Zlatko Tripić


Zlatko Hovland Tripić is a footballer who plays as a winger for Viking FK. Born in Croatia, he represented Norway internationally.

Club career

Tripić was born in Rijeka, Croatia to Bosnian parents. When he was 9 months old, he moved to Norway with his parents and grew up in Lyngdal, playing youth football for Lyngdal IL. During his youth he attended a lot of Start's home matches. He moved to Sirdal in August 2008, and spent the next three years as a student at Sirdal VGS football. At the same time he joined Tonstad IL, playing league football for their first team at the sixth tier of the Norwegian football league pyramid. In his last match for Tonstad, at an indoor tournament, Tripic scored the winning goal when Tonstad beat Egersund IK by 2–1 in the final. Egersund, playing at level 3, was impressed by young Tripic, and signed him only two months later. Here, he played an instrumental role as his club pushed for promotion, going top of their league in early June after Tripic scored a goal direct from a free-kick against fellow promotion chasers Brodd.
After an impressive display against Viking in a 2011 Norwegian Football Cup first-round tie, he made headlines in several Norwegian newspapers. It was thought that Viking would be his next career stop, but in a hectic summer, where he had trials at both Strømsgodset and Molde, his move to Molde was completed in August 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He only made 11 league appearances for Egersund during the four months he stayed with the club.
He made his debut in Tippeligaen for Molde, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 win against Start before he had even trained with his new teammates. The club became league champions in late October.
The next year, Tripic was loaned out to Fredrikstad FK for the last part of the 2012 season, following Etzaz Hussain's transfer the other way around.
After the 2014 season had ended, Tripic moved to German 2. Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth, signing a contract until 2017.
On 3 August 2017, Tripic signed for FC Sheriff Tiraspol.
On 21 February 2018, after his contract with Sheriff Tiraspol had been terminated, Tripić signed for Viking. In 2019, he led the club to the 2019 Norwegian Cup final as team captain. He scored the lone goal in the final, as Viking defeated Haugesund 1–0.
On 15 January 2020, Tripić signed for Turkish Süper Lig side Göztepe. On 3 May 2021, his contract with Göztepe was terminated by mutual consent.
On 7 May 2021, Tripić returned to his former club Viking, signing a five-year contract until the end of 2025. On 4 July 2024, his contract was extended until the end of 2026. Tripić was named Eliteserien Player of the Year after the 2024 Eliteserien season. In 2025 he became the first Eliteserien player to reach ten or more goals and ten or more assists three seasons in a row. On 28 November 2025, his contract was extended until the end of 2027. On 30 November 2025, Viking won the 2025 Eliteserien, the club's first league title since 1991, with Tripić as team captain. He was named in the Eliteserien Team of the Year in both 2024 and 2025.

International career

Tripic made his debut for Norway U21 in a friendly match against Netherlands U21 on 11 October 2012.

Honours

Molde
Sheriff Tiraspol
Viking
Individual