Mario Karlović

Mario Karlović
Personal information
Full nameMario Karlović
Date of birth29 May 1984
Place of birthAdelaide, Australia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionCentral Midfielder
Club information
Current team
ATM FA
Number21
Youth career
1997 – 2000SASI
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2002Adelaide City Force16(3)
2000–Adelaide Raiders (loan)7(0)
2003–2006A.S. Cittadella9(0)
2006–2007Torino F.C.0(0)
2006–2007FC Chiasso (loan)?(?)
2007–2009AS Viterbese?(?)
2009–2010Brisbane Roar6(0)
2010–2011Minangkabau F.C.18(3)
2011–2013Persebaya Surabaya (IPL)56(16)
2014Terengganu20(3)
2015-ATM FA2(0)
National team
2001Australia U-176(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mario Karlović is an Australian footballer who plays for ATM FA in the Malaysia Super League. Karlovic plays as a creative attacking midfielder but can also play as a defensive midfielder. He is known for his free kicks and creative play.

Club career

Karlović commenced his football career at Adelaide City Force signing for the NSL club as a 15 year old in 2000. During his time at the club he represented the Australian Joeys in the Under 17 World Cup Qualifiers.

He was sold to Serie B club A.S. Cittadella in 2002 after also receiving interest from AC Milan. Karlović was unable to fulfill an invitation from the Italian giants due to a foot injury. He has spent the majority of his football career playing in Italy. He previously played for A.S. Cittadella in Serie C1 before he signed for Serie A side Torino FC after interest from Internazionale and Sampdoria.[1] At Torino he was immediately loaned out to Swiss club FC Chiasso who were coached by Attilio Lombardo.[1] Upon his return from his loan spell at FC Chiasso, he encountered passport issues and signed for Serie D club AS Viterbese.

On 24 September 2009 it was confirmed by Brisbane Roar manager Frank Farina that Karlović would play for the Brisbane based club on a short term contract to cover the loss of Massimo Murdocca to injury.[2][3]

Karlović signed for Minangkabau FC in December 2010 in the Liga Primer Indonesia where he helped the club to a mid table finish scoring 3 goals from a defensive midfield position in 18 games. His performances caught the attention of champions Persebaya 1927 whom he signed for in August 2011. He joins Terengganu FA of the Malaysia Super League for the 2014 season but left the them at the end of the season as the management did not extend his one-year contract.

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