Matija Katanec

Matija Katanec
Katanec playing for Mezőkövesd in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Varaždin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
–2007 Varteks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Varteks
2008–2009 Croatia Sesvete 14 (0)
2010 ND Gorica 0 (0)
2010 → Varaždin (loan) 2 (0)
2011 ASK Baumgarten 15 (2)
2011 Podravina
2012 Varaždin 2 (0)
2012–2013 Gradina 13 (1)
2013–2014 Radnik Bijeljina 42 (5)
2014–2015 Zrinjski Mostar 14 (0)
2015 Spezia 0 (0)
2015–2016 HNK Gorica 4 (0)
2016–2018 Zrinjski Mostar 51 (3)
2018–2022 Mezőkövesd 85 (1)
2020 → Zalaegerszeg (loan) 9 (0)
2020 Mezőkövesd II 2 (0)
2022–2023 Varaždin 2 (0)
2023–2024 Politehnica Iași 29 (1)
International career
2005–2006 Croatia U16 2 (0)
2006 Croatia U17 1 (0)
2008 Croatia U19 2 (0)
2010 Croatia U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2024

Matija Katanec (born 4 May 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Career

Born in Varaždin, Katanec kicked off his career with local club Varteks and was promoted to the senior side in 2007.[citation needed] In July 2008, he was released by the club. After having represented Sesvete in the Croatian top tier, he moved abroad, signing for Slovenian club Gorica. On 1 November 2010, he returned to Varteks, renamed NK Varaždin a few months earlier, on loan.

On 3 February 2011, Katanec joined Austrian non league club Baumgarten. On 1 March 2013, he moved to Bosnian club Radnik after a stint with Gradina of the same country. After a single season with the club, he joined Zrinjski. He featured for the club in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round match against Slovenian club Maribor.

After having made 69 appearances for the Bosnian clubs, Katanec switched clubs and countries, signing for Italian Serie B club Spezia on 20 January 2015. However, he failed to make any appearance for the Italian side and hence subsequently joined Croatian second-tier club Gorica in September till the end of the season.

On 29 December 2015, Katanec returned to Bosnian club Zrinjski, penning a deal which would keep him in the club till 1 July 2018. On 17 January 2018, he moved to Hungarian club Mezőkövesdi SE.

Honours

Podravina

Radnik Bijeljina

Zrinjski Mostar

Politehnica Iași

References

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  6. ↑ "Matija Katanec i Oliver Petrak novi igrači". HSK Zrinjski's official website. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Zrinjski odigrao bez golova s Mariborom, odluka pada u uzvratu". Jabuka. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Un mancino per la difesa di Bjelica, ecco Matija Katanec". Cittadella Spezia. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mercato: per la difesa ecco Matija Katanec". Spezia's official website. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Matija Katanec giocherà in Croazia, sei mesi con l'HNK Gorica". Cittadellaspezia. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "HŠK Zrinjski: Matija Katanec i službeno Plemić". Hercegovina. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Matija Katanec iz Zrinjskog prešao u Mezőkövesd [Matija Katanec from Zrinjski went to Mezőkövesd]" (in Bosnian). Klix. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.