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Danijel Popović (footballer)

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Danijel Popović
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-03-06)6 March 1982
Place of birth Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 23 October 2002(2002-10-23) (aged 20)
Place of death Borovo, Croatia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998–2001 Vukovar '91
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Vukovar '91 29 (33)
2002 → Bastia (loan) 1 (0)
2002 Osijek 11 (4)
Total 41 (37)
National team
2001 Croatia U20 4 (4)
2002 Croatia U21 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Danijel Popović (6 March 1982 – 23 October 2002) was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Playing for Vukovar '91, Popović established himself as one of the most talented Croatian footballers of his generation. After impressing in the first two seasons, he was loaned to Bastia. After the transfer to Bastia fell through, Popović then joined Osijek where he played in only eleven matches before his death in a road accident in the evening of 23 October 2002.

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Association football

Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposite team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is considered the world's most popular sport.

Forward (association football)

Forward (association football)

Forwards are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack.

HNK Vukovar '91

HNK Vukovar '91

HNK Vukovar '91 was a Croatian football club based in the river port of Vukovar.

SC Bastia

SC Bastia

Sporting Club Bastiais is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football, having won the 2020–21 Championnat National. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Armand Cesari located within the city. SC Bastia is known for its strong association with Corsican nationalism.

NK Osijek

NK Osijek

Nogometni klub Osijek, commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek, is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First League and, after the independence of Croatia in 1992, it is one of the four clubs that have never been relegated from the Croatian First League, the others being Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split and Rijeka.

Club career

Popović began his football career in the youth squad of the local club Dunav. As a 15-year-old boy he played for the club's first team in the regional league, scoring eight goals in 30 appearances. In 1998, Vukovar '91 youth coach Ivica Radoš recognized his talent and brought him to the club's youth team. Three years later, while Vukovar '91 was playing in the Druga HNL, Radoš was appointed as manager and promoted Popović to the first team. Although some believed he was putting too much pressure on the young player, his decision paid off after Popović scored eleven goals in 14 appearances during the second part of 2000–01 Druga HNL season. His performances drew attention to a number of first division clubs, but the club decided to keep him. In the first part of the 2001–02 Druga HNL season Popović scored 22 goals in 15 appearances, which brought him the top scorer title even though he did not play a single game in the spring. He also played and scored both goals in a 4–2 defeat in the first round of the 2001–02 Croatian Cup game against Rijeka. In January 2002, Popović joined Bastia on a six-month loan until the end of the season.[1] After an unsuccessful period in Bastia where he was featured in only one game coming in as a substitute, Popović joined Osijek in summer 2002. He made 11 appearances for Osijek and scored 4 goals, the final one just four days before his death.[2][3][4]

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HNK Vukovar '91

HNK Vukovar '91

HNK Vukovar '91 was a Croatian football club based in the river port of Vukovar.

HNK Rijeka

HNK Rijeka

Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka, commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional football club from the city of Rijeka.

SC Bastia

SC Bastia

Sporting Club Bastiais is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football, having won the 2020–21 Championnat National. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Armand Cesari located within the city. SC Bastia is known for its strong association with Corsican nationalism.

NK Osijek

NK Osijek

Nogometni klub Osijek, commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek, is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First League and, after the independence of Croatia in 1992, it is one of the four clubs that have never been relegated from the Croatian First League, the others being Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split and Rijeka.

International career

Popović won two caps for Croatia under-21 team, making his debut on 7 May 2002 in a friendly match against Hungary in Zaprešić, and scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory.[5] His second appearance came against Estonia in the first round of qualifiers for the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship when he also found the net from the penalty spot.[6]

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Croatia national under-21 football team

The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in association football matches for players aged 21 or under.

Hungary national under-21 football team

Hungary national under-21 football team

The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

Estonia national under-21 football team

Estonia national under-21 football team

The Estonia national under-21 football team represents Estonia in international under-21 football competitions and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association (Eesti Jalgpalli Liit), the governing body for football in Estonia.

Death

In the evening of 23 October 2002, at the age of 20, Popović was killed in a road accident that occurred in Borovo, on the state road connecting Vukovar and Dalj. Popović, who was rushing to his childhood home to watch a Champions League match, lost control over his Golf at high speed and the vehicle hit a light pole. He died instantly, while his 18-year-old friend who was traveling along with him was seriously hurt. According to the police report, Popović did not have a driver's license.[7][8][9]

He was buried three days later at the local cemetery in Dalj.

Source: "Danijel Popović (footballer)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, November 26th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danijel_Popović_(footballer).

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References
  1. ^ "Bastia take Popovic on loan". UEFA.com. 10 January 2002. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  2. ^ Patković, Nikola (24 October 2002). "Snove neće ostvariti..." Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  3. ^ Kery, Janos (7 December 2001). "Danijel Popović – nogometaš o kojem će se još čuti" (PDF). Vukovarske novine (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  4. ^ Kery, Janos (8 November 2002). "Napustio nas je skromni mladić, pun ambicija" (PDF). Vukovarske novine (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  5. ^ Pervan, Goran (7 May 2002). "Hrvatska – Mađarska (U-21): Nova pobjeda mladih snaga". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  6. ^ Purič, Bojan (6 September 2002). "Uspješna premijera novih kvalifikacija". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  7. ^ Jurišić, Bernard (23 October 2002). "Poginuo Danijel Popović". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  8. ^ Grnja, Danijela (25 October 2002). "Pamtit će ga se po golovima". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Popovic killed in car crash". UEFA.com. 24 October 2002. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
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