Dubravko Pavličić (28 November 1967 – 4 April 2012) was a Croatian footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career Born in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (modern Croatia), Pavličić started playing professionally for local NK Dinamo, being irregularly used over the course of three seasons. He developed into a top division player with NK Rijeka, helping it to two sixth-place finishes and one fourth in the newly founded Croatian First Football League; in the 1993–94 Croatian Cup, he scored the game's only goal in the second leg of the final, albeit in an eventual 1–2 aggregate loss.
In the 1994, summer Pavličić moved to Spain and signed for Hércules CF, in Segunda División, winning promotion to La Liga in his second year and netting a career-best six goals in 38 games in the following season, which nonetheless ended in relegation, with the player scoring in both games against FC Barcelona (3–2 win at the Camp Nou and 2–1 success at home). He stayed in the top level with UD Salamanca, dropping down a division in 1999.
In the 2000 off-season, 32-year-old Pavličić signed for Racing de Ferrol – division two – retiring at the end of the campaign. He settled in the nation subsequently, also playing amateur football for club Sporting Plaza in the Alicante area.
International career Pavličić played for Croatia for five years, gaining a total of 22 caps. His debut came on 8 July 1992 in a 1–3 friendly loss with Australia in Adelaide, and he was selected for the squad that appeared at UEFA Euro 1996, playing two group stage games (one minute against Turkey, full match against Portugal) in an eventual quarter final exit. His final international was a June 1997 Kirin Cup match against Turkey.
Previously, Pavličić was a member of the highly talented Yugoslavia under-20 team that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile, playing all the games in the tournament.
Death Pavličić died of pancreatic cancer on 4 April 2012 in Elche, aged 44.
Career statistics Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup League Cup Europe Total1986–87Dinamo ZagrebYugoslav First League1000––101987–889000––901988–8923131–403021989–9023131–40302NK Rijeka9100––911990–9126050––310 Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total1992NK RijekaPrva HNL18031––2111992–9328140––3211993–9425082––332 Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total1994–95Hércules CFSegunda División27110––2811995–9630170––3711996–97La Liga38630––4161997–98UD SalamancaLa Liga30040––3401998–9918100––1811999–00Segunda División15020––1701999–00Racing de Ferrol29200––292 Country Yugoslavia91311200801105 Croatia71111530000864 Spain18711170000020411Total34925435008040030
International International appearances Croatia national teamYearAppsGoals199230199310199430199550199680199720Total220
Honours Hércules CF Segunda División: 1995–96
Yugoslavia U-20 FIFA World Youth Championship: 1987
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