# Zlatko Dedić

Zlatko Dedić (born 5 October 1984) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward. Besides Slovenia, he has played in Italy, Germany, and Austria.

## Club career

Dedić started his football career with Koper. In 2001 he transferred to Parma, which loaned him out to Serie B clubs Empoli in the 2004–05 season and Cremonese in the second half of the 2005–06 season. He made his Serie A debut for Parma on 21 September 2005 against Roma.
Dedić joined Frosinone of Serie B in January 2007, signing a contract until June 2011. In January 2008, he was loaned to Piacenza of Serie B and was given the number 9 shirt from Daniele Cacia, who had left for Fiorentina.
After eight years in Italy, Dedić left Frosinone in July 2009 and signed with German club VfL Bochum on a contract until June 2012. In August 2011 he was loaned for one year to Dynamo Dresden.

## International career

Dedić made his debut for Slovenia on 18 August 2004 in a friendly match against Serbia and Montenegro, coming in as a substitute in the 67th minute. He scored his first goal against Poland on 6 September 2008, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match. Dedić was later instrumental in the national team's successful qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup by scoring the winning goal in the second leg of the play-off match against Russia, which ended 1–0. He has also been part of Slovenia's national youth teams, from the under-17 to under-21 sides.

## Personal life

Dedić was born in Bihać, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, and moved to Slovenia at a very young age where he spent his childhood in the village of Podgorje, near Koper, in the Slovenian Littoral.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 25 October 2013
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2000–01 | Koper | PrvaLiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Parma | Serie A | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Parma | Serie A | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Parma | Serie A | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Empoli | Serie B | 10 | 0 | | | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Parma | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | Cremonese | Serie B | 18 | 5 | | | — | — | 18 | 5 |
| 2006–07 | Parma | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | Frosinone Calcio | Serie B | 16 | 2 | | | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | Frosinone Calcio | Serie B | 16 | 4 | | | — | — | 16 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Piacenza Calcio | Serie B | 22 | 10 | | | — | — | 22 | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Frosinone Calcio | Serie B | 31 | 7 | | | — | — | 31 | 7 |
| 2009–10 | VfL Bochum | Bundesliga | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 |
| 2010–11 | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | Dynamo Dresden | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 13 |
| 2012–13 | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 11 |
| 2013–14 | Dynamo Dresden | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 248 | 58 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 266 | 67 |

### International

    Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dedić goal.
List of international goals scored by Zlatko Dedić :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 6 September 2008 | Stadion Oporowska, Wrocław, Poland | Poland | 1–1 | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification |
| 2 | 9 September 2009 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia | Poland | 1–0 | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification |
| 3 | 18 November 2009 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia | Russia | 1–0 | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification |
| 4 | 11 August 2010 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Australia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
| 5 | 8 October 2010 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Faroe Islands | 5–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 6 | 9 February 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Albania | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 7 | 15 August 2012 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Romania | 2–0 | 4–3 | Friendly match |
| 8 | 15 August 2012 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | Romania | 3–1 | 4–3 | Friendly match |