Nikica Cukrov
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| Full name | Nikica Cukrov | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1954 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Šibenik, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1975 | Šibenik | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1979 | Rijeka | 135 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 1980–1985 | Hajduk Split | 90 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Toulon | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1990 | Šibenik | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1983 | Yugoslavia | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Šibenik | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Šibenik | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Nikica Cukrov (born 6 March 1954) is a Croatian professional football manager and retired player.
International career
He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1977 Balkan Cup friendly match against Greece, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Momčilo Vukotić, and earned a total of 14 caps scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1983 friendly match away against Switzerland.[1]
Personal life
Cukrov was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, which forced him to retire from managing Šibenik. Fortunately he recovered and worked as a scout for football in his county.[2]
References
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Nikica Cukrov, nogometna legenda, dobio je bitku s opakom bolešću i opet punim plućima 'živi' nogomet: Ja sam za mlade i domaće! – Šibenski (in Croatian)
External links
- Nikica Cukrov at WorldFootball.net
- Nikica Cukrov at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nikica Cukrov at EU-Football.info
- Nikica Cukrov at Olympedia
- Nikica Cukrov at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
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