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Biography
Roberto Punčec (born 27 October 1991) is a Croatian football player who plays as a defender, currently with Union Berlin. He is a Croatia youth international having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the Croatia under-16 team.
A product of Varteks youth academy, Punčec joined the first team in the 2008–09 season and had his professional debut on 2 November 2008 in a league match against Hajduk Split. He went on to appear in 27 matches for the club in his first two professional seasons with Varaždin.
After filing for arbitration to Croatian Football Federation his contract with Varaždin was terminated due to unpaid wages, and on 31 August 2011, Punčec signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In July 2012, Punčec joined Union Berlin on a season-long loan with the option to buy.
International
Punčec has been capped at every youth level for the Croatian national team, and was part of Croatia's squad at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, playing in all three of their group stage matches.