Dino Špehar

Dino Špehar
Personal information
Date of birth8 February 1994
Place of birthOsijek, Croatia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionForward
Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Istra 1961
Number14
Youth career
Osijek
2011–2013Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2011Osijek20(2)
2011–Dinamo Zagreb2(0)
2014→ Lokomotiva (loan)5(0)
2014→ Istra 1961 (loan)14(1)
National team‡
2008Croatia U141(0)
2009–2010Croatia U166(1)
2010–2011Croatia U1713(8)
2012Croatia U186(0)
2011–2013Croatia U197(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2012

Dino Špehar (born 8 February 1994) is a Croatian football forward, currently playing for Istra 1961 on loan from Dinamo Zagreb in the Prva HNL. His father is Robert Špehar, former Croatian international footballer and the ex-chairman of NK Osijek.

Club career

NK Osijek

Špehar started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Osijek. Before he signed a professional three-year contract with Osijek in October 2010, Špehar scored over 300 goals in his appearances for Osijek's youth categories.[1] He made his debut for the first team in a cup game against Šibenik on 27 October 2010, when he replaced Vedran Nikšić for the final ten minutes of the match.[2] On his first appearance for Osijek in Prva HNL, he scored his first league goal, a late equalizer against Slaven Belupo.[3] In the second leg of Croatian Cup quarter-finals against Dinamo Zagreb, Špehar scored the opening goal but Osijek lost 3–1 and was eliminated with an aggregate score 5–1.[4]

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

On 25 August 2011, it was announced that Špehar signed a seven-year contract with Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb.[5]

International career

Špehar was a part of the Croatian national Under-17 team in the qualifications for the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and scored four goals in six games. Although Croatia ended qualifications undefeated, in the elite round they finished runners-up in the group behind hosts Netherlands and failed to qualify.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Plavčić, Mario (7 October 2010). "Špehar potpisao za bijelo-plave". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. ↑ Plavčić, Mario (27 October 2010). "Osijek zasluženo dalje". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Plavčić, Mario (13 November 2010). "Špehar spasio bijelo-plave". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Plavčić, Mario (9 December 2010). "Modri potvrdili polufinale". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Dubravac, Ante (25 August 2011). "Dino Špehar potpisao za Dinamo". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Strahija, Ivana (17 November 2010). "Špehar: Ne bojim se odgovornosti". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  7. ↑ Rupnik, Borna (29 March 2011). "Pirova pobjeda mladih Hrvata". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 April 2011.

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