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

• Tippeligaen: 2011, 2012
• Norwegian Football Cup: 2013

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Moldovan National Division: 2017

Viking

• Norwegian Football Cup: 2019
• Norwegian First Division: 2018

References

1. Zlatko Tripić at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
2. Zlatko Tripić at Soccerway
3. "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.

External links

• Zlatko Tripic at Soccerway.com
• Zlatko Tripic at WorldFootball.net
• Zlatko Tripic at kicker (in German)
• Zlatko Tripic at FBref.com
• Zlatko Tripic at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
• Profile for Egersunds IK