Aljoša Asanović

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Aljoša Asanović
Personal information
Full name Aljoša Asanović
Date of birth December 14, 1965
Place of birth Split, Yugoslavia
Nickname Vatreni Lakat (Fiery Elbow)
Club information
Current club Retired
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1984-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1992-1994
1994-1995
1995
1996
1996 - 1997
1997-1998
1998-2000
2000
2001
2001-2002		 Hajduk Split
FC Metz
AS Cannes
Montpellier HSC
Hajduk Split
Real Valladolid
Hajduk Split
Derby County
SSC Napoli
Panathinaikos
Austria Wien
Sydney United
Hajduk Split
National team**
1990-2000 Croatia 62(4)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20 Oct 06.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 20 Oct 06.

Aljoša Asanović (born December 14, 1965 in Split) is a retired Croatian footballer, today working as first coach assistent in Croatian national football team.

The talented midfielder was one of the most important players for the Croatian football team during their golden age from 1994-1998. He was arguably Croatia's most intelligent player in midfield yet lacked the complete package of skills possesed by his fellow mid-fielder Robert Prosinecki. In total he was capped 62 times, scoring 4 goals, thus ranking among the five Croatian record national players. In his national team debut on October 17, 1990, the 2-1 victory against the USA which also was Croatia's first international since the independence from Yugoslavia, Asanović even netted the first goal. He participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Croatia won the bronze medal, as well as the Euro 1996.

His last international match was a May 28, 2000 friendly against France. Asanović ended his active career in 2002 while with Hajduk Split, the club in which his career had started almost twenty years earlier.

[edit] Playing career

Croatia Croatia squad - 1996 European Championship Croatia

1 Ladić | 2 Jurčević | 3 Jarni | 4 Štimac | 5 Jerkan | 6 Bilić | 7 Asanović | 8 Prosinečki | 9 Šuker | 10 Boban | 11 Bokšić | 12 Mrmić | 13 Stanić | 14 Soldo | 15 Pavličić | 16 Mladenović | 17 Pamić | 18 Brajković | 19 Vlaović | 20 Šimić | 21 Cvitanović | 22 Gabrić | Coach: Blažević
Croatia Croatia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Third Place Croatia

1 Ladić | 2 Krpan | 3 Šerić | 4 Štimac | 5 Jurić | 6 Bilić | 7 Asanović | 8 Prosinečki | 9 Šuker | 10 Boban | 11 Marić | 12 Mrmić | 13 Stanić | 14 Soldo | 15 Tudor | 16 Kozniku | 17 Jarni | 18 Mamić | 19 Vlaović | 20 Šimić | 21 Jurčić | 22 Vasilj | Coach: Blažević
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