▁the ▁Second ▁Bundes liga ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁another ▁Second ▁Bundes liga ▁side ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Stutt g arter ▁K ick ers . ▁ ▁He ▁subsequently ▁spent ▁four ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁K ick ers ▁team ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁from ▁the ▁beginning . ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁club , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁top ▁goals cor er ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Bundes liga ▁with ▁ 2 1 ▁goals ▁scored ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁matches ▁and ▁pract ically ▁saved ▁the ▁club ▁from ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁division ▁as ▁his ▁ 2 1 ▁goals ▁were ▁almost ▁a ▁half ▁of ▁all ▁goals ▁scored ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Bundes liga ▁that ▁season ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁narrow ly ▁avoided ▁re leg ation ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 5 th - place ▁finish . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁season , ▁he ▁also ▁helped ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁surprising ly ▁reach ▁the ▁semif inals ▁of ▁the ▁D FB - P okal , ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁ 2 – 1 ▁to ▁Bundes liga ▁side ▁Wer der ▁Bre men ▁in ▁extra ▁time . ▁In ▁four ▁seasons ▁with ▁Stutt g arter ▁K ick ers , ▁Mar ić ▁made ▁ 1 1 2 ▁Second ▁Bundes liga ▁appearances ▁and ▁scored ▁ 4 2 ▁goals ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁a ▁half ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁Mar ić ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁leave ▁Stutt g