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Balaban failed to find any form for Aston Villa, making just nine appearances, seven as a substitute, in two and a half years. He was loaned back to Dinamo Zagreb for the 2002–03 season, scoring 15 times in 24 appearances. In
December 2003, Aston Villa released Balaban from his contract and he signed
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in a 4–1 victory on 24 March 2001. He was also in the
Croatia squad at the final 2002 World Cup tournament, but spent all three group matches on the bench. He subsequently did not appear in any matches for Croatia between February 2003 and August 2004, missing the entire
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Croatia won 7-0. Coming on as a substitute an hour into the match, and with Croatia 5–0 up, Balaban subsequently scored the fastest-ever goal by a single player for the Croatia national team, scoring just 20 seconds after coming onto the pitch.
551:. Balaban stated he would miss Brugge very much and he had a wonderful time at the club. He earned the nickname amongst Brugge fans of "Super Bosko", due to him scoring four times in one match and scoring at an average of 0.5 goals per match.
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In the 2004–05 season, Balaban scored 25 goals in 24 appearances for Club Brugge; in the 2005–06 season, he scored 27 goals in 30 games for Brugge. In August 2007, Balaban went back to Dinamo after Brugge had bought the top scorer
538:, Balaban disputed this, arguing that Aston Villa never gave him an opportunity to play: "If you’re a club that throws big money at signings and then doesn’t let them actually play, the jokes should really be at your expense."
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and appeared in 97 matches between 1995 and 2000, scoring a total of 21 goals. During the 1999–2000 season, he was the top scorer of his team with 15 goals and attracted the attention of another
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on 3 September 2005. He was also a squad member at the 2006 World Cup finals, but once again spent all three group matches on the bench.
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2582:"Forgotten Premier League star Bosko Balaban JAILED for failing to pay child support to Miss Croatia ex-wife"
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563:. He had to pay a fine of 100KN (around €14).
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2450:"JOE's Forgotten Footballers: Boško Balaban"
474:(born 15 October 1978) is a Croatian former
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595:on 14 February 2012, Selangor winning 2–1.
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657:dropped Balaban, along with teammates
3758:Croatian expatriate men's footballers
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2476:Zulhilmi Zainal (14 February 2012).
2362:Fifield, Dominic (4 December 2003).
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2531:"Irfan ikat bekas peledak Croatia"
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2682:at Croatian Football Statistics (
2604:"Boško Balaban Dinamo statistics"
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2332:Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002).
482:. Balaban also played for the
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2584:. Talksport. 15 November 2023
2499:K. RAJAN (15 February 2012).
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2185:
2170:
2160:
2159:7 October 2006
2157:
2153:
2152:
2147:
2144:
2138:
2123:
2113:
2110:
2106:
2105:
2099:
2095:
2094:
2089:
2086:
2080:
2065:
2055:
2052:
2048:
2047:
2044:
2038:
2023:
2013:
2010:
2006:
2005:
2002:
1996:
1981:
1971:
1968:
1964:
1963:
1957:
1953:
1952:
1946:
1942:
1941:
1936:
1933:
1927:
1912:
1902:
1899:
1895:
1894:
1889:
1886:
1880:
1865:
1855:
1854:16 August 2000
1852:
1848:
1847:
1844:
1841:
1838:
1835:
1832:
1829:
1822:
1819:
1816:
1815:
1812:
1809:
1805:
1804:
1801:
1798:
1794:
1793:
1790:
1787:
1783:
1782:
1779:
1776:
1772:
1771:
1768:
1765:
1761:
1760:
1757:
1754:
1750:
1749:
1746:
1743:
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1728:
1727:
1724:
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1710:
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1697:
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1691:
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1678:
1675:
1672:
1669:
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1663:
1660:
1657:
1654:
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1637:
1634:
1631:
1628:
1625:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1606:
1605:
1602:
1599:
1596:
1593:
1590:
1587:
1584:
1581:
1578:
1575:
1571:
1570:
1567:
1564:
1561:
1558:
1555:
1552:
1549:
1546:
1543:
1537:
1536:
1533:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1515:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1496:
1495:
1492:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1465:
1461:
1460:
1457:
1454:
1451:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1424:
1423:
1420:
1417:
1414:
1411:
1408:
1405:
1402:
1399:
1396:
1393:
1388:
1387:Dinamo Zagreb
1384:
1383:
1380:
1377:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1349:
1348:
1345:
1342:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1318:
1312:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1272:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1262:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1241:
1238:
1232:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1146:
1145:Dinamo Zagreb
1142:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1112:Premier League
1109:
1104:
1098:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1063:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1026:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
990:
984:
983:
980:
977:
974:
971:
968:
965:
962:
959:
956:
953:
949:
948:
945:
942:
939:
936:
933:
930:
927:
924:
921:
918:
912:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
890:
887:
884:
878:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
862:
859:
856:
853:
850:
844:
843:
840:
837:
834:
831:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
810:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
794:
791:
788:
785:
780:
775:
769:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
753:
750:
747:
744:
741:
738:
734:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
715:
706:
705:
700:
697:
695:
692:
687:
684:
607:
604:
584:
581:
571:In June 2009,
568:
565:
561:Inter Zapresic
556:
553:
543:
540:
521:
518:
496:
493:
491:
488:
467:
466:
462:
461:
458:
455:
450:
444:
443:
440:
437:
432:
426:
425:
422:
419:
414:
408:
407:
404:
401:
396:
390:
389:
386:
383:
378:
372:
371:
368:
365:
360:
354:
353:
350:
347:
342:
336:
335:
332:
329:
324:
318:
317:
313:
312:
307:
302:
300:
296:
295:
292:
289:
284:
278:
277:
274:
271:
266:
260:
259:
256:
253:
248:
242:
241:
238:
235:
230:
224:
223:
220:
217:
210:
204:
203:
200:
197:
192:
186:
185:
182:
179:
174:
168:
167:
164:
161:
156:
150:
149:
140:
133:
128:
124:
123:
122:Senior career*
119:
118:
113:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
98:SFR Yugoslavia
86:
85:Place of birth
82:
81:
68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
51:
50:
43:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3810:
3799:
3796:
3794:
3791:
3789:
3786:
3784:
3781:
3779:
3776:
3774:
3771:
3769:
3766:
3764:
3761:
3759:
3756:
3754:
3751:
3749:
3746:
3744:
3741:
3739:
3736:
3734:
3731:
3729:
3726:
3724:
3721:
3719:
3716:
3714:
3711:
3709:
3706:
3704:
3701:
3699:
3696:
3694:
3691:
3689:
3686:
3684:
3681:
3679:
3676:
3674:
3671:
3669:
3666:
3664:
3663:Living people
3661:
3659:
3656:
3655:
3653:
3632:
3619:
3613:
3609:
3603:
3599:
3593:
3589:
3583:
3579:
3573:
3569:
3563:
3559:
3553:
3549:
3543:
3539:
3533:
3529:
3523:
3519:
3513:
3509:
3503:
3499:
3493:
3489:
3483:
3478:
3474:
3473:N. Kovač
3468:
3464:
3458:
3454:
3448:
3444:
3438:
3434:
3428:
3424:
3418:
3414:
3413:R. Kovač
3408:
3404:
3398:
3394:
3388:
3384:
3378:
3377:
3374:
3370:
3364:
3362:Croatia squad
3355:
3350:
3348:
3343:
3341:
3336:
3335:
3332:
3320:
3307:
3301:
3297:
3291:
3287:
3281:
3277:
3276:R. Kovač
3271:
3267:
3261:
3257:
3251:
3247:
3241:
3237:
3231:
3227:
3221:
3217:
3211:
3207:
3201:
3197:
3191:
3187:
3181:
3177:
3171:
3167:
3166:N. Kovač
3161:
3156:
3152:
3146:
3142:
3136:
3132:
3126:
3122:
3116:
3112:
3106:
3102:
3096:
3092:
3086:
3082:
3076:
3072:
3066:
3065:
3062:
3058:
3052:
3050:Croatia squad
3043:
3038:
3036:
3031:
3029:
3024:
3023:
3020:
3014:
3007:
2994:
2989:
2986:
2981:
2978:
2973:
2970:
2965:
2962:
2957:
2954:
2949:
2946:
2941:
2938:
2933:
2930:
2925:
2922:
2917:
2914:
2909:
2906:
2901:
2898:
2893:
2890:
2885:
2882:
2877:
2874:
2869:
2866:
2861:
2858:
2853:
2850:
2845:
2842:
2837:
2834:
2829:
2826:
2821:
2818:
2813:
2810:
2805:
2802:
2797:
2794:
2789:
2786:
2781:
2778:
2773:
2770:
2765:
2762:
2757:
2754:
2749:
2746:
2741:
2738:
2733:
2732:
2729:
2725:
2718:
2713:
2711:
2706:
2704:
2699:
2698:
2695:
2688:(in Croatian)
2686:) (archived)
2685:
2681:
2680:Boško Balaban
2678:
2676:
2672:
2671:Boško Balaban
2669:
2666:
2665:Boško Balaban
2663:
2660:
2656:
2655:Boško Balaban
2653:
2652:
2648:
2631:
2625:
2622:
2609:
2605:
2599:
2596:
2583:
2577:
2574:
2562:
2558:
2552:
2549:
2536:
2532:
2526:
2523:
2510:
2506:
2502:
2495:
2492:
2479:
2472:
2469:
2457:
2456:
2451:
2445:
2442:
2429:
2425:
2422:
2416:
2413:
2400:
2396:
2392:
2385:
2382:
2369:
2365:
2358:
2356:
2354:
2350:
2345:
2343:9781852916480
2339:
2335:
2328:
2325:
2318:
2314:
2310:
2307:
2304:
2301:
2298:
2297:
2296:
2295:
2289:
2285:
2282:
2280:
2276:
2272:
2269:
2267:
2263:
2260:
2259:
2258:
2257:
2251:
2247:
2244:
2242:
2238:
2234:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2221:
2217:
2214:
2213:
2212:
2211:
2210:Dinamo Zagreb
2204:
2198:
2195:
2192:
2189:
2186:
2183:
2171:
2168:
2164:
2161:
2158:
2155:
2154:
2151:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2139:
2136:
2124:
2121:
2117:
2114:
2111:
2108:
2107:
2104:
2100:
2097:
2096:
2093:
2085:
2081:
2078:
2063:
2059:
2050:
2049:
2045:
2043:
2039:
2036:
2024:
2021:
2017:
2014:
2011:
2008:
2007:
2003:
2000:
1997:
1994:
1982:
1979:
1975:
1972:
1969:
1966:
1965:
1961:
1958:
1955:
1954:
1950:
1947:
1944:
1943:
1940:
1931:
1928:
1925:
1910:
1906:
1901:24 March 2001
1897:
1896:
1893:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1881:
1878:
1866:
1863:
1859:
1856:
1853:
1850:
1849:
1845:
1842:
1839:
1836:
1833:
1830:
1827:
1826:
1820:
1813:
1810:
1807:
1806:
1802:
1799:
1796:
1795:
1791:
1788:
1785:
1784:
1780:
1777:
1774:
1773:
1769:
1766:
1763:
1762:
1758:
1755:
1752:
1751:
1747:
1744:
1741:
1740:
1736:
1733:
1730:
1729:
1725:
1722:
1719:
1718:
1714:
1711:
1708:
1707:
1704:
1700:
1694:
1693:
1689:
1682:
1679:
1676:
1673:
1670:
1667:
1664:
1661:
1658:
1655:
1653:Career total
1651:
1647:
1644:
1638:
1635:
1632:
1629:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1607:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1594:
1591:
1588:
1585:
1582:
1579:
1576:
1572:
1568:
1565:
1556:
1553:
1550:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1538:
1534:
1531:
1522:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1497:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1466:
1462:
1458:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1443:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1421:
1418:
1415:
1412:
1406:
1403:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1385:
1381:
1378:
1375:
1372:
1369:
1366:
1363:
1360:
1357:
1354:
1350:
1346:
1343:
1340:
1337:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1313:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1233:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1208:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1136:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1064:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
988:Dinamo Zagreb
985:
981:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
963:
960:
957:
954:
950:
946:
943:
940:
937:
931:
928:
925:
922:
919:
917:
914:
913:
909:
906:
897:
894:
891:
888:
885:
883:
880:
879:
875:
872:
863:
860:
857:
854:
851:
849:
846:
845:
841:
838:
829:
826:
823:
820:
817:
815:
812:
811:
807:
804:
795:
792:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
770:
766:
763:
760:
757:
754:
751:
748:
745:
742:
739:
736:
735:
712:
703:
702:
698:
693:
691:
686:Personal life
685:
683:
680:
676:
672:
668:
664:
660:
656:
651:
649:
645:
641:
637:
632:
628:
624:
619:
617:
613:
605:
603:
601:
596:
594:
590:
582:
580:
578:
574:
566:
564:
562:
555:Dinamo Zagreb
554:
552:
550:
541:
539:
537:
536:
530:
528:
519:
517:
515:
511:
510:Dinamo Zagreb
506:
502:
494:
489:
487:
485:
481:
477:
473:
472:Boško Balaban
463:
459:
456:
454:
451:
445:
441:
438:
436:
433:
427:
423:
420:
418:
415:
409:
405:
402:
400:
397:
391:
387:
384:
382:
379:
373:
369:
366:
364:
361:
355:
351:
348:
346:
343:
337:
333:
330:
328:
325:
319:
314:
311:
308:
306:
303:
301:
297:
293:
290:
288:
285:
279:
275:
272:
270:
267:
261:
257:
254:
252:
251:Dinamo Zagreb
249:
243:
239:
236:
234:
231:
225:
221:
218:
215:
214:Dinamo Zagreb
211:
205:
201:
198:
196:
193:
187:
183:
180:
178:
177:Dinamo Zagreb
175:
169:
165:
162:
160:
157:
151:
148:
141:
139:
134:
132:
129:
125:
120:
117:
110:
102:
99:
94:
90:
83:
79:(age 45)
67:Date of birth
65:
62:Boško Balaban
57:
52:
47:
46:Dinamo Zagreb
41:
36:
33:Boško Balaban
30:
19:
18:Bosko Balaban
3615:Coach:
3587:
3538:J. Leko
3528:I. Leko
3303:Coach:
3285:
2937:Andrijašević
2808:
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2624:
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2608:the original
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2586:. Retrieved
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2560:
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2539:. Retrieved
2535:the original
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2453:
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2384:
2372:. Retrieved
2368:The Guardian
2367:
2333:
2327:
2293:
2292:
2255:
2254:
2229:Croatian Cup
2209:
2208:
2187:
2141:
2102:
2083:
2041:
1998:
1959:
1948:
1929:
1883:
1858:Tehelné pole
1846:Competition
729:Continental
689:
655:Slaven Bilić
652:
620:
609:
600:2013 AFC Cup
597:
586:
570:
558:
545:
533:
531:
523:
498:
495:Early career
471:
470:
435:Croatia U-21
417:Croatia U-20
399:Croatia U-19
381:Croatia U-18
363:Croatia U-17
345:Croatia U-16
327:Croatia U-15
309:
304:
142:
135:
130:
29:
3658:1978 births
2588:16 November
2561:EU-football
2515:21 February
2484:21 February
2424:FourFourTwo
2374:4 September
2271:Belgian Cup
2256:Club Brugge
2112:23 May 2006
2012:6 June 2001
1970:2 June 2001
1905:Gradski vrt
1610:Selangor FA
1189:Club Brugge
1102:Aston Villa
726:League Cup
593:Kelantan FA
589:Selangor FA
583:Selangor FA
542:Club Brugge
535:FourFourTwo
527:Club Brugge
520:Aston Villa
514:Aston Villa
490:Club career
233:Club Brugge
195:Aston Villa
112:Position(s)
3652:Categories
3141:Prosinečki
2889:Krstanović
2841:Bartolović
2777:Cvitanović
2769:Cvitanović
2753:Mladenović
2541:9 February
2480:. Goal.com
2434:10 January
2319:References
2294:Individual
1993:San Marino
1864:, Slovakia
1862:Bratislava
1620:Liga Super
773:HNK Rijeka
663:Dario Srna
659:Ivica Olić
505:HNK Rijeka
476:footballer
93:SR Croatia
73:1978-10-15
3383:Pletikosa
3071:Pletikosa
2873:Mandžukić
2636:8 October
2614:8 October
2395:The Times
2169:, Croatia
2122:, Austria
2064:, Iceland
2062:Reykjavík
1980:, Croatia
1911:, Croatia
1500:Panionios
1432:Prva HNL
1395:Prva HNL
1153:Prva HNL
1034:Prva HNL
997:Prva HNL
920:Prva HNL
916:1999–2000
886:Prva HNL
852:Prva HNL
818:Prva HNL
667:Euro 2008
636:Euro 2004
627:hat-trick
573:Panionios
567:Panionios
448:2000–2007
430:1997–2000
412:1996–1997
394:1996–1997
282:2012–2015
269:Panionios
264:2009–2012
246:2007–2009
228:2003–2007
208:2002–2003
190:2001–2003
172:2000–2001
154:1995–2000
59:Full name
3604:23
3594:22
3584:21
3574:20
3564:19
3554:18
3544:17
3534:16
3524:15
3514:14
3504:13
3498:Didulica
3494:12
3484:11
3469:10
3292:23
3282:22
3272:21
3262:20
3252:19
3242:18
3232:17
3222:16
3212:15
3202:14
3192:13
3182:12
3172:11
3162:10
3131:Vugrinec
3121:Živković
2897:Sharbini
2833:Kranjčar
2505:The Star
2370:. London
2216:Prva HNL
2150:Friendly
2022:, Latvia
1978:Varaždin
1892:Friendly
1877:Slovakia
1837:Opponent
783:Prva HNL
737:Division
640:Bulgaria
629:against
612:Slovakia
499:Born in
287:Selangor
3598:Bošnjak
3588:Balaban
3548:Klasnić
3475: (
3459:9
3449:8
3439:7
3433:Vranješ
3429:6
3419:5
3409:4
3403:Šimunić
3399:3
3389:2
3379:1
3286:Balaban
3256:Vlaović
3226:Vranješ
3153: (
3147:9
3137:8
3127:7
3117:6
3107:5
3097:4
3091:Šimunić
3087:3
3077:2
3067:1
2881:Ibričić
2857:Eduardo
2849:Eduardo
2809:Balaban
2801:Bošnjak
2745:Vlaović
2737:Vučević
2673:at the
2461:6 March
2279:2006–07
2275:2003–04
2266:2004–05
2241:2008–09
2237:2007–08
2233:2000–01
2224:2007–08
2220:2002–03
2205:Honours
2182:Andorra
2135:Austria
2077:Iceland
1703:Croatia
1695:Source:
1541:2010–11
1505:2009–10
1428:2008–09
1391:2007–08
1316:2006–07
1276:2005–06
1236:2004–05
1194:2003–04
1149:2002–03
1107:2001–02
1030:2001–02
993:2000–01
882:1998–99
848:1997–98
814:1996–97
778:1995–96
720:League
717:Season
704:Source:
679:Andorra
648:Iceland
480:striker
453:Croatia
116:Striker
48:in 2008
3608:Butina
3518:Modrić
3296:Vasilj
3196:Stanić
3186:Butina
3176:Bokšić
3111:Rapaić
2993:Miérez
2991:2024:
2985:Livaja
2983:2023:
2977:Livaja
2975:2022:
2969:Miérez
2967:2021:
2959:2020:
2953:Caktaš
2951:2019:
2943:2018:
2935:2017:
2927:2016:
2919:2015:
2911:2014:
2903:2013:
2895:2012:
2887:2011:
2879:2010:
2871:2009:
2865:Modrić
2863:2008:
2855:2007:
2847:2006:
2839:2005:
2831:2004:
2823:2003:
2815:2002:
2807:2001:
2799:2000:
2793:Mumlek
2791:1999:
2785:Bazina
2783:1998:
2775:1997:
2767:1996:
2761:Špehar
2759:1995:
2751:1994:
2743:1993:
2735:1992:
2566:5 June
2340:
2302:: 2001
2179:
2167:Zagreb
2132:
2120:Vienna
2074:
2035:Latvia
2032:
1990:
1924:Latvia
1921:
1909:Osijek
1874:
1843:Result
1715:Goals
1574:Total
1464:Total
1352:Total
1066:Total
952:Total
767:Goals
732:Total
675:Zagreb
671:Russia
631:Latvia
501:Rijeka
216:(loan)
159:Rijeka
104:Height
89:Rijeka
3578:Šerić
3508:Tomas
3488:Tokić
3453:Babić
3443:Šimić
3423:Tudor
3306:Jozić
3266:Šimić
3236:Jarni
3216:Šarić
3206:Soldo
3151:Šuker
3101:Tomas
3081:Šerić
2961:Čolak
2945:Héber
2929:Sušić
2921:Boban
2905:Benko
2405:7 May
1840:Score
1834:Venue
1808:Total
761:Goals
755:Goals
749:Goals
743:Goals
714:Club
310:(150)
299:Total
127:Years
3558:Olić
3463:Pršo
3393:Srna
3246:Olić
2825:Olić
2817:Olić
2659:FIFA
2638:2017
2616:2017
2590:2023
2568:2022
2543:2013
2517:2012
2486:2012
2463:2017
2436:2020
2407:2010
2376:2012
2338:ISBN
2313:2012
2288:2005
2250:2002
2046:0–1
2020:Riga
2004:4–0
1831:Date
1797:2007
1786:2006
1775:2005
1764:2004
1753:2003
1742:2002
1731:2001
1720:2000
1712:Apps
1709:Year
1683:172
1615:2012
764:Apps
758:Apps
752:Apps
746:Apps
740:Apps
723:Cup
699:Club
661:and
525:for
460:(10)
376:1996
358:1995
340:1995
322:1994
294:(12)
276:(13)
258:(17)
240:(58)
222:(15)
184:(14)
166:(21)
137:Apps
131:Team
2913:Čop
2455:Joe
2193:7–0
2146:1–4
2088:1–3
1962:–0
1951:–0
1935:4–1
1888:1–1
1814:10
1680:434
1659:133
1656:343
1604:13
1494:26
1459:12
1422:14
1382:55
1379:116
1347:23
1310:17
1270:13
1183:18
1096:20
1024:19
982:23
979:110
955:100
947:17
442:(4)
424:(1)
406:(0)
388:(0)
370:(1)
352:(0)
334:(0)
305:398
237:118
202:(0)
145:Gls
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