Tomislav Božić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tomislav Božić

| fullname =

| image = Tomislav Božić.jpg

| image_size = 200

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia

| height = {{height|m=1.84}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Slaven Belupo

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 = 2002–2005

| youthclubs1 = Kamen Ingrad

| years1 = 2005–2007 | clubs1 = Kamen Ingrad | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2007–2009 | clubs2 = Široki Brijeg | caps2 = 41 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = Suhopolje | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = Cibalia | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = HNK Gorica | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012–2014 | clubs6 = Dukla Prague | caps6 = 56 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2014–2016 | clubs7 = Górnik Łęczna | caps7 = 58 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = Wisła Płock | caps8 = 21 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2017–2019 | clubs9 = Miedź Legnica | caps9 = 51 | goals9 = 0

| years10= 2019– | clubs10= Slaven Belupo | caps10= 139 | goals10= 6

| nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = Croatia U19 | nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam2 = Croatia U20 | nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2007 | nationalteam3 = Croatia U21 | nationalcaps3 = 1 |nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 1 November 2024

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Tomislav Božić (born 1 November 1987) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slaven Belupo in the Croatian First Football League. He has represented his country at youth level.

Club career

=Early career=

Božić began his professional career with the Croatian first level side NK Kamen Ingrad for whom he appeared 34 times in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 1.HNL seasons,{{cite web|publisher=1hnl.net|title=Tomislav Božić statistika|language=Croatian|url=http://www.1hnl.net/igrac.php?id=1221|accessdate=24 October 2009}} before moving abroad and joining the Bosnian side NK Široki Brijeg. In August 2009, he returned to Croatia and joined the Druga HNL side HNK Suhopolje on a free transfer. In summer 2010, Božić played on trial at the Czech club Slavia Prague, scoring in a friendly match against Plzeň but ultimately not joining the club.{{cite news|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/spartane-rozdrtili-becko-sokolova-slavia-remizovala-doma-s-plzni-p9t-/fotbal.aspx?c=A100616_182811_fotbal_min|title=Sparťané rozdrtili béčko Sokolova, Slavia remizovala doma s Plzní|language=Czech|work=idnes.cz|date=16 June 2010|accessdate=6 April 2013}} He then joined the Prva HNL side HNK Cibalia Vinkovci where he was a regular first-team member for one season. In 2011, Božić joined HNK Gorica in the Croatian Druga HNL.

=Czech Republic=

After an unsuccessful trial with Viktoria Plzeň,{{cite news|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/plzen-ziskala-prochazku-opacnym-smerem-do-mlade-boleslavi-jde-fillo-11m-/fotbal.aspx?c=A120112_182339_fotbal_mah|title=Plzeň získala Procházku, opačným směrem do Mladé Boleslavi jde Fillo|language=Czech|work=idnes.cz|date=12 January 2012|accessdate=6 April 2013}} he signed with Dukla Prague, a team newly promoted to the Czech Gambrinus liga, in January 2012.{{cite news|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/tomislav-bozic-rozhovor-dukla-cizinec-v-praze-chorvat-fotbal-pu0-/fotbal.aspx?c=A130202_1884782_fotbal_ten|title=Klidně bych se v Praze usadil natrvalo, tvrdí chorvatský duklák Božič|language=Czech|work=idnes.cz|date=3 February 2013|accessdate=6 April 2013}} In January 2013, he signed a contract extension, keeping him at Dukla until summer 2014. Božić scored his first Gambrinus liga goal for Dukla in March 2013, in the second half of a 4–0 home win against the bottom-of-the-league team České Budějovice.{{cite news|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/fotbalova-liga-21-kolo-dukla-ceske-budejovice-fzk-/fotbal.aspx?c=A130329_144110_fotbal_vl|title=Dukla - Budějovice 4:0, poslední Jihočeši nevyhráli posedmé v řadě|language=Czech|work=idnes.cz|date=29 March 2013|accessdate=6 April 2013}}

=Slaven Belupo=

On 3 July 2019, Božić joined Slaven Belupo.{{cite web|publisher=Slaven Belupo|title=Tomislav Božić novi je igrač Slaven Belupa|language=Croatian|url=https://nk-slaven-belupo.hr/tomislav-bozic-novi-je-igrac-slaven-belupa/|accessdate=9 July 2019}}

International career

Božić was capped seven times for Croatia's U-19, U-20 and U-21 national teams between 2006 and 2007.{{cite web|publisher=Hrvatski nogometni savez|title=Tomislav Božić statistike|language=Croatian|url=http://www.hns-cff.hr/?ln=hr&w=statistike&repka=U&id=35911|accessdate=24 October 2009}}

Personal life

Božić is married and has a son.

Honours

Miedź Legnica

I liga: 2017–18{{cite web |title=Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica - Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018] |url=https://gazetawroclawska.pl/miedz-legnica-awansowala-do-ekstraklasy-miedz-legnica-chojniczanka-51-wynik-relacja-zdjecia-27052018/ar/13209857 |website=gazetawroclawska.pl |access-date=8 May 2023 |language=pl |date=27 May 2018}}

References

External links

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{{Fotbal DNES|new_id=2983|old_id=3011572}}
[http://www.theplayersagent.com/profile/26810/player/tomislav_bozic Tomislav Božić] at ThePlayersAgent.com

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Požega-Slavonia County

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Croatian men's footballers

Category:Croatia men's youth international footballers

Category:Croatia men's under-21 international footballers

Category:NK Kamen Ingrad players

Category:NK Široki Brijeg players

Category:HNK Suhopolje players

Category:HNK Cibalia players

Category:HNK Gorica players