Matija Katanec (born 4 May 1990) is a Croatian footballer who plays for Romanian Liga I club Politehnica Iași mainly as a central defender.

Career

Born in Varaždin, Katanec kicked off his career with local club Varteks and was promoted to the senior side in 2007. In July 2008, he was released by the club. After having represented Sesvete in the Croatian top tier, he moved abroad, signing for Slovenian club Gorica. On 1 November 2010, he returned to Varteks, renamed NK Varaždin a few months earlier, on loan.

Matija Katanec

On 3 February 2011, Katanec joined Austrian non league club Baumgarten. On 1 March 2013, he moved to Bosnian club Radnik after a stint with Gradina of the same country. After a single season with the club, he joined Zrinjski. He featured for the club in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round match against Slovenian club Maribor.

Matija Katanec

After having made 69 appearances for the Bosnian clubs, Katanec switched clubs and countries, signing for Italian Serie B club Spezia on 20 January 2015. However, he failed to make any appearance for the Italian side and hence subsequently joined Croatian second tier club Gorica in September till the end of the season.

Matija Katanec

On 29 December 2015, Katanec returned to Bosnian club Zrinjski, penning a deal which would keep him in the club till 1 July 2018. On 17 January 2018, he moved to Hungarian club Mezőkövesdi SE.

Honours

Podravina

Treća HNL – East: 2010–11

Radnik Bijeljina

Republika Srpska Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14

Zrinjski Mostar

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2015–16, 2016–17

Politehnica Iași

Liga II: 2022–23

References

External links

1990 births

Footballers from Varaždin

Living people

Men's association football defenders

Croatian men's footballers

Croatia men's youth international footballers

NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players

NK Croatia Sesvete players

ND Gorica players

OFK Gradina players

FK Radnik Bijeljina players

HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players

Spezia Calcio players

HNK Gorica players

Mezőkövesdi SE footballers

Zalaegerszegi TE players

NK Varaždin (2012) players

FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players

Croatian Football League players

Austrian Regionalliga players

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players

First Football League (Croatia) players

Nemzeti Bajnokság I players

Liga II players

Croatian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia

Expatriate men's footballers in Austria

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria

Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Expatriate men's footballers in Italy

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy

Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary

Expatriate men's footballers in Romania

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania