Drago Gabrić
Signing a contract with Trabzonspor in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Drago Gabrić | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Orkan Dugi Rat | |||
| 1996–2005 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2003–2004 | → Omiš (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Hajduk Split | 70 | (13) |
| 2005 | → Solin (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2006 | → Novalja (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Trabzonspor | 25 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | → MKE Ankaragücü (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Hajduk Split | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Rijeka | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Domžale (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Zadar (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2015 | Koper | 5 | (0) |
| 2017- | Junak Sinj | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Croatia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Croatia | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2010 |
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Drago Gabrić (born 27 September 1986 in Split) is a Croatian football midfielder. He is a versatile player, able to play on the both sides of the field. His father, Tonči Gabrić, is a former Hajduk Split and Rijeka player and a Croatian international goalkeeper.
Gabrić made his 1. HNL debut on 16 September 2006 in a home match against Varaždin, replacing double goalscorer Josip Balatinac in the 80th minute. Varaždin again proved to be a favoured opponent for Drago, with his first Hajduk goal coming against the same side on 17 March 2007. He scored two further goals by the end of that season, one against Međimurje and the other against Zagreb.
When Robert Jarni was appointed as head manager of Hajduk, Gabrić became a more prominent member of the first team, managing 23 appearance in the 2007–08 season. His side struggled, though, as they finished in fifth place in the league, 30 points behind league champions and fierce rivals Dinamo Zagreb. Under Jarni, Gabrić played in a variety of positions al across the midfield and even occasionally in defence.
After Jarni resigned, Gabrić blossomed under the management of both Goran Vučević and Ante Miše, with both managers using Drago in a more advanced role either as a right or left winger or even as a number 10 behind the striker. This improved his scoring return, with the player netting eight times in 30 league games in the 2008–09 season. In December 2008, Drago signed a new three and a half year deal with the club worth a rumoured amount of €180,000 annually. He also receive the Heart of Hajduk Award as a result of his performances in the 2007–08 season.
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