Josip Golubar (born 4 March 1985) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for NK Podravina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josip Golubar | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Krkanec, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Podravina | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Varteks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–2005 | Nedeljanec | ||
| 2005–2006 | Sankt Michael | ||
| 2008 | Neuberg | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Stegersbach | 15 | (5) |
| 2009–2012 | Varaždin | 66 | (5) |
| 2012 | RNK Split | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Zavrč | 56 | (18) |
| 2014–2015 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Zavrč | 17 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Varaždin | 17 | (9) |
| 2017 | Lučko | 7 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Varaždin | 41 | (7) |
| 2019 | Valour FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | SV Neuberg | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Varteks | ||
| 2021- | Podravina | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 6 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Golubar played at youth level with hometown club Varteks (later renamed Varaždin).[1] He spent much of his early senior career in the Austrian Landesliga.[2]
In 2008, Golubar signed with Austrian Regionalliga club SV Stegersbach.[2] He made 15 appearances that season, scoring five goals.[2]
In 2009, Golubar returned to Croatia and signed with First League side Varaždin, near his home town.[3]
On 14 July 2011, Golubar made his European debut in the Europa League second qualifying round against Moldovan side Iskra-Stal.[4] He went on to make four Europa League appearances that season, scoring one goal.[3]
In winter 2012, Golubar signed with RNK Split.[2][3]
In summer 2012, Golubar signed with Slovenian Second League side Zavrč.[2][3] In his first season in Slovenia, he made 24 appearances and scored 13 goals, tying Amer Krcić for top scorer in the league.[3][5] Zavrč won the league that season and earned promotion to the PrvaLiga.[5]
In the 2013–14 PrvaLiga, Golubar made 32 appearances for Zavrč, scoring five goals, and helping the club to a fifth-place finish, missing out on a Europa League spot by five points.[3]
In summer 2014, Golubar signed with Olimpija Ljubljana.[3] He would make a total of thirteen league appearances for Olimpija before leaving the club in September 2015.[3]
Shortly after leaving Olimpija, Golubar returned to Zavrč for a second spell, making 17 league appearances and scoring four goals that season.[3]
In summer 2015, Golubar returned to Croatia and signed with Varaždin for a second spell, this time in the Third League.[6]
Midway through the 2016–17 season, Golubar left Varaždin to sign with Croatian Second League club Lučko.[3] Over the remainder of the season, he made seven league appearances and scored two goals.[3]
After Varaždin earned promotion to the Croatian Second League, Golubar re-signed again on 6 July 2017.[6] In the 2017–18 season he made 29 league appearances, scoring four goals, and scored the lone goal in Varažin's 1–2 Croatian Football Cup loss to Cibalia.[3] He helped Varaždin to a second-place finish in the Croatian Second Football League, earning a spot in the promotion playoff against Istra 1961, which they lost 3–2 on aggregate.[3]
On 23 January 2019, Golubar and Varaždin agreed to the mutual termination of his contract so that he could pursue opportunities abroad.[7]
On 14 February 2019, Golubar signed with new Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[2] Golubar only got to play in three games for Valour during the 2019 Canadian Premier League season due to sustaining a season ending injury early on.[8] On 29 November 2019, the club announced that Golubar would not be returning for the 2020 season.[9]
On 21 January 2020, Golubar signed with his former club SV Neuberg, now playing in the Burgenland 2. Liga Süd of the Austrian 2. Landesliga.[10]
Zavrč
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