Dražen Gović

Dražen Gović
Personal information
Date of birth	29 April 1981
Place of birth	Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death	16 February 2022 (aged 40)
Place of death	Šibenik, Croatia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2002	Mosor
2002–2004	Zadar
2004–2007	Šibenik
2007–2008	Mouscron
2008–2009	Šibenik
2009–2010	Brunei DPMM
2010	Brantford Galaxy
2010	Šibenik
2013	Šibenik
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dražen Gović (29 April 1981 – 16 February 2022) was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Gović began his career in 2000 with NK Mosor in the Croatian Second Football League. In 2002, he played in the highest level of football in Croatia in the Croatian First Football League with NK Zadar. In 2004, he signed with HNK Šibenik and played a total of 63 matches and recorded 12 goals.^[1] He had a stint with R.E. Mouscron in Belgium, and went overseas to play with Brunei DPMM FC in the S.League.^[2] In 2010, he went to Canada to sign with Brantford Galaxy of the Canadian Soccer League.^[3] On 5 July 2010, he was transferred back to Šibenik in order to assist the club in their UEFA Europa League run.^[4]

He died in a car accident near Šibenik on 16 February 2022, at the age of 40.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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