Zoran Ratković
{{short description|Croatian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zoran Ratković
| fullname = Zoran Ratković
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|12|31}}
| birth_place = Belišće, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
| height = {{height|m=1.75|abbr=on}}
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = -1989
| youthyears2 = 1989-1993
| youthyears3 = 1993-1997
| youthclubs1 = Podravac Bistrinci
| youthclubs2 = Belišće
| youthclubs3 = Hajduk Split
| years1 = 1996–2000 | clubs1 = Hajduk Split | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2000–2007 | clubs2 = Cibalia | caps2 = 135 | goals2 = 24
| years3 = 2007 | clubs3 = Eintracht Braunschweig | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = Samobor | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 2008 | clubs5 = Međimurje | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2008–2009 | clubs6 = Trogir | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2009–2019 | clubs7 = Belišće | caps7 = 146 | goals7 = 79
| nationalyears1 = 1993 |nationalteam1 = Croatia U-14
| nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1994 |nationalteam2 = Croatia U-15
| nationalcaps2 = 1 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1994–1995 |nationalteam3 = Croatia U-16
| nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 1994 |nationalteam4 = Croatia U-17
| nationalcaps4 = 2 |nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 1997 |nationalteam5 = Croatia U-18
| nationalcaps5 = 1 |nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 1995–1997 |nationalteam6 = Croatia U-19
| nationalcaps6 = 5 |nationalgoals6 = 0
| nationalyears7 = 1998 |nationalteam7 = Croatia U-20
| nationalcaps7 = 2 |nationalgoals7 = 0
| pcupdate = 23 April 2012
| ntupdate = 23 April 2012
}}
Zoran Ratković (born 31 December 1978) is a retired Croatian football player.
Career
Ratković was born in Belišće. He started playing at Podravac Bistrinci, moved to NK Belišće at the age of 11.[https://sportskikod.com/ispunio-sam-svoj-san-u-hajduku/ Zoran Ratković: Ispunio sam svoj san u Hajduku] at Sportski Kod At the age of 14, he was scouted by and moved to Hajduk Split.[https://100posto.jutarnji.hr/sport/bio-je-kapetan-pletikosi-balabanu-ja-sam-svoj-san-ostvario-a-i-sad-se-najezim-kad-se-sjetim-jednog-telefonskog-poziva LEGENDA HNL-A IGRA I U PETOM DESETLJEĆU ŽIVOTA Bio je kapetan Pletikosi, Balabanu: 'Svoj sam san ostvario u Hajduku, a i sad se naježim kad se sjetim jednog telefonskog poziva!'] at 100posto.jutarnji.hr After eight years Hajduk Split, Ratković moved to Cibalia in 2000.
In 2007, he was signed by German 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig during the winter break. The club was at the bottom of the league at the time, and brought in 11 new players to prevent relegation. However, results did not improve and Braunschweig made the drop to the third division. Ratković left Germany again, after having played only three league games during his brief stay,{{cite web| url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/ratkoviczoran/2007/ | title = Zoran Ratković | access-date = 23 April 2012 | publisher = fussballdaten.de | language = de}} and returned to Croatia.
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Osijek-Baranja County
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Croatian men's footballers
Category:Croatia men's youth international footballers
Category:HNK Hajduk Split players
Category:Eintracht Braunschweig players
Category:Croatian Football League players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:First Football League (Croatia) players
Category:Second Football League (Croatia) players
Category:Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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