Ivan Jolić

Ivan Jolić

Jolić playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-05-18) 18 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Livno, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Troglav	16	(8)
2002–2006	Varteks	78	(29)
2006–2007	Hapoel Tel Aviv	19	(1)
2007–2009	Interblock	40	(16)
2009–2010	Varteks	16	(4)
2010–2011	Skënderbeu	24	(4)
2011–2012	Anagennisi	11	(1)
2012	Zadar	9	(2)
2013	Solin	9	(2)
International career‡
2006	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 4 February 2012 (GMT) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:51, 27 October 2009 (GMT)

Ivan Jolić (born 18 May 1980 in Livno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Croatian retired football striker.

Jolic started playing football in his hometown in Livno NK Troglav, where he played in all young categories, for the first team he played when he was 17.

After FC Troglav, he went in one of the best organized Bosnian and Herzegovinian clubs, NK Siroki Brijeg, where he played one season, attending to return to the parent club. Professional game for FC Troglav moved him to Croatian club NK Varteks where he signed contract for four years.

Jolic played for NK Varteks from 2002 till 2006. In this period, he played in two semi-finals and two Croatian Cup finals, but club didn't win the title. In that period, Varteks was a constant participant in UEFA competitions. In the 2005-2006 season, Jolic scored 11 goals and, with Leon Benko, was one of the best league tandems. According to good performances and references, he was transferred to Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.

In May 2006, Jolić signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv. In that season, Hapoel played for the European League and, in the qualifying round, the club launched off Domzale Slovenia and Ukraine's Odesa. This placed it in the group with Paris Saint-Germain Panathainakos, Rapid Bucharest, and Young Boleslav. Hapoel took second place and reached the 1 / 16 finals of the UEFA Cup where he was eliminated by Rangers F.C. In this season, Jolic won the Israel State Cup with Hapoel.

After a season in Israel and conquered Cup, Jolić signed a contract for the ambitious club FC Interblock Ljubljana. In the two years spent in Ljubljana, Jolić won two Cups and one Supercup with NK Interblock Ljubljana. In the 2008-2009 season, the first match was played against FC Zeta. In that match, Jolić scored the first European goal in history for Interblock.

In August 2010, Jolić signed for the Albanian football club KS Skenderbeu Korce. In that season, Jolić won the title for Albania with SC Skenderbeu, which was its first title since 1933.

In August 2011, Jolić signed for the Cypriot football club FC Anagennisi Dherynia.

In July 2012, Jolić signed for the Croatian football club NK Zadar.

Jolić also played for the U-21 and A team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his senior debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an August 2006 friendly match against France in Sarajevo, coming in as a late substitute for Zvjezdan Misimović. It remained his sole international appearance.^[1]

• Hapoel Tel Aviv - Israel State Cup winner 2007
• NK Interblock Ljubljana - Slovenian State Cup 2008-2009, Slovenian Supercup 2008
• KS Skenderbeu Korce - Albanian Superliga Winner 2011

• Player profile^{[permanent dead link‍]} - PrvaLiga
• Profile & Statistics at One.co.il (in Hebrew)
• Ivan Jolić at National-Football-Teams.com
• ivanjolic.com Archived 2 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine - Ivan Jolic Official Web Site
• Youtube - Ivan Jolic Goals