Marko Babić

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Marko Babić
Personal information
Full name	Marko Babić
Date of birth	January 28, 1981 (1981-01-28) (age 27)
Place of birth	Osijek, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left Midfielder / Left Wingback
Club information
Current club	Real Betis
Number	17
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2000 2000–2007 2007–	NK Osijek Bayer Leverkusen Real Betis	16 (0) 144 (13) 8 (0)
National team2
2002-	Croatia	49 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Marko Babić (born January 28, 1981 in Osijek) is a Croatian footballer currently playing for La Liga club Real Betis.

[edit] Bayer Leverkusen

Babić made his debut with NK Osijek where he spent 3 seasons. In 2000, the young midfielder completed his move to Bayer Leverkusen where he joined the German outfit's Croatian contingent. He played for the club during their loss to Real Madrid in the 2002 Champions League final.

[edit] Real Betis

Real Betis presented the player to the press and fans on July 17, 2007. Early reports suggested he had signed on a free transfer as his contract had ended, however, club president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera was quick to note that Betis purchased the player for €12,000,000. On July 23 Babić made his Betis debut in a friendly game against CD San Fernando. His competitive debut came in the La Liga season against Recreativo de Huelva on 26 August.Early this year Betis rejected a 9,000,000 pound move to Portsmouth.

[edit] Croatia

He made his Croatian national team debut in May 2002 against Hungary. Babić was part of the Croatian roster at Euro 2004, but did not play in any games. He played all three games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, stationed as a left wing-back in a 3-5-2 formation. He was a surprise omission from Slaven Bilić's Euro 2008 squad.

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v • d • e Croatia squad - UEFA Euro 2004 1 Vasilj • 2 Tokić • 3 Šimunić • 4 Tomas • 5 Tudor • 6 Živković • 7 Rapaić • 8 Srna • 9 Dado Pršo • 10 Niko Kovač • 11 Šokota • 12 Butina • 13 Šimić • 14 Neretljak • 15 Leko • 16 Babić • 17 Klasnić • 18 Olić • 19 Mornar • 20 Rosso • 21 Robert Kovač • 22 Bjelica • 23 Didulica • Coach: Otto Barić

v • d • e Croatia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Pletikosa • 2 Srna • 3 Šimunić • 4 Robert Kovač • 5 Tudor • 6 Vranješ • 7 Šimić • 8 Babić • 9 Dado Pršo • 10 Niko Kovač • 11 Tokić • 12 Didulica • 13 Tomas • 14 Modrić • 15 I. Leko • 16 J. Leko • 17 Klasnić • 18 Olić • 19 N. Kranjčar • 20 Šerić • 21 Balaban • 22 Bošnjak • 23 Butina • Coach: Z. Kranjčar

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