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Branko Strupar (born 9 February 1970) is a Croatian-Belgian former professional footballer who played as a striker. In 1999, he became a naturalised Belgian. He consequently played for the Belgium national team with whom he played 17 matches and scored 5 times.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Branko Strupar | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | NK Špansko | 137 | (68) |
| 1994–1999 | Genk | 168 | (106) |
| 1999–2003 | Derby County | 41 | (16) |
| 2003–2004 | Dinamo Zagreb | 13 | (7) |
| Total | 359 | (197) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2002 | Belgium | 17 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early career
Born in Zagreb and raised in Prečko (the west of Zagreb), the first club he played for was NK Špansko.
Career
Strupar played in Belgium for KRC Genk, winning promotion to the Belgian First Division in 1996 and becoming champion of Belgium with the same team in 1999. He also won the Belgian Golden Shoe as Player of the Year for 1998. In 1998, he finished as top scorer with 22 goals. He moved to Derby County in December 1999, where he most notably scored the first British league goal of the year 2000 after two minutes against Watford (a game in which he scored twice).[1] While at Derby Strupar gained popularity with his prolific scoring ability.
Despite an excellent goals-to-games ratio when fit, injuries curtailed his Derby career, and he was eventually given a free transfer,[2] with which he returned to Croatia for a brief spell at Dinamo Zagreb to wind up his career.
Personal life
Strupar lives in Prečko with his wife, daughters Dora and Laura and his son Bruno, born 16 March 2007. He was a sport commentator on the Croatian network RTL for Premier League broadcasts along with Filip Brkić.
Honours
Genk[3]
- Belgian Cup: 1997–98
- Belgian First Division: 1998–99
Dinamo Zagreb[4]
- Croatian Football Super Cup: 2003
Belgium
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup[5]
Individual
References
- "Super Strupar lifts Derby". BBC. 3 January 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Derby release 10 players". BBC. 15 May 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Projects, Sanmax. "Algemene info | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Fiche de Dinamo Zagreb : palmarès, calendrier, résultats et effectif - Football". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- FIFA.com. "Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
- "Winnaars Gouden Schoen".
Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2000 | ||
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Belgium squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup | ||
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