| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Šarić | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1999 | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| 2001 | Nueva Chicago | ||
| 2002 | NK Zagreb | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | NK Rijeka | 22 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | NK Ljubljana | 11 | (0) |
| 2005 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | - | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Politehnica Iaşi | 28 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Oţelul Galaţi | ||
| 2008–2009 | NK MIK CM Celje | 25 | (0) |
| 2010 | Toronto FC | 17 | (0) |
| 2011- | Sportivo Luqueño | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 16, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Martin Šarić (born 18 August 1979 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer of Croatian descent who currently plays for Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay.
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Šarić began his career in his native Argentina in the youth system of San Lorenzo. He went on to play for the club's reserve side before being released in 1999.[1] He went on to play for Sportivo Luqueño in Paraguay and Nueva Chicago, whom he helped return to the top flight in 2001, before moving to further his career in Europe in 2002.
He played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Croatian club NK Rijeka in 2002, played with FC Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga in 2003, and played with FC Politehnica Iaşi in Romania in 2006/2007, as well as a short spell in Israel.
Šarić played 25 matches for NK Celje in the 2008/09 season before leaving the club shortly after the beginning of the 2009/10 season. He signed with Toronto FC on March 26, 2010 after a successful trial.[2] He made his debut for Toronto FC on March 27, 2010 in a 2-0 loss to Columbus Crew. Saric scored his first goal for Toronto in a 2-1 home victory over Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League August 17, 2010.[3] After making 23 appearances and scoring 1 goal in all competitions in the 2010 season with Toronto he was released by the club on November 24.[4]
His older brother was San Lorenzo's former player, Mirko Šarić, one of big hopes of Argentine football,[5] who committed suicide in 2000.
On May 11, 2011, Saric was arrested for shoplifting in Orange County.[6] Months later Saric signed for Sportivo Luqueño in the Paraguayan Primera División.