Dino Špehar

Dino Špehar

Personal information
Date of birth	8 February 1994 (1994-02-08) (age 17)
Place of birth	Osijek, Croatia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Dinamo Zagreb
Number	26
Youth career
	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–2011	Osijek	20	(2)
2011–	Dinamo Zagreb	0	(0)
National team‡
2008	Croatia U14	1	(0)
2009–2010	Croatia U16	6	(1)
2010–	Croatia U17	13	(8)
2011–	Croatia U19	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Dino Špehar (born 8 February 1994 in Osijek) is a Croatian football forward, currently playing for Dinamo Zagreb in the Prva HNL. His father is Robert Špehar, former Croatian international footballer and the ex-chairman of NK Osijek.

Club career

NK Osijek

Špehar started his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Osijek. Before he signed a professional three-year contract with Osijek in October 2010, Špehar scored over 300 goals in his appearances for Osijek's youth categories.^[1] He made his debut for the first team in a cup game against Šibenik on 27 October 2010, when he replaced Vedran Nikšić for the final ten minutes of the match.^[2] On his first appearance for Osijek in Prva HNL, he scored his first league goal, a late equalizer against Slaven Belupo.^[3] In the second leg of Croatian Cup quarter-finals against Dinamo Zagreb, Špehar scored the opening goal but Osijek lost 3–1 and was eliminated with an aggregate score 5–1.^[4]

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

On 25 August 2011, it was announced that Špehar signed a seven-year contract with Croatian powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb.^[5]

International career

Špehar was a part of the Croatian national Under-17 team in the qualifications for the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and scored four goals in six games. Although Croatia ended qualifications undefeated, in the elite round they finished runners-up in the group behind hosts Netherlands and failed to qualify.^[6][7]

References

1. ^ Plavčić, Mario (7 October 2010). "Špehar potpisao za bijelo-plave" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/405165/nogomet-1-hnl/spehar-potpisao-za-bijelo-plave. Retrieved 7 February 2011. 
2. ^ Plavčić, Mario (27 October 2010). "Osijek zasluženo dalje" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/406417/nogomet-kup/osijek-zasluzeno-dalje. Retrieved 7 February 2011. 
3. ^ Plavčić, Mario (13 November 2010). "Špehar spasio bijelo-plave" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/407385/nogomet-1-hnl/spehar-spasio-bijelo-plave. Retrieved 7 February 2011. 
4. ^ Plavčić, Mario (9 December 2010). "Modri potvrdili polufinale" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/408866/modri-potvrdili-polufinale. Retrieved 5 April 2011. 
5. ^ Dubravac, Ante (25 August 2011). "Dino Špehar potpisao za Dinamo" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/423326/nogomet-1-hnl/dino-spehar-potpisao-za-dinamo. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
6. ^ Strahija, Ivana (17 November 2010). "Špehar: Ne bojim se odgovornosti" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/intervju/407542/nogomet-1-hnl/spehar-ne-bojim-se-odgovornosti. Retrieved 5 April 2011. 
7. ^ Rupnik, Borna (29 March 2011). "Pirova pobjeda mladih Hrvata" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/415066/nogomet-reprezentacija/pirova-pobjeda-mladih-hrvata. Retrieved 5 April 2011. 

External links

• Dino Špehar at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
• Dino Špehar at Transfermarkt.de
• Dino Špehar international stats at the Croatian Football Federation website

Persondata
Name	Spehar, Dino
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	8 February 1994
Place of birth	Osijek, Croatia
Date of death
Place of death