Daniel Šarić is a former Croatian football

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er who played as a right winger or wingback. His name is sometimes spelled as Danijel Šarić.

Born in Rijeka

Rijeka

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, Šarić started his professional career at local club NK Rijeka

NK Rijeka

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 back in 1989. He went on to move to Spanish

Spain

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 club Sporting de Gijón

Sporting de Gijón

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 in 1993 and subsequently returned to Croatia by signing with Dinamo Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb

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 in 1995. After five years with Dinamo, he went on to move abroad once again by signing with Greek

Greece

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 club Panathinaikos for the 2000-01 season. He stayed at Panathinaikos until the summer of 2003 and then returned to his home town by signing a four-year contract with NK Rijeka. He retired in July 2007 after the contract expired.

Šarić was also an almost regular member of the Croatian national team

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 between 1997 and 2002. He won a total of 30 international caps, but failed to score any goals. His only major tournament was the 2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

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, where he appeared in all of the Croatian team's three group matches and was a starting player in two of them.

External links

• Daniel Šarić international stats at the Croatian Football Federation
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