Ivan Elez

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Ivan Elez
Personal information
Full name Ivan Elez
Date of birth 09 September 1981
Place of birth    Split, Croatia
Height 182 cm
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Slaven Belupo


* Appearances (Goals)


Ivan Elez (born 9 September 1981) is a Croatian football (soccer) player. He currently plays for Slaven Belupo as an attacking midfielder, left winger or wingback.

Elez was born in Split and started to play football in the mid-1990s at local club Omladinac, which is now known as NK Omladinac. In June 1994, he was spotted by Hajduk Split, and started his professional career by joining the club in March 1994. He played for Hajduk until 1999, and than he moved in other club "Mosor", he play for second team. After two seasons he moved in first team. That year Mosor played in Croatia second league and Elez was the best young player in the non-professional league.

After two seasons with Mosor, he left and signed with NK Uskok and he played two seasons there, with some success. In the summer 2005 Elez left NK USKOK and started to play for NK Slaven Belupo in the Croatian first division.