Mirko Hrgović


Mirko Hrgović is a retired Croatia-born Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer, who is currently an assistant coach at Sheriff Tiraspol. He last played for Croatian club NK Zadar.

Club career

NK Široki Brijeg

Hrgović, who is an ethnic Croatian, decided to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina after his games went unnoticed in Croatia. Hrgović decided to take Bosnia and Herzegovina nationality while playing for the Bosnian-Herzegovinian club NK Široki Brijeg and take up the call by Blaž Slišković. Hrgović has played for NK Posušje and NK Široki Brijeg in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gamba Osaka and JEF United Chiba in J1 League, VfL Wolfsburg in German Bundesliga, Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb in 1.HNL.

NK Dinamo Zagreb

On 18 July 2008, Hrgović signed a three-year contract. His move, albeit not directly from Hajduk to Dinamo, has stirred quite a controversy among both Hajduk and Dinamo fans. While Hajduk fans tend to see the move as a treason to their beloved club, Dinamo fans cannot forgive the physical altercation between Hrgović and a couple of them that occurred seven months earlier during the national futsal competition. Graffiti against Hrgović and death threats have been registered.

Greuther Fürth

On 17 July 2009, he signed a two-year contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth and was released on 25 November 2009.

NK Široki Brijeg

After his release in November 2009 by SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Hrgović signed in March 2010 a contract with his former club NK Široki Brijeg.

International career

He started his career with the Bosnian-Herzegovinian national team in 2003. He played as a standard player during Blaž Slišković's reign as national coach. After Slišković's resignation in 2006, he played under new coach Fuad Muzurović and later on for Meho Kodro. When Miroslav Blažević became coach, he was dropped for several games because he was not playing well for his club. His move to Greuther Fürth proved to be a good one as he was called back to represent Bosnia in the last World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Estonia and Spain.

Career statistics

Club

National team

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 September 2006Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali2–15–2Euro 2008 qualifier
2.13 October 2007Olympic Stadium, Athens1–12–3Euro 2008 qualifier