Tomislav Labudović

Tomislav Labudović

Labudović during training for Persiba Balikpapan
Personal information
Date of birth25 October 1985
Place of birthZagreb, Croatia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing positionCentral Defender
Club information
Current team
HNK Gorica
Number19
Youth career
NK Zagreb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005NK Zagreb29(1)
2005–2006NK Zagreb18(0)
2006–2007NK Zagreb29(4)
2007–2008NK Zagreb24(0)
2008–2009NK Zagreb/NK Šibenik(loan)11(0)
2009–2010NK Croatia Sesvete/NK Inter Zaprešic16(0)
2010–2011NK Slaven Belupo10(0)
2011–2012Persiba Balikpapan30(1)
2013/2014NK Pomorac Kostrena25(2)
2014/2015HNK Gorica23(1)
National team
2001Croatia U-175
Croatia U-19
2005–2006Croatia U-2111
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Tomislav Labudović (born 25 October 1985) is a Croatian football player who plays for NK Gorica in Croatia.

Club career

Labudović started his football career at NK Zagreb in the Croatian First Division.

During 2001 he was standard player of Croatian national team U-17. He played three qualifying matches for Euro U-17 with the results:

24.9.2001. Croatia-Albania 5–2;

26.09.2001 Hungary-Croatia 1:1;

28.09.2001 Croatia-Azerbaijan 2:0;

Between 2004 and 2009, under the guidance of Miroslav Blažević and Mile Petković, he established himself as a young player of great potential and talent, as a leader in the game, who knows how to score a goal and assist, and enrolled in 125 appearances for Croatian First Division with his 23 years.

During 2004–05 season he scored five goals in five games in a row and became a standard player in "Player of the round2.During the 2005–06 season he played qualifying matches for the U-21 Euro for Croatia.

In summer 2008, NK Zagreb refused an offer from Turkish club MKE Ankaragücü and Israeli club FC Ashdod and offered Labudović a new contract which he refused. The club put him to the bench. In winter 2009, Labudović was loaned out to NK Šibenik (Croatian First Division) playing 10 matches.

On 31 August 2009, last day of the transfer window, Labudović terminated his contract with NK Zagreb and Croatia Sesvete (Croatian First Division), where he played eight games. He left the club at the end of the year because of the club's financial collapse.

In 2010, he joined NK Inter Zaprešić where he played at a high level eight matches under the guidance of coach Ilija Lončarević, and he was again standard in "Player of the round".

In 2011, he joined Persiba Balikpapan on a one-year contract for season 2011–12. Labudović played 30 matches and scored one goal.

In 2013, he moved to NK Pomorac Kostrena,played 25 matches and scored 2 goals.

Season 2014/2015 signed for HNK Gorica.

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