Tomislav Labudović

Croatian footballer

Tomislav Labudović
Labudović during training for Persiba Balikpapan
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Central Defender
Team information
Current team
FSG Bebra
Youth career
NK Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 NK Zagreb 120 (5)
2008–2009Šibenik (loan) 16 (0)
2009 Croatia Sesvete 18 (1)
2010 Inter Zaprešic 8 (0)
2010 Slaven Belupo 6 (0)
2011 Budapest Honvéd 3 (0)
2012–2013 Persiba Balikpapan 27 (1)
2013–2014 Pomorac 24 (2)
2014–2015 Gorica 34 (1)
2016–2019 SV 1910 Neuhof 77 (5)
2019- FSG Bebra 50 (13)
International career
2001 Croatia U-17 5
Croatia U-19
2005–2006 Croatia U-21 11
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022

Tomislav Labudović (born 25 October 1985) is a Croatian football player who plays for FSG Bebra in Germany.[1]

Club career

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

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.

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 HNK 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[2] (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. He was acquitted for the second time for alleged bribery of two traffic officers after a traffic offence in February 2009.[3]

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 Indonesian outfit Persiba Balikpapan[4] 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, where he played 25 matches and scored 2 goals. Before the season 2014/2015, he signed for HNK Gorica.

International career

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

24 September 2001. Croatia-Albania 5–2;

26 September 2001 Hungary-Croatia 1:1;

28 September 2001 Croatia-Azerbaijan 2:0;

During the 2005–06 season he played qualifying matches for the U-21 Euro for Croatia.

References

  1. ^ German career stats - FuPa
  2. ^ Dijete Zagreba Labudović u Norveškoj: Želim zaboraviti što su mi napravili u Kranjčevićevoj - Index (in Croatian)
  3. ^ Nogometaš Tomislav Labudović nije podmitio policajce - Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian)
  4. ^ Labudović preselio u Indoneziju - Sportnet (in Croatian)

External links

  • Tomislav Labudović at FBref.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Tomislav Labudović at Soccerway.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Goal for Persiba Balikpapan Season 2011/2012
  • Tomislav Labudović Promo Video Link on YouTube
  • Fieldoo Profile
  • Tomislav Labudović Profile on Croatian football federation site
  • Tomislav Labudović profile at Nogometni Magazin (in Croatian)

Newspapers

  • Contract with NK Pomorac Kostrena
  • First place in league 2013
  • New contract (2011)
  • Deal Labudović! newspapers about Tomislav Labudović (2011)
  • Tomislav Labudović transfer to fc Persiba Balikpapan (year 2011)
  • Tomislav Labudović interview for top Croatian web site index.hr (year 2009)
  • Tomislav Labudović interview for top Croatian web site index.hr (year 2010)
  • Tomislav Labudović sign in to FC Slaven Belupo (year 2010)
  • Tomislav Labudović on loan in FC Šibenik (year 2009) Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  • Tomislav Labudović in FC Zagreb (year 2009)