.htm |title=Wiesbadener Kurier - SVWW beendet die Heimsieg-Serie von Spitzenreiter Erzgebirge Aue |publisher=Wiesbadener-kurier.de |date=27 April 2010 |access-date=12 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502061218/http://www.wiesbadener-kurier.de/sport/lokalsport/fussball/8819270.htm |archive-date=2 May 2010 |url-status=dead}} When Michael Gurski was signed, he again became the third choice keeper, only being used for the U23 team.
In 2013, Marinovic left Wiesbaden and joined FC Ismaning and then 1860 Munich reserves, making one appearance at each club. In 2014, Marinovic signed with German Regionalliga club SpVgg Unterhaching, playing an important role in their promotion to the 3. Liga in his final season.
On 21 July 2017, Marinovic signed with MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC after impressing with the national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2017/07/21/whitecaps-fc-add-new-zealand-international-keeper-stefan-marinovic|title=Whitecaps FC add New Zealand international keeper Stefan Marinović|date=21 July 2017|access-date=30 October 2017}} He was released by Vancouver at the end of their 2018 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2018/11/26/vancouver-whitecaps-exercise-option-to-keep-reyna-ditch-marinovic.html|title=Vancouver Whitecaps exercise option to keep Reyna, ditch Marinovic | The Star|website=thestar.com|date=26 November 2018}}
On 7 March 2019, Marinovic signed for EFL Championship side Bristol City until the end of the 2018–19 season, covering for injured goalkeepers Frank Fielding and Niki Mäenpää.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/keeper-marinovic-signs-until-season-end/|title=Keeper Marinovic signs until season end|website=Bristol City|date=7 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=7 March 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47488117|title=Bristol City sign Stefan Marinovic with Frank Fielding to miss rest of season|date=7 March 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}} He was released by Bristol City at the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48188225|title=Frank Fielding & Eros Pisano among Bristol City departures|date=7 May 2019|access-date=8 May 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}
On 6 June 2019, Marinovic signed a two-year contract with A-League club Wellington Phoenix.{{cite news |title=Wellington Phoenix sign All Whites goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/113254398/wellington-phoenix-sign-all-whites-goalkeeper-stefan-marinovic |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |date=6 June 2019}}
International career
In 2011, Marinovic made two appearances for the New Zealand U20 national team at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Colombia.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/teams/team=1889463/squadlist.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930205327/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/teams/team=1889463/squadlist.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2007 |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 - New Zealand - Squad List |publisher=FIFA.com |access-date=20 December 2011}}
On 8 March 2015, Marinovic was called into the senior New Zealand national team to play a friendly against South Korea by coach Anthony Hudson.{{cite news|title=New-look All Whites squad named for Korea trip|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/267987/new-look-all-whites-squad-named-for-korea-trip|access-date=18 April 2015|work=Radio New Zealand|date=8 March 2015}} He made his debut in the match in Seoul on 31 March, playing the full 90 minutes, and has since established himself as the No.1 stopper for New Zealand. On his debut, he conceded a penalty kick, but saved it, eventually conceding the only goal of the game by Lee Jae-sung in the 86th minute.{{cite news|title=Late winner hurts All Whites|url=http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/late-winner-hurts-all-whites/|access-date=18 April 2015|publisher=New Zealand Football|date=31 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430033440/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/late-winner-hurts-all-whites/|archive-date=30 April 2017}}
Career statistics
{{updated|1 June 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|SV Wehen Wiesbaden
|rowspan="2"|3. Liga |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010–11
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|SV Wehen Wiesbaden II
|rowspan="2"|Regionalliga Süd |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2010–11
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2011–12
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| FC Ismaning
|rowspan="2"|Regionalliga Bayern |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1860 Munich II
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| SpVgg Unterhaching II
|Bayernliga Süd |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|SpVgg Unterhaching
|3. Liga |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|rowspan="2"|Regionalliga Bayern |31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2016–17
|30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!70 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|2017 |rowspan="2"|Major League Soccer |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018
|24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Bristol City
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Wellington Phoenix
|rowspan="2"|A-League |27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Hapoel Nof HaGalil
|rowspan="2"|Israeli Premier League |28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!212 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 225 | 0 |
Honours
SpVgg Unterhaching
New Zealand U20
New Zealand
Individual
- OFC Nations Cup Golden Glove: 2016{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/88347470/all-whites-keeper-stefan-marinovic-training-with-wolves-in-england|title=All Whites keeper Stefan Marinovic training with Wolves in England|website=Stuff.co.nz|date=12 January 2017|access-date=23 April 2020}}
- IFFHS OFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/934 |title=IFFHS MAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 |work=IFFHS |date=31 January 2021 }}
- IFFHS Oceania Men's Team of All Time: 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1150 |title=IFFHS ALL TIME OCEANIA MEN'S DREAM TEAM |publisher=IFFHS |date=14 June 2021 |access-date=23 December 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIFA player|336340|Stefan Marinovic}}
- {{soccerway|stefan-marinovic/85012}}
{{New Zealand squad 2016 OFC Nations Cup}}
{{New Zealand squad 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marinovic, Stefan}}
Category:New Zealand people of Croatian descent
Category:New Zealand men's association footballers
Category:Association footballers from Auckland
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:SpVgg Unterhaching players
Category:SV Wehen Wiesbaden players
Category:TSV 1860 Munich II players
Category:Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
Category:Bristol City F.C. players
Category:Wellington Phoenix FC players
Category:Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players
Category:Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Israeli Premier League players
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