Dario Jertec


Dario Jertec is a Croatian football midfielder who most recently played for Australian A-League team Western United.

Playing career

During his time in NK Varteks he was often described as a fast dribbler who always faces opponent's goal frontally. He moved to Dinamo Zagreb in the winter break of the 2006-2007 season, along with his Varteks teammate Nikola Pokrivač, but failed to establish himself as a regular at the club and in August 2007 he was sent on loan to Dinamo's league rivals HNK Rijeka until the end of the 2007-2008 season. In June 2008, he came to Hajduk Split from Dinamo Zagreb. In 2010 Jertec joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly. In July 2012 Jertec move to Qadsia SC of Kuwait for 320 thousand dollars, include the value of the penalty clause peer terminate his contract with Al-Faisaly, gets "Dario" on $100 thousand as a provider contract, while the rest of the contract value will be in picture of monthly salaries.
In July 2013 he moved to Fujairah for a one-year contract with one-year extension.
On 10 September 2019, Jertec moved to Australia, signing for newly-formed A-League club Western United FC. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jertec departed United to return to Croatia.