After the departure of coach Slavin Bilic, Beijing Guoan still retained the team's "lattice elements" - the 25-year-old Croatian striker Marco Dabro switched from Lokomotiv Zagreb to the "Royal Foresters" for a transfer fee of 1 million euros and signed a four-year contract. Although in terms of fame and resume, Dabro is far inferior to Irmaz and Bakambu in the "Golden Dollar Period", the Croatian striker, known as the "left-foot Milito", is still worthy of the expectations of Beijing fans.
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On March 28, 1997, Marco Dabro was born in the small city of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia, although the permanent population of the city is less than 30,000, but the football has deep roots, not only cultivating football stars like Blanco Karačić (a well-known coach) and Ivan Boshniako (former Croatia international), but also a professional club named Sbalia, who has been playing in Croatia's top league for a long time; it is in this strong atmosphere that Dabro has become acquainted with football. And showed quite a talent.
In 2006, Dabro officially joined the academy of The Sparria club, and in the following seven years, he scored more than 100 goals at all levels of the echelon, becoming a veritable "genius killer".
D'Abro posed in front of the Chelsea shirt
On March 30, 2013, D'Abro, who had just celebrated his 16th birthday, was included in the league squad for the first time by then-team coach Miroslav Boyko. In the away defeat to Split, Dabro came on as a substitute for Mazarovic in the 80th minute, and at the age of 16 years and 2 days, he became the youngest debutant in the history of The League of Liga - a record that no one has broken to this day.
Soon, Dabro received invitations from domestic powerhouses Split Hayduk and Dinamo Zagreb, and even some of Europe's top giants were in direct contact with the Sbaria club: "We have received formal invitations from Fiorentina and have also had direct contact with Roma, Parma and Juventus. Chelsea and Liverpool also want him and are very active, with Bayern Munich and Monaco awaiting negotiations", coinciding with the financial crisis for Sbaria and then sporting director Dratzen Perner was not opposed to the move of D'Abro.
Dabro
After months of tug-of-war, Florence finally had the last laugh in the scramble for d'Abro. Although the weight of the club cannot be compared with the top giants such as Liverpool, Chelsea and Bayern, the "Purple Lily" is the most sincere, not only sending scouts to watch Dabro's friendly matches at the club and his game in the U17 national youth team, but also directly paying a transfer fee of 800,000 euros.
In fact, at that time, Dabro was not fully prepared to play abroad, because the incident was sudden, and he did not even have time to consult his parents. Considering the financial situation of the parent team and the influence of the five major leagues, Dabro still chose to sign the transfer contract.
In the summer of 2013, Dabro joined Fiorentina with the aura of a "genius shooter", although he did not immediately enter the first team sequence, but after a series of media reports, the pressure and attention he carried was far beyond his reach. Under pressure, Dablo's development gradually deviated from the right track, and was eventually abandoned by the "Purple Lily".
Dabro was the main centre-forward of croatia's national youth team
After this, Dabro returned to Croatia in disgrace, and due to the long lack of experience in high-intensity competition, his "second entry" in Sbaria and his performance in Gorica could only end in failure. At the lowest point of his career, he even committed himself to the Slovenian league.
As a former "proud son of heaven", Dabrow inevitably had to struggle with a huge psychological gap, but fortunately, he did not give up on himself. In the 2020/21 season, Dabro scored 30 goals in 32 appearances for Biello Bourdo, winning the top scorer in the Second Division with a huge advantage, and Osijek manager Nenad Bjelica was eager to sign him immediately: "Dabro is a talented player who can help the team a lot even if he comes to the top flight. "In addition, some teams from Poland have also become interested in Dabro.
D'Abro played in the Second Division
Once again at a critical point in his career, Dabrow was no longer hesitant and nervous: "I'm ready to take the next step, I know I can compete at a higher level, it's completely realistic for me. As far as my personal wishes are concerned, I hope to play for some of the strongest teams in the first division, and if there is no such opportunity, I tend to play abroad, and I want to get myself better experience. ”
As Dabrow wished, he eventually joined the Zagreb Lokomotiv team known as the "Dynamo Satellite Team", and his good personal condition was extended. Under head coach Zambraya, Dabro is basically in the main position, scoring 13 goals in 27 games, ranking third in the top scorers list. If you look at goal efficiency (1 goal per 69 minutes), he is even better than the top two Livaya and Delmić.
Dabro
Some Croatian media pointed out that the domestic banja Zagreb Dinamo is ready to sign Tablo at the end of the season, including some teams from Germany and Austria also asked agent Andy Barra for a price, but before the end of the season, Beijing Guoan invested 1 million euros to sign Dabrow from Lokomotiv Zagreb.
Dabro
For Chinese fans accustomed to big deals, maybe the 1 million euros is not worth mentioning, but it is important to know that in the history of Lokomotiv Zagreb, Dabro is already the fourth-highest-selling player, behind Rocko Simic (4 million euros, Salzburg), Gelbic (3.5 million euros, Atletico Madrid) and Uzuni (1.8 million euros, Ferenc City). Judging by the quality of Lokomotiv Zagreb, Dabro is totally worth looking forward to!