Davor Šuker

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1968 (58 years old)
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Osijek

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Davor Šuker (Croatian pronunciation: ( listen); born 1 January 1968) is a retired Croatian footballer and the current president of the Croatian Football Federation, a position he has held since July 2012. He played as a striker for a number of European clubs as well as for the Croatia national team, where he is the all-time top scorer with 45 goals.

Šuker was born in Osijek. He began his footballing career in his hometown, playing for the local first division team NK Osijek as a 16-year-old. During his final season there, he became the league's top goal scorer. He signed for a bigger club, Dinamo Zagreb in 1989. The war in Croatia halted a promising season for the 21-year-old, eventually resulting in Šuker's move to Sevilla in 1991.

In La Liga, Šuker was highly regarded, showing consistent form with Sevilla and being amongst the top goal scorers for consecutive seasons. He signed with Real Madrid five years later, and was again amongst the league's top scorers, which helped Madrid claim the Liga title, the Supercup trophy and win the UEFA Champions League during his tenure there.

His move to Arsenal turned out to be a disappointment, as he managed to only rarely find his goal scoring form, but distinguished himself in the Gunners' UEFA Cup final berth in 2000. He concluded his career with shorter spells at West Ham United and in Germany, where he played for 1860 Munich.

The crowning moment of Šuker's career was the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, where he became the top goal scorer and won the Golden Boot by scoring six goals in seven matches and also won Silver Ball as the second-best player of tournament, behind Ronaldo. His goal-scoring prowess proved instrumental as the Croatians surprisingly took third place, upsetting a strong Germany side, in their debut World Cup as an independent country. Croatia did not lose a single match in which Šuker scored prior to the semi-final loss to eventual champions France.

Named as Croatia's Golden Player for the UEFA 2003 Jubilee anniversary, he came third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 1998, and is also on the FIFA 100 list of the top 125 greatest footballers, the only Croatian on the list.

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FIFA World Cup Golden Boot	Croatia	1998
FIFA Club World Cup	Real Madrid	1998
UEFA Champions League	Real Madrid	1997-1998
Spanish Supercopa de Espana	Real Madrid	1997
Spanish La Liga	Sevilla	1996-1997

Milestones

UEFA European Championships Player Of The Match	Croatia	1996-06-16

Former Youth Teams

Osijek	1984	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Osijek	1984-1989	Permanent	-	-
Dinamo Zagreb	1989-1991	Permanent	-	-
Croatia	1990-2002	International	-	-
Yugoslavia	1990-1991	International	-	-
Sevilla	1991-1996	Permanent	-	-
Real Madrid	1996-1999	Permanent	-	-
Arsenal	1999-2000	Permanent	-	-
West Ham	2000-2001	Permanent	-	-
Munich 1860	2001-2003	Permanent	-	-