Ante Rukavina
Rukavina playing for Dinamo Zagreb
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Šibenik, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Šibenik | 52 | (15) |
| 2007–2008 | Hajduk Split | 35 | (9) |
| 2008–2010 | Panathinaikos | 36 | (7) |
| 2010–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | 103 | (20) |
| 2014–2015 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Viborg FF (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | Croatia U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Croatia U21 | 9 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2016. |
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Ante Rukavina (born 18 June 1986) is a retired Croatian footballer who last played for Dinamo Zagreb. He also played at Šibenik, Hajduk Split and Panathinaikos earlier in his career.
He started his career with his hometown club HNK Šibenik. He made his debut for Sibenik on 29 July 2006 under coach Ivan Pudar against Osijek, having turned 20 years old just one month earlier. After making a name for himself as one of the hottest young prospects in the 1. HNL, he moved down the Croatian coast to Split side Hajduk in a deal worth around €400k in January 2007. Over the next 18 months at Hajduk, Ante continued impressing European scouts by scoring 9 goals in 34 appearances in what was a difficult time for the Croatia giants.
On 5 July 2008, he signed for the Greek side Panathinaikos FC who saw him as a 'useful addition to their offensive lineup for the next season', considering him to be an 'impressive young prospect'. The 4-year deal was reportedly worth €2.8M. In two seasons at Panathinaikos, Rukavina managed 11 goals in 55 appearances but was ultimately judged as a flop considering his high fee and high expectations when he arrived at the Greek side.
On 26 July 2010, Rukavina returned to Croatia and signed for champions Dinamo Zagreb in a transfer worth €700,000.
He made his debut for the club on 4 August 2010 at home to Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol in the return leg of the third qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League. On 7 August 2010, he made his domestic league debut for the club in a 1-1 draw at NK Varaždin, netting the opening goal of the match in the 5th minute. Later that month, he scored a brace to give the club a 2-0 win at Hungarian Győr FC in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-offs. He went on to make five appearances in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 win at home to Villarreal on 16 September 2010. On 18 July 2012, Rukavina scored a last-minute goal against Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad in a Champions League match to help his team to a 1:1 draw. He also netted twice in the return leg held a week later, which was won in a dramatic fashion by the Croatian side by a score of 3:2.
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