Playing position Name Goran Kartalija Years Team Role Football player | 1985-1988 FK Vrbas Height 1.81 m Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1966-01-17) January 17, 1966 (age 49) Place of birth Kljajicevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Goran Kartalija (Cyrillic: Горан Карталија; born 17 January 1966) is a Yugoslav and Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Kljajićevo, Kartalija made his senior debut with Vrbas, spending three seasons at the club (1985–1988), before moving to Vojvodina. He was a member of the team that won the 1988–89 Yugoslav First League. In the summer of 1991, Kartalija moved abroad to Austria and signed with Wiener Sport-Club. He later switched to LASK Linz in the 1993 winter transfer window, spending the following four and a half years at the club. In the 1997–98 season, Kartalija played for French club Nice, before returning to Austria.
At international level, Kartalija represented Austria, earning four caps for their national team between 1996 and 1997.