Davor Šuker
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Full name | Davor Šuker | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 January 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Yugoslavia U20 | 6 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
1988 | Yugoslavia Olympic | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Yugoslavia | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
1992–2002 | Croatia | 69 | (45) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Davor Šuker (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [dâʋor ʃǔːker] ;[1] 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.[2] 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 war in Croatia 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 the Gunners' 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.[3]
Club career
Early career
Šuker began playing football in his home town of Osijek with the club NK Osijek in 1984. In 1989, he moved to Dinamo Zagreb, where during the following two seasons he scored 34 goals in 60 Yugoslav First League matches. Šuker made such an impression that he received his first call-up to the Yugoslavia national team. His play also attracted several clubs, including Spanish club Sevilla, which he joined in 1991.
Sevilla
Šuker made his Primera División debut for Sevilla on 17 November 1991, coming off the substitutes' bench as a last-minute substitute in Sevilla's 1–1 away draw at Espanyol. In the following match, at home against Real Sociedad, he made his first start and went on to score two goals in a 2–2 draw. He finished his first season at the club with 6 goals in 22 appearances. During Sevilla's first match of the next season away at Albacete, Šuker scored his first Primera hat-trick, which led a 4–3 victory. He improved his tally from the prior season with 13 goals in 33 matches.
In the 1993–94 season, Šuker was the second-highest scorer in the league with 24 goals to Barcelona's Romário. He made a total of 34 Primera appearances that season and also scored five braces and one hat-trick. Šuker played with Argentine legend Diego Maradona at the club within the 1992–93 season. During this and the next season with Sevilla, he scored a total of 33 goals in 64 appearances in the Spanish Primera.
Real Madrid
Šuker went on to move to Real Madrid. This transfer came prior to the start of the 1996–97 season. With Los Galacticos, his goalscoring potency continued as he scored 24 goals in 38 appearances. Šuker ended up as the third-best scorer within the league, behind Barcelona's Ronaldo and Real Betis's Alfonso. During that season, he scored three hat-tricks in the Primera seeing Madrid to lift the league title. Along with Raúl and Predrag Mijatović, he formed a dangerous trio that struck fear in the opposing defenses to assure eventual acclaim for the club.[4]
Šuker was again successful with Real Madrid in the following season, which won the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League. In the Primera, Šuker scored 10 goals in 29 appearances. Within the 1998–99 season, his presence at Real Madrid was reduced despite the fact he performed well at that summer's World Cup. This was seen as he made only 19 Primera appearances, scoring 4 goals as a whole. By that season's end, he opted to leave the club.[4] His decision to leave also marked the close of his eight-season-long spell in the Spanish Primera, where he scored 114 goals in 239 total appearances.[5]
Arsenal
Šuker joined FA Premier League club Arsenal for the 1999–2000 season. He made his league debut on 22 August 1999 in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester United at Highbury, coming on as a substitute for the final 15 minutes. He played another two matches as a substitute before making his first start in Arsenal's 3–1 home victory over Aston Villa, where he scored a brace, his first two goals in the Premier League. With Arsenal, he played in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final as an extra-time substitute, although Arsenal lost to Turkish side Galatasaray on penalties.[6]
Šuker also scored once in the League Cup against Middlesbrough[7] and twice in the UEFA Champions League against AIK (once at home[8] and once away).[9] He scored 8 league goals (including 3 braces) in 22 Premiership appearances with Arsenal.[6]
West Ham United
At West Ham United, Šuker never managed to find his place in the first team for a long period and only made 11 Premiership appearances for the club throughout the season, scoring twice against Manchester United[10] and Sunderland.[11] He also scored once in the League Cup against Blackburn Rovers.[12] His career in England ended with the end of that season, where he joined German side 1860 Munich for the 2001–02 season.
1860 Munich
At 1860 Munich, Šuker made his Bundesliga debut, playing all 90 minutes in the club's 1–0 home victory over Energie Cottbus on 1 December 2001. His first goal for 1860 came in their first match after the winter break, a headed effort which completed a 3–0 home victory over 1. FC Köln. His highlight of the season came during the final league match in a 4–2 away victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he scored a brace. He finished his first season in the Bundesliga with 4 goals in 14 appearances.
In the 2002–03 season, Šuker scored in 1860 Munich's 3–1 home victory over Arminia Bielefeld on 2 November 2002. While playing with 1860 in the Bundesliga, he scored 5 goals in 25 appearances.[5] He also made five appearances in the DFB-Pokal, scoring three goals.
International career
Šuker's eye for goals was duly illustrated in his feats at youth level. He finished as the second highest scorer as he netted six goals at the 1987 World Youth Championships in Chile. The Yugoslavians also set a Championship record with 22 goals scored altogether. Yugoslavia went on to win the title with a generation of future talents. Some of these playera went on to represent Croatia such as Robert Prosinečki, Zvonimir Boban and Igor Štimac.[3]
Šuker again played for Yugoslavia in the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic games. Those appearances came in group stage matches against Brazil and Nigeria.[13] In two years time, he featured in the UEFA Under-21 Championship. He scored four goals in five matches as Yugoslavia won their group stage. Šuker also struck the only goal in the second leg of his side's 3–0 quarter-final victory on aggregate against Bulgaria. He scored once again against Italy. In all he tallied a sum of six goals throughout the Championships winning the Golden Boot. Yugoslavia went on to finish as runners up with Šuker also being named as the Golden Player of the Tournament.
Senior team
In 1990, Šuker was named to the Yugoslavia national team's 22-man squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals in Italy. However, he did not make an appearance at the tournament.[14]
On 22 December 1990, Šuker made his debut for the newly established Croatia national team in a friendly against Romania. In 1991, he won his only two caps for Yugoslavia at senior level: on 27 February 1991 against Turkey, and on 16 May 1991 against the Faroe Islands. In the latter match, Šuker scored his first senior international goal. This feat was noted given Croatia was not registered with FIFA nor UEFA at that point.
Šuker's second match for Croatia came in a friendly against Mexico in 1992 where he scored a brace in a 3–0 victory. He then led Croatia to their first major international tournament, UEFA Euro 1996, with a then-record 12 goals in 10 matches during the qualifying stages. During the Euro 1996 final stages in England, he scored three goals in four matches, including two in the 3–0 group stage win over defending champions Denmark. It was in this match he set up the final score with an unforgettable looping shot over Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, still remembered as one of the greatest goals in UEFA European Championship history. [15] Šuker's feats during the tournament saw him named to the Team of the Tournament.[16]
Šuker then went on to see Croatia qualify for their first FIFA World Cup after scoring five goals in nine matches during the qualifying stages for the 1998 finals in France. In the tournament proper, he scored six goals in seven matches, scoring in every match Croatia scored. These included goals in 1–0 victories over Japan in the group stage and Romania in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals against Germany, Šuker was fouled by Christian Wörns who received a straight red card. Šuker scored the final goal in a 3–0 victory. He also brought the team to the doorstep of the final by scoring the opener in the semi-final against France. Lilian Thuram took the match back for the hosts with his only two international goals to give France a 2–1 victory and a place in the final.
In the third-place play-off, Šuker scored the match-winner in a 2–1 victory against the Netherlands, leading Croatia to a sensational third-place finish in their first World Cup appearance since becoming an independent nation. Šuker won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer, as well as the Silver Ball as the World Cup's second-best player, behind Ronaldo of Brazil.[17][3]
After the 1998 World Cup, Šuker featured for Croatia in their unfruitful run to qualify for the Euro 2000. Šuker was though noted in endeavouring to keep Croatia's hopes alive when he scored a 94th-minute winner against the Republic of Ireland at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb. The win ensured Croatia would have a strong chance of still qualifying for the tournament. The Croatians would miss out on such in their final qualifier, a 2–2 draw at home to Yugoslavia. Šuker did score a late disallowed goal which, if stood, would have assured Croatia's qualification. He finished with four goals in seven matches during the campaign.
Šuker was also part of the Croatian team at the 2002 World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan. However, he only played 63 minutes in the tournament, in a 1–0 defeat to Mexico in Croatia's opening match. After Croatia's elimination, Šuker announced his retirement from international football.
Šuker won a total of 71 international caps during his senior career, 2 for Yugoslavia and 69 for Croatia; and has scored 46 total international goals. With 69 international caps, he currently has the sixth-most appearances for Croatia. With 45 goals, he is also Croatia's all-time leading goal-scorer. His 12 goals during the campaign for Euro 1996 was a record that stood for over 10 years—Northern Ireland's David Healy broke his record in 2007 after scoring 13 goals during Euro 2008 qualifying.[18]
Post career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Football_against_poverty_2014_-_Davor_%C5%A0uker.jpg/220px-Football_against_poverty_2014_-_Davor_%C5%A0uker.jpg)
Šuker established his own school of football entitled the Davor Šuker Soccer Academy, with training camps located in Zagreb and several other Croatian cities. The concept for this academy originated near the end of his playing days.[6]
Controversies
In 1996, in the company of two well-known criminals, Šuker posed for a picture at the grave of Croatian fascist leader Ante Pavelić.[19][20][21][22][23]
In 2011, Šuker was fined for stealing antique coins left over by another passenger on an airplane. Instead of reporting his findings and handing the coins in, he decided to give them to his girlfriend, who tried to sell them.[24][25][26]
In 2015, Croatian Journalists' Association (HND) accused the president of the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), Davor Šuker, of preventing freedom of information and for physically blocking journalists from reporting and doing their work.[27]
Career statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Yugoslavia | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
1985–86 | Osijek | First League | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 |
1986–87 | 26 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 9 | ||
1987–88 | 29 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 10 | ||
1988–89 | 26 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 18 | ||
1989–90 | Dinamo Zagreb | First League | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 33 | 17 |
1990–91 | 32 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 34 | 22 | ||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Europe | Total | |||||||
1991–92 | Sevilla | La Liga | 22 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 10 |
1992–93 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 13 | ||
1993–94 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 41 | 27 | ||
1994–95 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 20 | ||
1995–96 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 41 | 21 | ||
1996–97 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 38 | 24 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 43 | 29 |
1997–98 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 37 | 15 | ||
1998–99 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 26 | 5 | ||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1999–2000 | Arsenal | Premier League | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 11 |
2000–01 | West Ham United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 3 | |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Europe | Total | |||||||
2001–02 | 1860 Munich | Bundesliga | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 6 |
2002–03 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 2 | ||
Total | Croatia | 151 | 74 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 158 | 79 | |
Spain | 239 | 114 | 26 | 17 | - | - | 18 | 9 | 283 | 140 | ||
England | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 52 | 14 | ||
Germany | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 8 | ||
Career total | 448 | 203 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 523 | 241 |
International
Yugoslavia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1991 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 1 |
Croatia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1991 | 1 | 0 |
1992 | 1 | 2 |
1993 | 1 | 1 |
1994 | 5 | 5 |
1995 | 7 | 8 |
1996 | 10 | 6 |
1997 | 7 | 4 |
1998 | 13 | 12 |
1999 | 9 | 4 |
2000 | 4 | 0 |
2001 | 8 | 2 |
2002 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 69 | 45 |
International goals
Šuker – Yugoslavia goals | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1. | 16 May 1991 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ![]() |
7 – 0 | 7 – 0 | Euro 1992 Qualifying |
Šuker – Croatia goals | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1. | 22 October 1992 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
1 – 0 | 3 – 0 | Friendly |
2. | 22 October 1992 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | Friendly |
3. | 25 June 1993 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
1 – 0 | 3 – 1 | Friendly |
4. | 23 March 1994 | Estadio Luís Casanova, Valencia, Spain | ![]() |
0 – 2 | 0 – 2 | Friendly |
5. | 4 September 1994 | Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 0 – 2 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
6. | 4 September 1994 | Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | ![]() |
0 – 2 | 0 – 2 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
7. | 16 November 1994 | Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 1 – 2 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
8. | 16 November 1994 | Stadio La Favorita, Palermo, Italy | ![]() |
0 – 2 | 1 – 2 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
9. | 25 March 1995 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
2 – 0 | 4 – 0 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
10. | 25 March 1995 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
4 – 0 | 4 – 0 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
11. | 26 April 1995 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
12. | 3 September 1995 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
2 – 1 | 7 – 1 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
13. | 3 September 1995 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
5 – 1 | 7 – 1 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
14. | 3 September 1995 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
7 – 1 | 7 – 1 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
15. | 8 October 1995 | Poljud, Split, Croatia | ![]() |
1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
16. | 15 November 1995 | Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana, Slovenia | ![]() |
1 – 1 | 1 – 2 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
17. | 10 April 1996 | Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia | ![]() |
2 – 0 | 4 – 1 | Friendly |
18. | 2 June 1996 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 2 – 2 | Friendly |
19. | 16 June 1996 | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England | ![]() |
1 – 0 | 3 – 0 | Euro 1996 |
20. | 16 June 1996 | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England | ![]() |
3 – 0 | 3 – 0 | Euro 1996 |
21. | 23 June 1996 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | ![]() |
1 – 1 | 1 – 2 | Euro 1996 |
22. | 10 November 1996 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
23. | 29 March 1997 | Poljud, Split, Croatia | ![]() |
1 – 0 | 1 – 1 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
24. | 30 April 1997 | Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 0 – 1 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
25. | 10 September 1997 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
3 – 1 | 3 – 1 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
26. | 11 October 1997 | Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana, Slovenia | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 1 – 3 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
27. | 3 June 1998 | Kantrida, Rijeka, Croatia | ![]() |
2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | Friendly |
28. | 6 June 1998 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
1 – 0 | 7 – 0 | Friendly |
29. | 6 June 1998 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
2 – 0 | 7 – 0 | Friendly |
30. | 6 June 1998 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
5 – 0 | 7 – 0 | Friendly |
31. | 14 June 1998 | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens, France | ![]() |
1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | World Cup 1998 |
32. | 20 June 1998 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 0 – 1 | World Cup 1998 |
33. | 30 June 1998 | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, France | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 0 – 1 | World Cup 1998 |
34. | 4 July 1998 | Stade Gerland, Lyon, France | ![]() |
0 – 3 | 0 – 3 | World Cup 1998 |
35. | 8 July 1998 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 2 – 1 | World Cup 1998 |
36. | 11 July 1998 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | ![]() |
1 – 2 | 1 – 2 | World Cup 1998 |
37. | 10 October 1998 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | ![]() |
1 – 4 | 1 – 4 | Euro 2000 Qualifying |
38. | 14 October 1998 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
1 – 1 | 3 – 2 | Euro 2000 Qualifying |
39. | 10 March 1999 | Spiros Louis Stadium, Athens, Greece | ![]() |
2 – 2 | 3 – 2 | Friendly |
40. | 5 May 1999 | Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 3 – 1 | Friendly |
41. | 5 June 1999 | Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia | ![]() |
0 – 1 | 1 – 1 | Euro 2000 Qualifying |
42. | 4 September 1999 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
1 – 0 | 1 – 0 | Euro 2000 Qualifying |
43. | 2 June 2001 | Stadion Varteks, Varaždin, Croatia | ![]() |
3 – 0 | 4 – 0 | World Cup 2002 Qualifying |
44. | 15 August 2001 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland | ![]() |
2 – 2 | 2 – 2 | Friendly |
45. | 17 April 2002 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | ![]() |
2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Real Madrid[29]
- Arsenal
International
- Yugoslavia Youth
- Croatia
- FIFA World Cup Third place: 1998[31]
Individual
- 1998 FIFA World Cup: Golden Shoe[32]
- 1998 FIFA World Cup: Silver Ball[32]
- 1998 FIFA World Cup: All-Star Team[32]
- Onze de Bronze: 1998
- Ballon d'Or Runner-up: 1998
- FIFA World Player of the Year Bronze Award: 1998
- 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship: Silver Shoe
- Yugoslav First League Top Goal Scorer: 1988-89[33]
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1990: Golden Player[32]
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1990: Golden Boot[32]
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1996[32]
- ESM Team of the Year: 1996–97
- Croatian Footballer of the Year: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998[34]
- Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 1998[35]
- Croatian Sportsman of the year: 1998
- World Soccer 100 Greatest Players of the 20th Century: 1999
- UEFA Jubilee Awards Croatia's Golden Player: 2004
- FIFA 100: 2004[6]
- Honoree of Osijek: 2008[36]
- All-time top scorer of the Croatian national team
Orders
Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bučar - 1995[37]
Order of the Croatian Trefoil - 1998[38]
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External links
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- Davor Šuker – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Davor Šuker at National-Football-Teams.com
- Davor Šuker at the Croatian Football Federation
- Davor Šuker – Golden Boot Winner 1998 France All goals on YouTube
- What happened to Davor Šuker? at Realmadridnews.com
- 1968 births
- Living people
- UEFA Golden Players
- Croatian footballers
- Croatia international footballers
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- Association football forwards
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- Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
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- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
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- FIFA 100
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- Yugoslav footballers
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- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Franjo Bučar Award winners
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