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Jan 01, 1968 Osijek, Osijek Baranja County, Croatia 56 years old
Croatian footballer
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- Davor Šuker (Croatian pronunciation: [dâ?or ?u?ker] (listen); born 1 January 1968) is a Croatian former footballer and the current president of the Croatian Football Federation, a position he has held since July 2012.
- During his playing career, Šuker featured as a striker.
- Šuker began his footballing career in his hometown for local first division team NK Osijek as a 16-year-old.
- During his final season with the club, he became the league's top goal scorer.
- He made the move to sign for Dinamo Zagreb in 1989.
- The Croatian War of Independence halted a promising season for the 21-year-old, eventually resulting in Šuker's move to Spanish club Sevilla in 1991. In La Liga, Šuker was highly regarded, showing consistent form with Sevilla and being consecutively amongst the division's top goal scorers.
- He signed with Real Madrid five years later, and was again amongst the league's top scorers.
- While at the Santiago Bernabéu, he helped Madrid claim the Liga and UEFA Champions League titles as well.
- A move to Arsenal saw him distinguish himself throughout their run to the UEFA Cup final of 2000.
- He then had a spell with West Ham United, then closed his career playing for German side 1860 Munich.
- The crowning moment of Šuker's career was the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, where he won the Golden Boot by scoring six goals in seven matches.
- He also won the Silver Ball as the second-best player of tournament, behind Ronaldo.
- His goal-scoring feats proved instrumental in the Croatians winning the bronze medal in their debut World Cup.
- Croatia did not lose a single match which Šuker scored in prior to their 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.
- He is also on the FIFA 100 list of great footballers, as the only Croatian on such.
- Šuker is also Croatia's all-time top scorer with 45 goals altogether.
- He is generally regarded as the greatest Croatian striker of all time.
