Milan Rapaić

Milan Rapaić

Personal information
Full name	Milan Rapaić
Date of birth	(1973-08-16) 16 August 1973
Place of birth	Nova Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1996	Hajduk Split	84	(20)
1996–2000	Perugia	121	(20)
2000–2002	Fenerbahçe	51	(15)
2003	Hajduk Split	11	(3)
2003–2004	Ancona	13	(4)
2004–2007	Standard Liège	62	(17)
2008	Trogir	7	(1)
Total		349	(80)
International career‡
1996–2007	Croatia	49	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2007

Milan "Miki" Rapaić (born 16 August 1973) is a Croatian former professional football midfielder who last played for HNK Trogir, after his contract with Standard Liège ended in July 2007. Previously, Rapaić played for Hajduk Split (1991–1996, 2003), Perugia (1996–2000), Fenerbahçe (2000–2002), and Ancona (2003–2004). He primary played as an attacking midfielder or winger.

International career

A regular in the Croatia national football team, he had earned 45 caps and scored five goals as of the end of 2004. Rapaić played two games for his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He will be most remembered for his spectacular goal scored against Italy. He also played three games for Croatia in Euro 2004 and scored one goal.

He has proved a fan favourite with his fun-loving playing style wherever he has played, and after impressive performances he once again earned a call up in August 2006 for the Croatian national side after missing the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Croatia went on to beat the world champions Italy 2–0 in Livorno, with Rapaić playing a large role.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 April 2001	Stadion Varteksa, Varaždin	Greece	2 – 2	2 – 2	Friendly
2	8 May 2002	PMFC, Pécs	Hungary	1 – 0	2 – 0	Friendly
3	8 June 2002	Kashima, Kashima	Italy	2 – 1	2 – 1	World Cup 2002
4–5	2 April 2003	Stadion Varteksa, Varaždin	Andorra	1 – 0	2 – 0	Euro 2004 Qualifying
				2 – 0
6	17 June 2004	Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria	France	1 – 1	2 – 2	Euro 2004

Honours

Hajduk Split

• Prva HNL (3): 1992, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Croatian Cup (3): 1993, 1995, 2003
• Croatian Supercup (3): 1992, 1993, 1994

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig (1): 2000–01

Personal life

His son Boris is also a footballer.

External links

• Milan Rapaić – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Milan Rapaić at National-Football-Teams.com
• Milan Rapaić at the Croatian Football Federation
• Milan Rapaić at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile) (archived) (in Croatian)