Footballers that have Croatian national heritage - diaspora

Two Australians of Croatian heritage came in Croatia to play fo Hajduk Split in this season.

Ljubo Milicevic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubo_Miličević

Steven Peter Luštica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Lustica

Croatian Australian Socceroos

Zeljko Adzic
Zlatko Arambasic
Mark Babic
Zeljko Babic
Yaka Banovic
Paul Bilokapic
Mark Bosnich
Oliver Bozanic
Vic Bozanic
Marco Bresciano
Branko Buljevic
Ante Covic
Jason Culina (C)
Eugene Galekovic
Steve Horvat (C)
Mile Jedinak
Ante Juric
Frank Juric
Zeljko Kalac (C)
Steve Kokoska
Eddie Krncevic (C)
Tony Krslovic
Andrew Marth
Frank Micic
Ljubo Milicevic
Ante Milicic
Branko Milosevic
Ante Moric
Jason Petkovic
Michael Petkovic
Tom Pondeljak
Tony Popovic
Ivo Prskalo
Ivo Rudic
Wally Savor
Josip Skoko (C)
Anthony Šerić
Matthew Spiranovic
Mark Talajic
Dario Vidosic
Mark Viduka (C)
Billy Vojtek
Robert Zabica
Ruben Zadkovich
David Zdrilic
Ned Zelic

 

Updating the list of footballers that have or maybe have Croatian heritage:

Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica:

Chilean Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud - Dobud is croatian last name, origin from Dubrovnik, Croatia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Seymour

Peruvian Renzo Sheput (Šeput) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renzo_Sheput

Argentinian Pablo Andrés Abdala Kovasevic - (Kovašević or Kovačević) - last name Abdala is of Palestinian origins.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Abdala

Chilean Pablo Herceg - http://dreamfoot.net/player/Pablo_Herceg

Argentinian Agustín Vuletich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agustín_Vuletich

Diego Armando Maradona - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona

"His maternal great-grandfather Mateo Kariolić was born in Korčula, Dalmatia, today's Croatia (possibly then in the Austrian Empire), and emigrated to Argentina, where Maradona's grandmother Salvadora was born. Salvadora named her daughter Dalma after the Croatian region, after whom Maradona named his eldest daughter."

Argentinian Juan Elías Yustrich - (Justrić) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Yustrich

Costarican José Rafael ¨Fello¨ Meza Ivancovich (Ivanković) - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Rafael_¨Fello¨_Meza_Ivancovich

Chilean Nicolás Miroslav Perić Villarreal - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Peric

Chilean Marko Andrés Biskupovic Venturino - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Biskupovic

Chilean Milovan Petar Mirošević Albornoz - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milovan_Mirosevic

Argentinian José María Buljubasich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_María_Buljubasich

Chilean Lukas Nicolás Tudor Bakulic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukas_Tudor

Chilean Andrés Patricio Oroz Peñaloza - maybe Croatian, you can find last name Oroz in Croatia, but also in Spain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrés_Oroz

Chilean José Luis Jerez Cerna - Cerna is maybe Croatian last name, Cerna is small place in Croatia, region Slavonia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Luis_Jerez

Chilean Jaime Lopresti Travanic - (Travanić).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Lopresti

Chilean Alejandro Vrsalovic (Vrsalović) - http://www.soccermanager.com/player.php?pid=23955

Sebastián Karl Siminic (Šiminić, Siminić) - spanish version http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastián_Karl

Yerko Darlic (Jerko Darlić) - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerko_Darlic

Augusto Mulanovich - Mulanović. He was president of Peruvian club Alianza Lima (1945–50, 1961–72).

Peruvian Marko Gustavo Ciurlizza Rodríguez - maybe Croatian, Ciurlizza is maybe changed from Ćurlica and he has also Croatian name Marko. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Ciurlizza

Juan J. Loayza Sivirichi - maybe Croatian (Sivirić)

Peruvian Guillermo Tomasevich (Tomašević) - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Tomasevich

Chilean Leandro Delgado Plenkovich (Plenković) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Delgado

Chilean Ivo Alexis Basay Hatibovic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Basay

Chilean Branko Nicolas Koscina Rojas - Košćina http://www.anfp.cl/anfp2/planteles.php?id_equipo=24

Chilean Omar Alexis Petraello Cucoch Flores - Kukoč.

http://www.mybestplay.com/players/soccer-defense-alexisomarflorescucoch-petraello-34333ii3.html

Chilean Alejandro Daniel Reyes Soldan -

Uruguay player Gustavo Badell - maybe Croatian, Badel or Badelj -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Badell_(Uruguayan_footballer

Brazilian Leonardo Drugovich - Drugović - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Drugovich

Argentinian Alfredo Grelak - maybe Croatian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Grelak

Argentinian Juan Carlos Kopriva - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Carlos_Kopriva

Argentinian Gastón Bojanich (Bojanić) - [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFjLUh9WpDQ"]‪gaston bojanich‬‏ - YouTube[/ame]

Argentinian Daniel Gojmerac - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Gojmerac

Argentinian Patricio Germán Margetic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricio_Margetic

Argentinian Daniel Ruben Biloš - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Bilos

Argentinian Dario Cvitanich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darío_Cvitanich

Argentinian Leonardo Pisculichi - Piškulić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Pisculichi

Argentinian Martin Šarić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Šarić

Costarican woman María Alejandra Ordóñez Lucovich (Luković) works in management of football club Puntarenas in Costa Rica.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntarenas_F.C.

Argentinian Silvio Marcos Dulcich (Dulčić) - player of FC Aurora, Bolivia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Dulcich

Argentinian-Mexican Andrés Carevic Ghelfi - Carević
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrés_Carevic

Mexican Víctor Manuel Vucetich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Víctor_Manuel_Vucetich

Darko Vukić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darko_Vukić

Argentinian Silvio Rudman - maybe Croatian, manager of FC Lobos de la BUAP in Mexico.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobos_de_la_BUAP

Mexican Pablo Metlich Ruiz - maybe Croatian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Metlich

Argentinian Jorge Luis Luján Gabrich Cinalli - Gabrić.
http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Gabrich

Argentinian Iván César Gabrich - brother of Jorge Luis Lujan gabrich Cinalli.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iván_Gabrich

Uruguay - Galileo Galilei Percovich Lopes - Perković.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Percovich

Peruvian Luis Percovich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Lions

Argentinian Hugo Hernán Maradona "El Turco" - brother of Diego Armando Maradona - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Maradona

MLS - USA&Canada:

Mike Matkovich (Matković) - http://www.nscaa.com/subpages/20070316131917620.php

Ante Razov - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Razov

Mario Maric - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Marić

Josip Mikulić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Mikulić

Tyler Deric - Derić - maybe Croatian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Deric

Seth Sinovic - maybe Croatian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Sinovic

Ante Jazić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Jazić
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ante-jazic/profil/spieler_2927.html

Croatian-Serbian Perica Marošević - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perica_Marošević

Nick Robert Dasovic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Dasovic

Boris Jerkunica - owner and chairman of Atlanta Silverbacks Park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Jerkunica

Nenad Žigante - management of Carolina Railhawks

Danish Serbo-Croatian Nikola Sarić http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Sarić

Patrick Mitrovich - Mitrović, maybe Croatian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Eagles

Nikola Katic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Katic

Adam Gazda - maybe Croatian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Gazda

Ljubomir Kocic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_United

Sean Sikich - maybe Croatian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akron_Summit_Assault

Tyler Vukoder - maybe Croatian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Colorado_Foxes

Miroslav Cabrilo - maybe Croatian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Fury

Mario Maric - maybe Croatian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Voltage

Andro Hrkac - Croatian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Voltage

Goran Hunjak - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goran_Hunjak

 

Croatian Australian Socceroos, part II.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_Australian

Mate Dugandžić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_Dugandzic

Croatian New Zealenders

Ivan Vuksich - Chairman of Auckland City Football Club
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_City_FC

In the same club there are also:

Daniel Koprivcic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Koprivcic

Ivan Robert Vicelich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Vicelich

Ryan Majstrovic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawke's_Bay_United

 

Croatian footballers that had or have influence in Switzerland:

Tomislav Puljic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomislav_Puljić

Dejan Sorgic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_Sorgić

Marijan Urtic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Luzern

Stipe Matic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipe_Matić

Marinko Jurendic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinko_Jurendic

Croatian-Australian: Ljubo Milicevic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubo_Milicevic

Stjepan Kukuruzovic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stjepan_Kukuruzović

Josip Drmic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Zürich

Jurica Jerković: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jure_Jerković

Zlatko Čajkovski: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatko_Čajkovski

Miroslav Blazevic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Blažević

Boris Smiljanić: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Smiljanić

Davor Landeka: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davor_Landeka

Antun Pogačnik: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antun_Pogačnik

Argentine-Croatian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Knez

Mladen Petric: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mladen_Petrić

Ivan Rakitic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Rakitić

Mario Gavranović: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Gavranović

 

Bryan Paul Gerzičić: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Gerzicich

 

Luciano Pocrnjic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Pocrnjic

Nicolás Marquevich: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_El_Porvenir

Emiliano Dudar: maybe Croatian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Dudar

Fabián Cancelarich: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabián_Cancelarich

Nicolás Pavlovich: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolás_Pavlovich

Marcos Litre: maybe Croatian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Olimpo

Simón Fredotivich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atlético_Vélez_Sársfield#Other_noted_players

Horacio Bidevich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atlético_Vélez_Sársfield#Other_noted_players

Mariano Esteban Uglessich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Uglessich

 

Croatian - Australian football players:

Antun Kovacic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antun_Kovacic

Ryan Filipovic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Tomislav Uskok - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Josip Magdić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Magdic

Josip Kozic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Josip Franjic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Adam Zilic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Matthew Hrastov - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Filip Vulic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Ivan Pavleka - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

David Kustura - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Mario Petrovic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Mateo Perkovic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Anthony Boras - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Stefan Baricevic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Branko Milosevic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branko_Milosevic

Mark Talajic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Josip Biskic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Biskic

Mark Silic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Ivan Kelic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Kelic

Vlado Vanis - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlado_Vanis

Vinko Buljubasic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinko_Buljubasic

Oliver Pondeljak - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Steve Horvat - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Horvat

Joe Caleta - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Caleta

Vedran Janjetović - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedran_Janjetovic

Michael Cindric - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_United

Ricky Perinich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_United

Antony Golec - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Golec

Daniel Rezo - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_United

Ben Vidaic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Vidaic

Mark Rudan - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rudan

Ivan Bosnar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Bosnar

Eddy Bosnar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Bosnar

Milan Bosnar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Bosnar

Ante Tomislav Moric - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Moric

Petar Markovic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_United

Ante Tomić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Tomić_(footballer_born_1991)

Tomislav Mijic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_United

Luka Glavaš - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Glavas

Krešimir Marušić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kresimir_Marusic

Damir Grganovic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Ante Kovacevic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Kovacevic

Vilson Knezevic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Knights

Tom Pondeljak - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Pondeljak

Josip Bačak - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bacak

Richie Luksic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_FC

Branko Čulina - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branko_Čulina

Mario Šimić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Šimić

Ivan Maric - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Maric

Ivan Franjic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Franjic

Ante Milicic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Milicic

Dario Bodrušić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Bodrušić

Tomislav Milardovic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomislav_Milardovic

Mislav Saric - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimi_Saric

Tomislav Tomich - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommi_Tomich

Ante Rožić - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Rožić

Petar Franjic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Franjic

Andrija Jukic - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrija_Jukic

Mirjan Pavlović - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirjan_Pavlovic

List of Croatian football clubs in Australia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Croatian_football_clubs_in_Australia

 

Uruguay footballer Luis Alberto Barbat Hudema - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Barbat

Barbat sounds like Croatian last name, because on island Rab exists place named Barbat.