Davor Suker
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Davor Šuker | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Croatian Football Federation (President) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984 | Osijek | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Osijek | 91 | (40) |
| 1989–1991 | Dinamo Zagreb | 60 | (34) |
| 1991–1996 | Sevilla | 153 | (76) |
| 1996–1999 | Real Madrid | 86 | (38) |
| 1999–2000 | Arsenal | 22 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | West Ham United | 11 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | 1860 Munich | 25 | (5) |
| Total | 448 | (203) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987 | Yugoslavia U20 | 6 | (6) |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Yugoslavia | 2 | (1) |
| 1992–2002 | Croatia | 69 | (45) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Davor Šuker (Croatian pronunciation: [dâʋor ʃǔːker]; 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.
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