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Branimir Hrgota (Croatian pronunciation: [branimir xr̩gota]; born 12 January 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth.

Branimir Hrgota

Hrgota with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Branimir Hrgota
Date of birth	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Greuther Fürth
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2008	IK Tord
2008–2011	Jönköpings Södra IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Jönköpings Södra IF	39	(28)
2012–2013	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	8	(2)
2012–2016	Borussia Mönchengladbach	69	(7)
2016–2019	Eintracht Frankfurt	35	(5)
2019–	Greuther Fürth	97	(35)
National team‡
2011–2012	Sweden U19	9	(3)
2012–2015	Sweden U21	14	(3)
2014–	Sweden	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 14 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:09, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Jönköpings Södra IF

Hrgota started his career as a youth player in lower league side IK Tord which he combined with competing in karate. In 2008, he made the decision to give up martial arts and transferred to second division team Jönköpings Södra IF. He made his debut with the first team in 2011 and became the league top scorer that season, netting 18 goals in 25 games.[1] After the season Hrgota received the Player of the Year award from the club supporters.[2] Several clubs were interested in buying him after his successful debut year but Hrgota decided to stay with Jönköpings Södra so that he could finish school in the spring.[3] He went on to score 10 goals in 14 games the following season before moving to Germany in the summer.[4]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 4 July 2012, he completed his move to the German club Borussia Mönchengladbach. He made his Bundesliga debut against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim as 74th-minute substitute, replacing Mike Hanke. On 11 May 2013, he made the first eleven for the first time against 1. FSV Mainz 05. He made a big impact on the game scoring a hat-trick. His first ever Bundesliga goal was a converted penalty five minutes before half-time. In the second half he scored two more goals, both with his left foot. After 85 minutes he was substituted for Lukas Rupp. On 15 June 2016, it was announced that Hrgota would join fellow Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt on a three-year contract.

Eintracht Frankfurt

Hrgota scored in his first goal in the game in a 4–3 penalty shoot-out victory against 1. FC Magdeburg in the DFB-Pokal on 21 August 2016. On 20 December 2016, before the winter break, he scored a brace in a 3–0 win over 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga. Despite failing to score in the semi-final cup tie away from home against his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach on 25 April 2017, Hrgota slotted home the winning penalty in the shoot-out which Eintracht Frankfurt won 7–6, having drawn the game 1–1 in normal time.

Greuther Fürth

On 7 August 2019, Hrgota joined Greuther Fürth on a two-year deal.[5] On 12th of February 2022, Hrgota's opener against Hertha Berlin, after 27 seconds, was the fastest goal in that season.

International career

Hrgota was eligible to play national team football for Sweden, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Croatia U21 coach Ivo Šušak contacted him during the fall of 2012 in an attempt to bring Hrgota over to his team.[6] However, in the summer of 2014, prior to Sweden's game against Austria in the UEFA European Championship qualifiers, Hrgota was called up to, and accepted to join, the Sweden national team.[7] On March 16, 2022 Hrgota was selected for the World Cup Qualifier playoff 2022 against the Czech Republic and Poland, but did not get playing time.

Personal life

Hrgota was born in Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War. His parents are ethnic Croats. The family moved to Sweden when Branimir was a child, settling in Jönköping.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2022[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jönköpings Södra IF	2011	Superettan	25	18	2	0	—		27	18
	2012	Superettan	14	10	0	0	—		14	10
	Total		39	28	2	0	0	0	41	28
Borussia Mönchengladbach II	2012–13	Regionalliga West	8	2	—		—		8	2
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2012–13	Bundesliga	13	3	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	3
	2013–14	Bundesliga	30	2	1	0	—		31	2
	2014–15	Bundesliga	17	2	3	2	10[lower-alpha 2]	8	30	12
	2015–16	Bundesliga	9	0	1	2	0	0	10	2
	Total		69	7	5	4	14	8	88	19
Eintracht Frankfurt	2016–17	Bundesliga	28	5	2	1	—		30	6
	2017–18	Bundesliga	6	0	2	0	—		8	0
	2018–19	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		35	5	4	1	0	0	39	6
Greuther Fürth	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	32	10	0	0	—		32	10
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	31	16	3	0	—		34	16
	2021–22	Bundesliga	34	9	1	1	—		35	10
	Total		97	35	4	1	—		101	36
Career total			248	77	15	6	14	8	277	91

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2014	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt

• DFB-Pokal: 2017–18

Sweden U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

Individual

• Superettan top scorer: 2011

References

External links

• Branimir Hrgota at SvFF (in Swedish)

На других языках

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[de] Branimir Hrgota

Branimir Hrgota (* 12. Januar 1993 in Zenica, Bosnien und Herzegowina) ist ein schwedischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer und dreimalige A-Nationalspieler steht bei der SpVgg Greuther Fürth unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Branimir Hrgota

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[es] Branimir Hrgota

Branimir Hrgota (Zenica, Bosnia y Herzegovina, 12 de enero de 1993) es un futbolista sueco de ascendencia croata que juega como delantero en el SpVgg Greuther Fürth de la 1. Bundesliga y para la selección de fútbol de Suecia.

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[fr] Branimir Hrgota

Branimir Hrgota, né le 12 janvier 1993 à Zenica en Bosnie-Herzégovine, est un footballeur international suédois. Pouvant évoluer au poste d'attaquant ou de milieu offensif, il joue actuellement avec le Greuther Fürth.

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[it] Branimir Hrgota

Branimir Hrgota (Zenica, 12 gennaio 1993) è un calciatore svedese, attaccante del Greuther Fürth.

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[ru] Хргота, Бранимир

Бранимир Хргота (швед. Branimir Hrgota; род. 12 января 1993[1][2], Зеница, ФБиГ) — шведский футболист, нападающий немецкого клуба «Гройтер Фюрт».

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