Davor ?uker

Davor ?uker is former Croatian football player born on January 1, 1968 in Osijek. He was the Golden Boot winner at the {{Wc|1998}}.

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Croatian - Football - January 1 - 1968 - Osijek - Golden Boot

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?uker began his playing career at his local team Osijek in 1984, whence he moved to Dinamo Zagreb in 1989. After impressing in the Yugoslav First League, he made his debut for international debut in 1990 against Romania. In 1991, just before the Yugoslav wars broke out, ?uker played in two matches for the Yugoslav national team, where he scored his first international goal.

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1984 - Dinamo Zagreb - 1989 - Yugoslav First League - 1990 - Romania - 1991 - Yugoslav wars - Yugoslav national team

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Also in 1991, ?uker moved to Spanish club Sevilla; in 1992, after Croatia became independent, he joined the Croatian national team. After featuring highly in the Pichichi charts, ?uker went on to score three goals for Croatia in {{Ec|96}}.

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Sevilla - 1992 - Croatian national team - Pichichi

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?uker then moved to Real Madrid in 1996, which saw him realise his dream of capturing major trophies, collecting the Spanish League title in 1997 and the Champions League in 1998. At the end of this successful season, he went on to claim the Golden Boot in the 1998 World Cup with six goals, and led Croatia to its best-ever finish, third place. ?uker moved to Arsenal in 1999 and subsequently moved to West Ham United and 1860 Munich.

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Real Madrid - 1996 - Spanish League - 1997 - Champions League - 1998 - Arsenal - 1999 - West Ham United - 1860 Munich

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?uker finished his career with 46 international goals, 45 of them for Croatia; he is the Croatian national team's all-time goal scoring leader. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.

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Pelé - Top 125 greatest living footballers - 2004

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He currently runs a private business Davor ?uker Football Academy in Zagreb, Croatia.

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