Zlatko Tripić

Zlatko Tripić
Tripić in 2015 with Greuther Fürth
Personal information
Full name Zlatko Hovland Tripić[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-02) 2 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Viking
Number 10
Youth career
Lyngdal
Tonstad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Egersund 20 (6)
2011–2014 Molde 39 (3)
2012 → Fredrikstad (loan) 10 (1)
2014–2015 Start 28 (6)
2015–2017 Greuther Fürth 36 (1)
2017–2018 Sheriff Tiraspol 5 (0)
2018–2020 Viking 49 (12)
2020–2021 Göztepe 42 (3)
2021– Viking 100 (34)
International career
2012 Norway U21 1 (0)
2014–2015 Norway U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024

Zlatko Hovland Tripić (born 2 December 1992) is a Norwegian-Bosnian footballer who plays as a winger for Viking FK.

Club career

Tripić was born in Rijeka, Croatia[2] to Bosnian parents.[3] When he was 9 months old, he moved to Norway with his parents[3] and grew up in Lyngdal,[3][4] playing youth football for Lyngdal IL. During his youth he attended a lot of Start's home matches.[5] He moved to Sirdal in August 2008, and spent the next three years as student at Sirdal VGS fotball. At the same time he joined Tonstad IL, playing league football for their first team at the sixth tier of the Norwegian football league pyramid. In his last match for Tonstad, at an indoor tournament, Tripic scored the winner goal when Tonstad beat Egersund IK by 2–1 in the final. Egersund, playing at level 3, was impressed by young Tripic, and signed him only two months later. Here, he played an instrumental role as his club pushed for promotion, going top of their league in early June after Tripic scored a goal direct from a free-kick against fellow promotion chasers Brodd.

After an impressive display against Viking in a 2011 Norwegian Football Cup first-round tie, he made headlines in several Norwegian newspapers. It was thought that Viking would be his next career stop, but in a hectic summer, where he had trials at both Strømsgodset and Molde, his move to Molde was completed in August 2011 for an undisclosed fee.[6][7] He only made 11 league appearances for Egersund during the four months he stayed with the club.

He made his debut in Tippeligaen for Molde, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 win against Start before he had even trained with his new teammates. The club became league champions in late October.

The next year, Tripic was loaned out to Fredrikstad FK for the last part of the 2012 season, following Etzaz Hussain's transfer the other way around.[8][9]

After the 2014 season had ended, Tripic moved to German 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth, signing a contract until 2017.[10]

On 3 August 2017, Tripic signed for FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[11]

On 21 February 2018, after his contract with Sheriff Tiraspol had been terminated, Tripić signed for Viking.[12] In 2019, he led the club to the 2019 Norwegian Cup Final as captain. He scored the lone goal in the final, as Viking defeated Haugesund 1–0.[13][14]

On 15 January 2020, Tripić signed for Turkish Süper Lig side Göztepe.[15] On 3 May 2021, his contract with Göztepe was terminated by mutual consent.[16][17]

On 7 May 2021, he returned to his former club Viking, signing a five-year contract.[18]

International career

Tripic made his debut for Norway U21 in a friendly match against Netherlands U21 on 11 October 2012.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024[2][20][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National cup[a] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Molde 2011 Eliteserien 9 1 1 0 — 10 1
2012 Eliteserien 12 0 4 0 2[b] 0 18 0
2013 Eliteserien 18 2 5 1 6[c] 0 29 3
Total 39 3 10 1 8 0 57 4
Fredrikstad (loan) 2012 Eliteserien 10 1 0 0 — 10 1
Start 2014 Eliteserien 28 6 4 2 — 32 8
Greuther Fürth 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 14 0 1 0 — 15 0
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 13 1 2 1 — 15 2
Total 36 1 3 1 — 39 2
Sheriff Tiraspol 2017 Moldovan National Division 5 0 0 0 3[d] 0 8 0
Viking 2018 Norwegian First Division 25 7 1 0 — 26 7
2019 Eliteserien 24 5 6 3 — 30 8
Total 49 12 7 3 — 56 15
Göztepe 2019–20 Süper Lig 11 0 1 1 — 12 1
2020–21 Süper Lig 31 3 2 0 — 33 3
Total 42 3 3 1 — 45 4
Viking 2021 Eliteserien 23 6 2 1 — 25 7
2022 Eliteserien 20 5 4 1 6[e] 2 30 8
2023 Eliteserien 29 13 5 2 — 34 15
2024 Eliteserien 26 10 1 0 — 27 10
Total 98 34 12 4 6 2 116 40
Career total 307 60 39 12 17 2 363 74
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Molde

Sheriff Tiraspol

Viking

References

  1. ^ a b Zlatko Tripić at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b Zlatko Tripić at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b c "Tyskland-proff innlagt med hode- og ryggskader etter fall på utested". vg.no (in Norwegian). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Zlatko (18): - Uprofesjonelt av Viking å reagere slik". vg.no (in Norwegian). 4 August 2011.
  5. ^ Jørgensen, Pål W. (9 November 2013). "– Hadde vært interessant med Star". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  6. ^ "EIK og Molde enige om Tripic-overgang". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 2 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Zlatko Tripic klar for Molde FK" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Zlatko Tripic til FFK". fredrikstadfk.no (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Tripic i bytte for Hussain". f-b.no (in Norwegian). Fredriksstad Blad. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  10. ^ "Fürth verpflichtet Tripic" [Fürth signs Tripic] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürt. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Добро пожаловать, Златко". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Zlatko Tripic valgte Viking". vikingfotball.no (in Norwegian). 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. ^ Grieg Sander, Christian (8 December 2019). "Tripic helten i cupfinalen" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  14. ^ Lie, Fredrik (8 December 2019). "Kapteinen ble helt da Viking vant cupfinalen" (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Zlatko Tripic Göztepe'mizde". www.goztepe.org.tr (in Turkish). Göztepe S.K. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  16. ^ Blaker, Espen; Brandsnes, Håkon (3 May 2021). "Bekreftet ferdig i Tyrkia – nærmer seg Viking" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  17. ^ Nilssen, Stig; Flygind, Kjetil (3 May 2021). "Zlatko Tripic ferdig i Göztepe – skriver 5-års kontrakt med Viking". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  18. ^ Flygind, Kjetil (7 May 2021). "Nå har Tripic signert femårskontrakten med Viking". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Banket Nederland" (in Norwegian). Farsunds Avis. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Zlatko Tripić". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB.