Heart bolster roster

Updated July 14, 2012 12:51:24

Former Dinamo Zagreb striker Josip Tadic has signed with Melbourne Heart for next season.

Tadic, 24, has also enjoyed stints with German outfits Bayer Leverkusen and Arminia Bielefeld, and French Ligue 1 side Grenoble Foot 38.

During's Tadic time with Dinamo Zagreb he scored 20 goals in 62 appearances as the club won three successive league titles from 2006 to 2009.

Tadic, a former Croatia under 21 representative, joins Heart's other two overseas recruits, Liberian international Patrick Gerhardt and Irish defender Steven Gray, ahead of the new season starting in October.

AFP

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First posted July 14, 2012 12:51:24

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Wanderers add imports to roster

Updated August 14, 2012 11:52:58

Fledgling A-League franchise Western Sydney Wanderers have added Croatians Dino Kresinger and Mateo Poljak to the line-up for their inaugural season as foreign imports.

Kresinger, 30, played 11 seasons in his home country as a forward for five different clubs.

Poljak, a 22-year-old midfielder, has been a member of the national under-19 side as well as spending five seasons in the Croatian league.

Both men will have their first training run with the Wanderers on Monday.

Coach Tony Popovic said in a club statement he is happy to welcome the pair.

"It's great to have the guys here, they are two guys that we have monitored for a while," Popovic said.

"Dino is someone that is the ultimate professional, he's been in the game for a long time and wants to do well in Australia.

"Mateo is very technical and he has high aspirations to perform well in Australia.

"He sees this as a great challenge for him to have and be out of his comfort zone is something that he is looking forward to."

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First posted August 13, 2012 11:45:25

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