Davor Vugrinec

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Davor Vugrinec
Personal information
Full name Davor Vugrinec
Date of birth (1975-03-24) 24 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth
SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Varteks 123 (56)
1997–2000 Trabzonspor 85 (29)
2000–2002
Lecce
 71 (19)
2003–2004
Atalanta
 30 (0)
2004–2005
Catania
 20 (2)
2005–2006 Rijeka 24 (15)
2006–2008 Dinamo Zagreb 34 (16)
2008–2010 NK Zagreb 55 (33)
2010–2012 Varaždin 40 (8)
2012–2015 Slaven Belupo 64 (22)
Total 546 (196)
International career‡
1995 Croatia U20 1 (0)
1994–1997 Croatia U21 19 (3)
1999 Croatia B 1 (0)
1996–2006 Croatia 28 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2013

Davor Vugrinec (born 24 March 1975) is a Croatian former professional

Croatian First Football League with 146 goals he has scored for five different clubs and also the oldest player to score a goal in the league, netting for Slaven Belupo 10 days before his 40th birthday.[1]

Vugrinec is currently the vice-president of NK Varaždin, a different organization from the defunct (as of 2015) Varteks / Varaždin club he was with during his playing career.[2]

Club career

Early years

Vugrinec started his professional career at local club

the season's Croatian Cup
final.

Turkey / Italy

In June 1997, Vugrinec moved abroad, joining

F.C. Internazionale Milano
.

Calcio Catania
(less than half of the league games, no promotion).

Return home

Subsequently, Vugrinec returned to Croatia and signed with

win the domestic cup by scoring the crucial goal in the second-leg match against former club Varteks (Rijeka lost 1–5 away after winning 4–0 in the first leg – with two goals from him – thus overcoming on away goals
).

Vugrinec joined

2006–07 season, against NK Slaven Belupo. He suffered an injury in a home fixture against HNK Šibenik on 4 August, but managed to recover for the club's first-leg third-round Champions League clash against Arsenal
four days later, only to be stretchered off 30 minutes into the game, missing the second match.

Vugrinec joined neighbouring

2008–09 season, returning to Varteks, renamed NK Varaždin, two years later, at the age of 35. In March 2012, he terminated his contract with the team, ranking second best all-time goalscorer in the Croatian top division with a total of 124 goals scored.[3] During the same month, Vugrinec joined Slaven Belupo and scored in his debut against Osijek.[4][5]

International career

Vugrinec made his debut for Croatia on 10 April 1996, in a friendly match with Hungary played in Osijek, but had to wait two 1/2 years to win his second international cap, in the nation's second UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier away against Malta, on 10 October 1998; he entered the match as an early substitute after injury forced off Jurica Vučko in the 16th minute and went on to score two goals in the second half, as the national team came from behind to win it 4–1.

In 2000, Vugrinec became a regular in the main squad, and went on to appear in seven out of possible eight qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He scored two goals during the campaign, as he was on target against Latvia and San Marino respectively (both home fixtures), and was subsequently part of the final stages' squad, appearing in two games in an eventual group stage exit: he started the second match against Italy, but was replaced in the 57th minute, and also played in the final one against Ecuador as an early second-half substitute.

After the tournament in Japan and South Korea, Vugrinec only appeared in one friendly match and two Euro 2004 qualifiers before being uncapped for more than three years, until January 2006. He made his international comeback by appearing in two matches at the Carlsberg Cup in Hong Kong,[6] thus applying for a spot in the final squad of 23 at the 2006 World Cup, especially after scoring a hat-trick in Rijeka's 4–0 league win at HNK Hajduk Split, but was eventually omitted. He earned a total of 28 caps, scoring 7 goals.[7]

International appearances

Croatia national team
Year Apps Goals
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 2
1999 4 1
2000 3 0
2001 8 4
2002 9 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 2 0
Total 28 7

[8]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1–2 10 October 1998
Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali
  Malta
2 –1
 4 –1 Euro 2000 qualifying
3 –1
3 13 June 1999 Dongdaemun, Seoul  Egypt
2 –2
2 – 2
 Friendly
4 28 February 2001
Kantrida, Rijeka
  Austria
1 –0
1 –0
 Friendly
5 24 March 2001
Gradski vrt, Osijek
  Latvia
4 –1
4 –1
 2002 World Cup qualification
6 2 June 2001 Stadion Varteks, Varaždin  San Marino
4 –0
4 –0
 2002 World Cup qualification
7 15 August 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  Republic of Ireland
1 –2
2 –2
 Friendly

Personal life

An art collector, he owns the Kolekcije Vugrinec in his gallery in Zagreb.[1] He is married to curator and museum advisor Petra[9] and they have one daughter together, while he also has three kids from his first marriage to Nina.[10] Among them, his son Noa signed professional terms with NK Varaždin in 2021.[11]

Career statistics

As a player

[12] [13]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total
Varteks 1992–93
Prva HNL
 5 1 1 0 – – – – 6 1
1993–94 Prva HNL 33 17 5 5 – – – – 38 22
1994–95 Prva HNL 27 8 6 2 – – – – 33 10
1995–96 Prva HNL 31 17 9 7 – – – – 38 22
1996–97 Prva HNL 27 13 4 4 – – 4 2 35 19
Turkey League Turkish Cup Süper Kupa Europe Total
Trabzonspor 1997–98 1.Lig 30 12 2 3 – – 2 1 34 16
1998–99 1.Lig 28 12 3 2 – – – – 31 14
1999–2000 1.Lig 27 5 3 2 – – 2 0 32 7
Italy League Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Europe Total
Lecce
 2000–01 Serie A 34 11 4 3 – – – – 38 14
2001–02 Serie A 29 7 0 0 – – – – 29 7
2002–03
 Serie B 8 1 2 0 – – – – 10 1
Atalanta
2002–03
 Serie A 15 0 – – – – – – 15 0
2003–04
 Serie B 15 0 – – – – – – 15 0
Catania
 2004–05 Serie B 20 2 3 1 – – – – 23 3
Croatia League Croatian Cup Super Cup Europe Total
HNK Rijeka 2005–06 Prva HNL 24 15 6 4 – – 0 0 30 19
Dinamo Zagreb
 2006–07 Prva HNL 21 12 5 2 1 0 5 2 33 16
2007–08 Prva HNL 13 4 4 1 – – 3 1 20 6
NK Zagreb 2008–09 Prva HNL 29 11 3 2 – – – – 32 13
2009–10 Prva HNL 26 18 4 1 – – – – 30 19
NK Varaždin 2010–11 Prva HNL 24 6 2 2 – – – – 26 8
2011–12 Prva HNL 16 2 1 0 – – 5 4 22 6
Slaven 2011–12 Prva HNL 7 4 – – – – – – 7 4
2012–13 Prva HNL 19 8 2 2 – – 2 0 23 10
2013–14 Prva HNL 21 8 4 1 – – – – 25 9
2014–15 Prva HNL 17 2 1 0 – – – – 18 2
Country Croatia 340 146 57 33 1 0 19 9 417 188
Turkey 85 29 8 7 0 0 4 1 97 37
Italy 121 21 11 4 0 0 0 0 132 25
Career total 546 196 76 44 1 0 23 10 646 250

Honours

Varteks / Varaždin[14]

Rijeka

Dinamo Zagreb

Individual

  • Prva HNL Top Scorer: 2009–10[15]
  • Prva HNL All-Time Top Scorer: 146 goals[15]
  • Croatian Football Cup All-Time Top Scorer: 34 goals
  • Most hat-tricks in
    Prva HNL

References

  1. ^ a b ‘Imao sam dobru nogometnu karijeru. Ali moje životno djelo ipak je kolekcija slika i ovo što radim s umjetnošću’ - Novilist (in Croatian)
  2. ^ "VELIKA VIJEST ZA HRVATSKI NOGOMET: VRAĆA SE VARTEKS! 'Davno smo obećali pokojnom Anđelku!'". sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ^ Strahija, Ivana (6 March 2012). "Vugrinec napustio Varaždince". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. ^ Dubravac, Ante (14 March 2012). "Vugrinec i službeno u Koprivnici". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  5. ^ Strahija, Ivana (16 March 2012). "Vugrinčev 125. gol u pobjedi Slavena". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Appearances for Croatia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ Davor Vugrinec national team Statistics HNS. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  9. ^ Što je poznati nogometaš i kolekcionar Davor Vugrinec radio u Plasu - Novilist (in Croatian)
  10. ^ Vuga: Sad idem po 150. pogodak pa u mirovinu - Vecernji (in Croatian)
  11. ^ Vugin sin Noa (19) potpisao za Varaždin: Uzori su mi Messi i Hazard, navijam za Barcelonu - 24Sata (in Croatian)
  12. ^ "Davor Vugrinec HNL statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Vugrinec, Davor". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  14. ^ "D.Vugrinec". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Strijelci". hrnogomet.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 July 2019.

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