▁Hoff en heim , ▁a ▁third - div ision ▁Region all iga ▁Süd ▁side ▁with ▁strong ▁amb itions ▁of ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Bundes liga . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁with ▁the ▁club , ▁he ▁scored ▁nine ▁goals ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁Region all iga ▁Süd ▁matches , ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁only ▁finished ▁fourth ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season , ▁two ▁places ▁below ▁the ▁promotion ▁ranks . ▁ ▁International ▁Mar ić ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁short ▁international ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁international ▁debut ▁in ▁Cro atia ' s ▁friendly ▁match ▁against ▁Hung ary ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁international ▁goal ▁in ▁Cro atia ' s ▁ 1 – 0 ▁away ▁victory ▁over ▁Roman ia ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁match ▁played ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 ▁season , ▁he ▁also ▁made ▁five ▁appearances ▁for ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁the ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁qual ifying ▁and ▁scored ▁once ▁as ▁he ▁n ett ed ▁the ▁third ▁goal ▁in ▁their ▁ 4 – 0 ▁home ▁victory ▁over ▁Belg ium ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁His ▁last ▁international ▁match ▁was ▁Cro atia ' s ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁qual ifier ▁against ▁Est onia ▁on ▁