Ivan Vargić

Ivan Vargić
Personal information
Date of birth	15 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Osijek, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Đakovo
2005–2006	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2013	Osijek
2006–2007	→ Vukovar '91 (loan)
2008	→ Honka (loan)
2013–2016	Rijeka
2016–2020	Lazio
2018–2019	→ Anorthosis (loan)
2020–2021	Koper
2022–2024	Krk
International career
2006	Croatia U19
2007	Croatia U20
2007	Croatia U21
2014–2016	Croatia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Ivan Vargić (Croatian pronunciation: [ǐʋan ʋâːrɡitɕ]; born 15 March 1987)^[2] is a Croatian former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Krk.^[3] He had played for Slovenian club FC Koper in the years before returning to Croatia.^[4]

Club career

Osijek

Following two loans to HNK Vukovar '91 in Croatia's 2. HNL and FC Honka in Finland's Veikkausliiga, Vargić made his debut with NK Osijek in 1. HNL in April 2009. He earned 36 league caps before he left the club in 2013.

Rijeka

On 5 February 2013, HNK Rijeka announced that they have signed Vargić on a 4+1⁄2-year contract.^[5] During the 2015–16 1. HNL season, Vargić broke two Rijeka records: the longest streak without conceding a goal and goalkeeper who kept most clean sheets in one season. From 2 August 2015 to 4 October 2015, he did not concede a goal for 783 consecutive minutes, which is the second longest streak in the history of 1. HNL.^[6] During the 2015–16 1. HNL season, he conceded only 13 goals in 32 appearances, keeping 21 clean sheets. With 23 appearances, Vargić is also the club's most capped goalkeeper in Europe.

Lazio and loans

On 1 February 2016, both Croatian and Italian press reported that Lazio have signed Vargić for a fee of €2.7 million.^[7]^[8] Lazio immediately sent Vargić on loan to Rijeka until 30 June 2016.^[9]

On 3 September 2018, Vargić joined Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta on a season-long loan.^[10]

On 6 February 2020, he joined Koper in Slovenia on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.^[11] Koper activated buyout clause and he stayed in the club until June 2021.

Return to Croatia

After spending two seasons in 3rd-tier Croatian club Krk, he retired from professional football in June 2024.^[12]

International career

Vargić was a member of Croatia under-21 national team. On 12 November 2014, he made his senior national team debut in a friendly game against Argentina, entering as a substitute for Lovre Kalinić. Vargić went on to cap his national side for two more times, and the last match of his national career being against Northern Ireland in 2016.^[13]

Honours

Rijeka

Lazio

Supercoppa Italiana: 2017

References

^ ^a ^b "Ivan Vargić". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ "Ivan Vargic leaves Osijek to join Rijeka". soccerfame.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
^ Nekadašnji vratar HNK Rijeka Ivan Vargić branit će boje NK Krk - Otok-Krk (in Croatian)
^ "Hrvata podaljšala s Koprom" (in Slovenian). Siol. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ "Moja Rijeka". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ Novi List
^ "Radio Rijeka". Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ Gazzetta.it
^ "nk-rijeka.hr". Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ "Δανεισμός Ιβάν Βάργκιτς". 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ "KOPRČANI S PRESTOPNO BOMBO!" (in Slovenian). Koper. 6 February 2020.
^ https://torpedo.media/sport/foto-vratar-ivan-vargic-oprostio-se-od-profesionalnog-igranja-nije-bilo-jednostavno-donijeti-takvu-odluku-nakon-tri-desetljeca-u-nogometu
^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

External links

Ivan Vargić at Soccerway.com
Ivan Vargić at National-Football-Teams.com
Ivan Vargić at kicker (in German)
Ivan Vargić at FBref.com
Ivan Vargić at the Croatian Football Federation
Ivan Vargić at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)

[nft-1] "Ivan Vargić". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

[profile-2] "Ivan Vargic leaves Osijek to join Rijeka". soccerfame.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

[3] Nekadašnji vratar HNK Rijeka Ivan Vargić branit će boje NK Krk - Otok-Krk (in Croatian)

[4] "Hrvata podaljšala s Koprom" (in Slovenian). Siol. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

[5] "Moja Rijeka". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[6] Novi List

[7] "Radio Rijeka". Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[8] Gazzetta.it

[9] "nk-rijeka.hr". Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

[10] "Δανεισμός Ιβάν Βάργκιτς". 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[11] "KOPRČANI S PRESTOPNO BOMBO!" (in Slovenian). Koper. 6 February 2020.

[12] ttps://torpedo.media/sport/foto-vratar-ivan-vargic-oprostio-se-od-profesionalnog-igranja-nije-bilo-jednostavno-donijeti-takvu-odluku-nakon-tri-desetljeca-u-nogometu

[13] "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

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